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Re-Enter The Dragon: SpaceX’s Craft Returns From ISS Supply Run
When you have more money than some small governments, you can make amazing things happen. Elon Musk’s company, SpaceX, has …
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Scientists Discovered A Super-Compact Star System
Astronomers and researchers using NASA’s pioneering Kepler space observatory have discovered what they are describing as the most “crowded” alien …
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Space Shuttle Endeavor’s Beautiful Time-Lapsed Final Voyage
And you think traffic is bad where you live. Consider having to drive behind the retired Space Shuttle Endeavor as …
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NASA Unveils New Plan To Send Astronauts Beyond The Moon, But Will The White House Bite?
When NASA lays out a plan for human spaceflight, it usually revolves around a presidential mandate that outlines the course …
NASA’s Space Launch System: One Year Later
One year ago today, hot on the heels of retiring the space shuttle program, NASA announced its next step in …
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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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