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Space refers to the science and study of Earth, the atmosphere, and outer space – specifically, the research, design, and technology behind spacecraft and the latest innovations in the study of the void between celestial bodies.
Today’s Tech Image: Camera captures San Francisco from 90,000 feet in air
For over a year, an aerospace adventure start-up called Night Crew Labs has been on a mission to capture rare…
Earth messages will be beamed into space at the speed of light
This Fall, a collaboration between the University of Edinburgh, the Royal Observatory of Edinburgh, and the UK…
Today’s Tech Image: Micro-lander stops on an asteroid
In this image you can see the European Space Agency's proposed micro-lander that would target an asteroid for the…
NASA prepares to transport the Orion in its Super Guppy aircraft
So, how does NASA transport all of its special spacecraft and accompanying parts? In a giant Super Guppy aircraft,…
Even Mars rovers take selfies
If you thought selfies were just a fad for humans, you were wrong. Mars' Curiosity Rover, which has been exploring…
Check out the giant robot arm assembling NASA’s Webb Telescope
If you thought NASA would leave the assembly of the James Webb Space Telescope to mere humans, you were wrong.…
Lockheed Martin wants to shrink space telescopes, increase power
Lockheed Martin is now working on a technology that can shrink a telescope's size, while making it even more…
NASA launched a football-field sized balloon to study the sun
Scientific balloons serve as a low-cost way to for space agencies and scientific communities to enter Earth's upper…
Watch this astronaut make coffee on the ISS
Making coffee in space isn't quite the same as making coffee here on Earth. Astronaut Tim Peake from the European…
NASA spacecraft sets solar-power distance record
On January 13, NASA's Juno mission to Jupiter broke a new record. Juno was approximately 493 million miles from the…