Space Exploration
Where Exactly Is Pluto? Pinpoint Precision Needed For New Horizons Mission
When you have a spacecraft that takes the better part of a decade to get to its destination, it's really,…
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Rosetta on Final Approach to Historic Comet Rendezvous – Watch Live Here
ESA’s Rosetta spacecraft on final approach to Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko in early August 2014. This collage of navcam imagery from Rosetta…
Rosetta Probe Swoops Closer to Comet Destination than ISS is to Earth and Reveals Exquisite Views
Europe’s Rosetta comet hunter achieved another milestone today, Aug 4, swooping in closer to its long sought destination than the…
Rosetta Orbiter less than 500 Kilometers from Comet 67P Following Penultimate Trajectory Burn
The Rosetta comet chaser is currently less than 500 kilometers (300 miles) from its target destination, Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko following today’s…
Ranger 7 Takes 1st Image of the Moon by a US Spacecraft 50 Years Ago – July 31, 1964
As we remember the 45th anniversary of Earth’s historic 1st manned lunar landing last week by America’s Apollo 11 crew…
Rosetta Closing in on Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko after Decade Long Chase
ESA’s Rosetta Spacecraft nears final approach to Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko in late July 2014. This collage of imagery from Rosetta combines…
‘Explore Mars’ Group Wants To Build Instrument Seeking Subsurface Red Planet Life
Not-for-profit group Explore Mars has a new IndieGoGo campaign that could see an instrument, ExoLance, head to the Red Planet…
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NASA Announces Science Instruments for Mars 2020 Rover Expedition to the Red Planet
NASA announced the winners of the high stakes science instrument competition to fly aboard the Mars 2020 rover at a…
If You Mine An Asteroid, Who Does The Property Belong To?
There have been several proposals in recent months to visit asteroids -- NASA is talking about sending astronauts to an…
Rocket Replay: Watch Europe’s Last Space Station Automated Transfer Vehicle Soar
The last of Europe's five automated transfer vehicles made a flawless launch to orbit yesterday (July 30). So far, all…