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New photo from ISS shows moon rising over a darkened Earth

, May 2nd 2013 Discuss [0]

International Space Station Commander Chris Hadfield has been busy taking photos of the Earth from the ISS for a few months now, mostly showing us what cities look like from 250 miles up, but a particular photo that he posted just recently is a bit different, and it shows a beautiful horizon with the moon rising over a darkened Earth. Read The Full Story

NASA calls on the public to send names and messages to Mars

, May 2nd 2013 Discuss [0]

Mars is one of the most explored and research planets in our solar system thanks in part to its proximity to the Earth. Mars is also likely to be the first planet in our solar system, other than Earth, where humans will walk. NASA is currently conducting a number of experiments aboard spacecraft on the surface of Mars and orbiting the planet. Read The Full Story

NASA’s Opportunity rover is back in action

, May 1st 2013 Discuss [0]

Yesterday, we reported that NASA had discovered its Opportunity rover on Mars in a type of standby mode after lifting the communications moratorium it had in place. The standby mode was a variety called automode, and had left the rover in a state of limbo where it keeps its power balanced and sits around waiting for orders. As of today, the issue has been rectified. Read The Full Story

NASA continues call for space junk removal with near-collision video

, May 1st 2013 Discuss [0]

Around the planet Earth you'll find no shortage of bits and pieces of matter - quite a bit of it metal - left there by humans in their efforts to explore space. NASA this week is bringing on the newest in a line of warnings about the danger of said space junk, this time showing a near-crash of two metal bodies, one of them being a $690 million dollar space telescope. The other, a 1.5-ton Russian reconnaissance satellite, narrowly avoided smashing the first in what would have been a very costly error. Read The Full Story

Saturn’s Enceladus rocket moon shows the beauty of space geysers

, May 1st 2013 Discuss [0]

NASA's Cassini mission has been spending some time looking at one of Saturn's moons -- specifically Enceladus, which is quite a unique piece of rock. What makes it so unique is the collection of water vapor geysers that are bunched up together at one portion of the moon, making it look like a propelled bubble that you'd find in the game Osmos. Read The Full Story

NASA’s Opportunity rover found in standby mode as communications moratorium ends

, Apr 30th 2013 Discuss [0]

At the beginning of this month, NASA enacted a communications moratorium with its spacecraft on Mars, an event that had been planned as a safety precaution against possible corrupted commands caused by the sun during particular planetary alignment. The moratorium has come to an end, revealing the rover Opportunity put itself into standby at some point during a routine camera check. Read The Full Story

NASA extends contract with Russia as US-based launches get delayed

, Apr 30th 2013 Discuss [0]

While NASA shut down the Space Shuttle program in 2011, they have still been sending astronauts to the International Space Station and back. However, they've been sending them to Russia in order to hop on a Soyuz rocket, but that doesn't seem to be the exact solution that NASA wants. The organizations plans to launch manned space flights in the US again, but the timing as been delayed into 2017. Read The Full Story

NASA gets first ever look at hurricane on Saturn

, Apr 29th 2013 Discuss [0]

A hurricane is an impressive display of the power of nature, an unfortunate reality that sometimes causes more than its fair share of damage and grief. While we're all familiar with what a hurricane on our own planet looks like, hurricanes on other planets have been something of a mystery. That changed this month when NASA got the first-ever detailed look at a hurricane that took place on Saturn. Read The Full Story

2014 Olympic torch to be carried in space

, Apr 29th 2013 Discuss [0]

The Winter Olympics are set to begin in 2014, which means the Olympic torch will once again be carried around the world before it finally lands in the Olympic Stadium in Russia to mark the beginning of the sporting event. However, the torch will take a trip to space where it will be taken on a spacewalk for the first time ever. Read The Full Story

Space rock rips through ISS solar panel, gives hull a miss

, Apr 29th 2013 Discuss [0]

Space is a dangerous world. Debris is flying around everywhere, including small space rocks (read: bits of asteroid or meteoroid), which means that the International Space Station is constantly prone to getting hit by these small objects, and when you're traveling at 4.8 miles per second, even small objects can have a big impact. ISS Commander Chris Hadfield tweeted a photo of a hole in the one of the solar panels where a space rock ripped through. Read The Full Story

Virgin Galactic lights first rocket test in road to citizen space travel

, Apr 29th 2013 Discuss [0]

The folks behind Virgin Galactic – cousin of the earth-bound Virgin Airlines – have lit their first rocket motor test on a ship that may one day bring everyday citizens on joy rides to space. The craft being tested this week goes by the name SpaceShipTwo, also known as SS2, it being one of several craft eventually set to offer brief flights to what Virgin Galactic calls “the edge of space” and back.

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One-way Mars trip sees thousands of astronaut applications

, Apr 29th 2013 Discuss [0]

Earlier this month, we told you about a Mars initiative where a non-profit company called Mars One would be planning to send astronauts to Mars on a one-way trip to colonize the red planet. The company is expecting a lot of applications -- up in the seven-digit range, and they may reach that goal, because 20,000 people have already applied in just three days. Read The Full Story
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