Space Exploration
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…
NASA’s First Space-Tweeting Astronaut And ‘Big Bang Theory’ Guest Flies To A New Position
The first astronaut who tweeted from space is leaving NASA, the agency announced yesterday. Mike Massimino (best known to his…
Scientists Discover 101 Geysers Erupting at Saturn’s Intriguing Icy Moon Enceladus
Scientists analyzing the reams of data from NASA’s Cassini orbiter at Saturn have discovered 101 geysers erupting from the intriguing…
Astronaut Dance: If We Were Going To Space, We’d Do This Too
Anyone want to take bets on what this astronaut was listening to? This is a short silent video of Thomas…
Venus Express Survives Close Encounter With Hellish Atmosphere
It was a daring maneuver, but the plan to put Venus Express lower in the planet's thick atmosphere has worked.…
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Book Review: Neil Armstrong – A Life of Flight by Jay Barbree
“Neil Armstrong - A Life of Flight” is a thoroughly enjoyable new biography about the first human to set foot…