NASA salvages Mars mission that should have launched by now (Update)
NASA's next Mars mission is still alive.
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Mar 9, 2016
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Merry Moon: Rare full moon on Christmas Day
Gaze up into the sky and you'll see something rare. And, no, it won't be Santa. He and his reindeers will have already zoomed across the horizon.
Space Exploration
Dec 25, 2015
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NASA suspends March launch of InSight mission to Mars (Update)
NASA announced on Tuesday it has suspended the March 2016 launch of its InSight mission to Mars because of problems with a key scientific component.
Space Exploration
Dec 22, 2015
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Making fuel for exploring space
Since its 1977 launch, NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft has travelled farther than any other piece of human technology. It is also the only human-made object to have entered interstellar space.
General Physics
Sep 9, 2015
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One year and counting: Mars isolation experiment begins
Six people shut themselves inside a dome for a year in Hawaii, in the longest US isolation experiment aimed at helping NASA prepare for a pioneering journey to Mars.
Space Exploration
Aug 29, 2015
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Cassini image: Dark side of Enceladus
Enceladus looks as though it is half lit by sunlight in this view from NASA's Cassini spacecraft, but looks can be deceiving. The area on the right, where surface features can be made out, are actually illuminated by light ...
Space Exploration
Aug 26, 2015
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Mysterious mountain revealed in first close-up of Pluto's moon Charon
A mysterious mountain in the middle of a moat on Pluto's biggest moon Charon, has captivated and baffled scientists leading NASA's New Horizons mission which made history when it became the first spacecraft to visit our solar ...
Space Exploration
Jul 17, 2015
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NASA craft discovers heart shape on Pluto as flyby nears
There's a near-perfect heart shape on Pluto's rusty red surface which scientists are seeing for the first time as a piano-sized NASA spacecraft, New Horizons, hurtles toward the distant body on its way toward a historic flyby ...
Space Exploration
Jul 12, 2015
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With one year to Jupiter, NASA's Juno team prepares
With just one year remaining in a five-year trek to Jupiter, the team of NASA's Juno mission is hard at work preparing for the spacecraft's expedition to the solar system's largest planet. The mission aims to reveal the story ...
Space Exploration
Jul 8, 2015
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Ceres spots continue to mystify in latest Dawn images
The closer we get to Ceres, the more intriguing the distant dwarf planet becomes. New images of Ceres from NASA's Dawn spacecraft provide more clues about its mysterious bright spots, and also reveal a pyramid-shaped peak ...
Space Exploration
Jun 23, 2015
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