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NASA Curiosity rover blasts Mars rock with laser 100 times

, Jun 17th 2013 Discuss [2]

We've seen NASA's Mars Curiosity rover bore into Martian rock with a small drill multiple times, but the robot has just taken things to the next level: lasers. Specifically, the rover got to bore a small hole into Martian rock by blasting it with a laser repeatedly, causing a hole a few millimeters in diameter, which you can see after the jump. Read The Full Story

NASA picks astronaut class of 2013

, Jun 17th 2013 Discuss [0]

NASA has picked its next eight astronaut trainees, the so-called "NASA Class of 2013" selected from more than 6,000 applications, and the first time equal positions have been given to male and female candidates. The space agency threw open the virtual gates to would-be space explorers 18 months ago, with the promise of potential inclusion on missions to low-Earth orbit, an asteroid, and even Mars should they get through the grueling training process. Read The Full Story

NASA finds record 7.5 billion mile distance between a planet and its star

, Jun 14th 2013 Discuss [1]

NASA has revealed that its Hubble Space Telescope made a new discovery: evidence of a planet forming at a record distance from its star, something that - if proven to be true - could then shake up current theories regarding planets and their formation. The discovery was made in the Hydra the Sea Serpent constellation. Read The Full Story

Scientists discover new type of star near Earth

, Jun 13th 2013 Discuss [0]

About 7,000 light-years from Earth, a relatively small distance, scientists have discovered a new type of variable star via a star cluster called NGC 3766. The discovery was made using by Swiss researchers working at the La Silla Observatory in Chile, and is the culmination of 7 years of work. These stars have a variable brightness beyond what was considered normal. Read The Full Story

Chris Hadfield resigns from Canadian Space Agency

, Jun 11th 2013 Discuss [1]

After returning to Earth last month from the International Space Station and serving as the commander, astronaut Chris Hadfield is stepping down from the Canadian Space Agency. The CSA notes that Hadfield's resignation is in part due to wanting to pursue new professional challenges, as well as for personal reasons. Read The Full Story

Segue 2 is record-setting tiny galaxy held together by dark matter

, Jun 11th 2013 Discuss [2]

Sometimes big things come in small packages, or so the saying goes. Such is the case with Segue 2, the name of a tiny galaxy near our own that is being called the "most lightweight" ever discovered. What's more, however, is the reality that its relatively small number of stars are bound together with dark matter, distinguishing it from a star cluster. Read The Full Story

NASA Opportunity rover finds sign of past non-acidic water on Mars

, Jun 7th 2013 Discuss [2]

The hunt for evidence of water on Mars that could support life has been a long and exciting one (depending on your definition of exciting). While there is evidence abound of water that used to be on the Martian planet, it has been of the highly acidic variety, which is not conducive to life. Now, however, NASA has discovered evidence of non-acidic water in Mars' past, a finding made by the rover Opportunity. Read The Full Story

NASA shows off whole year of solar flares in one photo

, Jun 6th 2013 Discuss [1]

NASA always has some cool photos to show off, and this little gem, especially, doesn't disappoint. As a part of NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day, the Solar Dynamics Observatory satellite took photos of the sun for a whole year and combined them into one picture. The result is a sun with nothing but solar flares all around. Read The Full Story

SpaceX IPO not coming anytime soon, focusing on Mars colonization

, Jun 6th 2013 Discuss [0]

There have been rumors flying around that the private space company SpaceX was thinking about filing for an initial public offering. However, in usual Elon Musk fashion, the company's CEO took to Twitter to dispel those rumors by saying that SpaceX has "no near term plans" for an IPO, and are focusing on colonizing Mars at the moment. Read The Full Story

NASA partners with Made in Space to create first space-bound 3D printer

, Jun 5th 2013 Discuss [0]

We've heard ideas about NASA using 3D printers to create parts on-the-fly needed to repair space craft when they're out on missions, and not too long ago the space agency provided a grant to develop a 3D printer that produces food. Following in line with this, NASA has officially partnered with Made in Space to develop a printer for space. Read The Full Story

NASA launching IRIS satellite later this month to study the sun

, Jun 5th 2013 Discuss [1]

Back in April, we heard that NASA was preparing for its IRIS mission to the sun by getting the satellite ready for the launch. NASA announced that IRIS (short for Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph) will be launching on June 26 and will be put in Earth's orbit where it will have a peek into the suns lower atmosphere. Read The Full Story

NASA crafts 160-megapixel image of our closest galaxy

, Jun 4th 2013 Discuss [0]

There's really nothing better than an insanely large image, and NASA created a large one of their own, except this isn't an panorama of a landscape here on Earth. It's an image of our nearest galaxy, the Large Magellanic Cloud. Astronomers at NASA and Pennsylvania State University used NASA's Swift satellite to create the magnificent imagery. Read The Full Story
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