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The spacecraft technology that will take us to the stars, the Moon and possibly even to Mars, including news from NASA and private companies.
Free-flying weather satellite mission winds down
NASA scientists and engineers launched RapidScat toward the orbiting International Space Station, 250 miles above…
Space breakfast bars help keep weight on and off
While crew members aboard the International Space Station can choose from approximately 200 items for their meals…
NASA aims to be ring master in Saturn mission
NASA’s Cassini spacecraft is in for a thrilling ride, as engineers have been pumping up the spacecraft’s orbit…
Snow White and the growing body of dwarf galaxies
Heigh ho! heigh ho!
A team of researchers, led by University of California, Riverside astronomers, found for the…
If the weatherman says it’s raining…he’s probably right
The most advanced weather satellite ever built rocketed into space Saturday night, part of an $11bn effort to…
Gassy galaxies have more star potential
Ever since the first stars appeared about one hundered million years after the big bang, stars and star formation…
Giant valley found on Mercury upends theories
A giant valley discovered on the planet Mercury makes the Grand Canyon look tiny by comparison. Located by…
Mars One unveils concept spacesuit for Mars settlers
Mars One, which aims to send people to the Red Planet within a decade, on Tuesday unveiled its first concept for a…
Supermoon on its way, don’t go crazy
On Monday November 14 this year, a beautiful full moon will grace our skies. Full moons always rise around…
Ever feel like you’re being watched? NASA launches satellites
Beginning this month, NASA is launching a suite of six next gen, Earth-observing small satellite missions to…