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Dawn Unveils New Bright Features on Ceres in Striking Close-Ups
NASA’s Dawn spacecraft has unveiled a new patch of intriguing bright features in the most recent series of striking close-up…
SpaceX Trying Ambitious 2nd Rocket Recovery Landing in 4 Weeks
SpaceX is on course to move ahead with an ambitious spaceflight agenda, trying a 2nd rocket recovery landing of their…
Comet US10 Catalina: The Final Act
Comet C/2013 US10 Catalina puts on its final act this week through late January, as it crosses through northern hemisphere…
Space Zinnias Rebound from Space Blight on Space Station
Zinnia experimental plants growing aboard the International Space Station (ISS) have staged a dramatic New Year’s comeback from a potential…
“X” Marks the Spot of Convective Churning on Hot Pluto
“X” marks the spot that’s illustrative of “convective churning” resulting from subsurface planetary heating, as seen in a fascinating new…
Understanding Juno’s Orbit: An Interview with NASA’s Scott Bolton
In this interview, we talk to NASA's Scott Bolton about the Juno Mission to Jupiter.
Spirit Rover Touchdown 12 Years Ago Started Spectacular Martian Science Adventure
Exactly 12 Years ago this week, NASA’s now famous Spirit rover touched down on the Red Planet, starting a spectacular…
Book review: Success Strategies from Women in STEM
Have you ever wished that there was an instruction manual for life? "Success Strategies from Women in STEM" aims to…
Solar Analemma 2015: A Year-Long Picture
If you took a picture of the Sun every day, always at the same hour and from the same location,…
What’s Ahead for Recovered SpaceX Falcon 9 Booster?
Now that SpaceX has successfully and safely demonstrated the upright recovery of their Falcon 9 booster that flew to the…