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Be The First To See Unreleased Pics Of Vesta While You Help NASA Map Its Surface
Even though NASA’s Dawn spacecraft has already departed Vesta and is on its way to its next target, there is …
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See Real NASA Astronauts In Famous Sci-Fi Movie Posters
One would imagine being an astronaut is a high-stress occupation. Despite being quite literally a dream job for many at …
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NASA Gives $100,000 To Develop Radical Supersonic Jet Design
You’ve got to appreciate NASA’s willingness to try something new when it comes to aerospace design. Sure, they might have …
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The Planetary Society Gives Students The Chance To Name An Asteroid
The Planetary Society is pretty excited about NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission to asteroid 1999 RQ36, but they do have some issues …
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Dawn Probe Finishes Up At Vesta And Is Off To Study A Dwarf Planet
The Dawn space probe is about to claim a first in solar system exploration. After spending over a year studying …
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The Romney Campaign Releases Their Platform For Space
One of the biggest problems for NASA as a government agency is that their focus on human spaceflight seemingly changes …
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NASA Found Millions Of Black Holes by Accident
Supermassive black holes are the scariest, most dangerous objects in the universe. They usually rest at the heart of galaxies, …
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Will.i.am’s Song Will Be The First Broadcast From Mars
NASA is very happy to see the Mars Curiosity Rover is part of the current pop culture landscape. To add …
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Asteroid Itokawa Will Be Mankind’s Next Stop Beyond Low Earth Orbit
If movies are “educational” at all, then we know visiting asteroids is an extremely dangerous mission. Heck, Owen Wilson’s character …
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Kepler Finds A Binary Solar System That Could Support Life
Good news everyone! If you’ve been in the market for some real estate with a nice climate and a pretty sweet view …
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Curiosity Sends Back A Stunning Pic From Mars And A Message From The NASA Administrator
The Curiosity rover is still running through its system checks before it gets started with the real business of exploring …
A Goodbye To Neil Armstrong, The Most Important Man Who Ever Lived
He wasn’t just the guy who happened to be first out of the airlock.
Neil Armstrong, Iconic Astronaut, Dies At 82
An American hero, dead at the age of 82.
NASA Announces Its Next Mars Probe
The Mars Science Laboratory has only been on Mars now for two weeks, but even as it tested out its …
We’re NASA And We Know It Pairs That Song You Hate With The Curiosity Rover
We were all excited when the incredibly complex (some might even say over-engineered) entry decent and landing scheme for the …
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Take A Look Inside NASA’s Next Generation Deep Space Exploration Craft
This may look like a Hollywood set, but you are actually looking at a simulated mission to a Near Earth …
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Curiosity Sends Back First Full-Color Panoramic Shot From Gale Crater
Back in 2012, NASA’s Curiosity rover touched down in Gale Crater on Mars, allowing some first glances and truly amazing …
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NASA’s Next Generation Plane Concept Takes Flight
Believe it or not, one of the A’s in NASA stands for Aeronautics. It may not get as much press …
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Promoting Curiosity, NASA’s Big Gamble
It seems like you can’t go two minutes on the internet these days without hearing about the impending landing of …
Sally Ride, First American Woman In Space, Dies At Age 61
American astronaut Sally Ride passed away of pancreatic cancer on July 23, 2012. She was the first American woman in …
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Take A Tour Of The Lunar Surface Courtesy Of NASA
To this day, mankind’s forays to the Moon remain some of our species’ greatest accomplishments. And while it’s been several …
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A Year After The Last Shuttle Launch, NASA Promises A New Golden Age In Space Flight
Believe it or not, it has been a year since shuttle Atlantis lifted off from Kennedy Space Center in Florida, …
Penny4NASA: The White House Responds With Politics As Usual
Born after Neil deGrass Tyson’s powerful testimony in front of the US Senate Committee on Commerce Science & Transportation, the …
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NASA Showcases The Future of Human Spaceflight In 3 New Videos
Following the retirement of the space shuttle fleet, public confidence in America’s manned space program has declined. NASA is looking …
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We Went To The Moon And We Discovered Earth
With the recent success of private enterprise in space maybe you think that means its time we mothballed NASA. You’d …
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Rover Sends Back An Incredible Photo From The Surface Of Mars
For quite some time, the photos NASA sent back from Mars were vague snapshots of dust or closeups of bland …
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The 12 Mile Dust Devil Photographed On Mars
We may be a long way off from putting a man on Mars but as technology continues to improve and …
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Billions Of Super-Earths Discovered Within Our Milky Way
Our planet isn’t going to be around forever. With solar flares blasting us, the constant threat of an extinction level …
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Neil DeGrasse Tyson Eloquently Defends The Space Program Before Congress
Astrophysicist Neil DeGrasse Tyson is one of the most passionate and eloquent proponents of space exploration and science education we …
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Optimus Prime Speaks Out In Favor Of Space Exploration, We Must Go
There was a time when exploration was limited by the technology at our disposal to accomplish it. In the early …
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