Space Exploration
Mariner 10: Best Venus Image and 1st Ever Planetary Gravity Assist – 40 Years Ago Today
Exactly 40 Years ago today on Feb. 5, 1974, Mariner 10, accomplished a history making and groundbreaking feat when the…
NASA Extends LADEE Dust Explorer for Bonus Lunar Science
Depiction of NASA's Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer (LADEE) observatory as it approaches lunar orbit.Credit: NASA Ames/Dana Berry LADEE…
Volunteer Firefighter Readies To Face Space Station’s Biggest Nemesis
Facing a fire in space? It's among the most catastrophic situations possible, according to NASA, so the agency spends a…
Confused Mercury Crater Looks Icy, But May Be Evaporation Evidence
At first glance, you'd think that white stuff on the floor of Kertesz crater is ice, especially since that substance…
Ghostly Moon Crowns Pictures Beamed To Earth In Astronaut’s Twitter Feed
A crescent moon hovering above Earth's delicate atmosphere. Green aurora flickering over Siberia. Space is a beautiful place, and we're…
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Holy Wheels, Sharp Rocks Force NASA’s Curiosity rover to Seek Smoother Pathway to Mount Sharp
Up close photomosaic view shows lengthy tear in rover Curiosity’s left front wheel caused by recent driving over sharp edged…
Columbia’s Demise 11 Years Ago Today Sparked Regular Shuttle Inspections In Space
The Columbia's shuttle fiery end came as the STS-107 astronauts' families were waiting runway-side for everyone to come home. NASA's…
Spirit and Opportunity Top 10 Decade 1 Discoveries – Top Rover Scientist Tells Universe Today
A Top 10 Decade 1 Discovery by NASA's Twin Mars Exploration Rovers Carbonate-Containing Martian Rocks discovered by Spirit Mars Rover…
Close Encounters of the Lunar Kind – LRO images LADEE
This dissolve animation compares the LRO image (geometrically corrected) of LADEE captured on Jan 14, 2014 with a computer-generated and…
‘Stupid Astronaut Tricks’ Spread The Joy of Space To New Astronaut Class
You sure couldn't hide those grins on television from the Astronaut Candidate Class of 2013 when the call came from…