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SLS: NASA’s Next Big Thing
[/caption] NASA has officially unveiled the plan for their next large-scale rocket: the Space Launch System, or SLS, will provide…
Kepler Mission Discovers “Tatooine-like” Planet
[/caption] In a news conference today, Kepler mission scientists announced the first confirmed circumbinary planet ( a planet that orbits…
Senate Saves the James Webb Space Telescope!
The 2012 fiscal year appropriation bill, marked up today by the Senate, allows for continued funding of the James Webb…
GRAIL Lunar Blastoff Gallery
[/caption] Check out our gallery of more thrilling launch photos of NASA’s twin GRAIL spacecraft departing Earth on Saturday, Sept.…
7 Incredible NASA Corn Mazes: Cool Crop Circles for Science
[/caption] Imagine looking out your airplane window (or alien spacecraft portal) and seeing a giant Mars Exploration Rover or an…
Twin Towers 9/11 Tribute by Opportunity Mars Rover
[/caption] On this somber occasion marking the 10th anniversary of the tragic events of 9/11, NASA’s Opportunity Mars rover has…
Behind the Scenes of NASA’s Upcoming MMORPG
[/caption] These days, nearly every game company is trying to get their fingers in the MMORPG (Massively Multiplayer Online Role…
NASA Facing Astronaut Deficit
[/caption]This past December the White House directed the National Academies to review how many astronauts that NASA actually needed to…
GRAIL Twins Awesome Launch Videos – A Journey to the Center of the Moon
http://youtu.be/PKd4hK9AU9w Video caption: NASA's twin GRAIL spacecraft blast off atop a Delta II Heavy booster at 9:08 a.m. EDT on…
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NASA launches Twin Lunar Probes to Unravel Moons Core
[/caption] NASA renewed its focus on ground breaking science today with the thunderous blastoff of a pair of lunar bound…