Space Exploration
Why Flower Bouquets Regularly Show Up In NASA Mission Control
Three red roses and a white one. The flower bouquet sitting in NASA Mission Control right now in Houston is…
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6-Year-Old ‘Right Stuff’ Boy Reaches for the Stars with Petition Drive and Astronauts to Save NASA Funding
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER VISITOR COMPLEX, FL- When 6-year-old Connor Johnson from Denver, Colo. heard that his youthful dreams of going…
Why Trapping Somebody In Space Only Takes A Breeze (And Other Highlights From Expedition 40)
Imagine that you were in the middle of a module on the International Space Station. Floating in mid-air, far from…
China’s Yutu Moon rover starts Lunar Day 4 Awake but Ailing
Chang’e-3/Yutu Timelapse Color Panorama This newly expanded timelapse composite view shows China’s Yutu moon rover at two positions passing by…
Robonaut 2 To Toddle And Waddle Around Space Station This Summer
Legs -- yes, legs -- are on the manifest for the next SpaceX Dragon flight. The commercial spacecraft is expected…
How Astronauts Could Survive In The Cold After A Soyuz Landing
If your spaceship comes back in rural Kazakhstan, and it's blowing snow, and rescue forces can't get there right away,…
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SpaceX Unveils Gorgeous Rocket Legs for Space Station Launch on March 16
SpaceX is nearly ready to Rock ‘n’ Roll with their first rocket sporting landing legs and slated to blast off…
Mars Rover Opportunity Funding Ceases In 2015 Under NASA Budget Request
NASA's preliminary (read: not finalized) budget for 2015 would eliminate funding for the long-running Opportunity rover mission that's discovered extensive…
Infographic Shows The Quick-Changing Satellites Of The Early Space Age
It's not often that one associates a satellite with French folk songs, but this infographic does that and more. Below…
Space Station Astronauts Land Tonight — Here’s How To Watch Live
UPDATE: The Expedition 38 crew landed safely at about 11:24 p.m. EDT (3:24 a.m. UTC) on March 11. You can catch the…