Cosmic Mystery Stumps ESA and NASA
A mystery that has stumped scientists for decades might be one step closer to solution after ESA tracking stations carefully record signals from NASA’s Juno spacecraft…
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Using the Universe’s Most Luminous Beacons for Spacecraft Navigation
Deep-space missions require precise navigation, in particular when approaching bodies such as Mars, Venus or a comet. How precise? It’s necessary to pinpoint a spacecraft 100…
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NASA’s Deep Impact Mission Has Ended
After almost 9 years in space that included an unprecedented July 4th impact and subsequent flyby of a comet, an additional comet flyby, and the return…
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Milestone: Voyager 1 Officially Leaves the Solar System for Interstellar Space
NASA’s Voyager 1 spacecraft officially is the first human-made object to venture into interstellar space. The 36-year-old probe is about 12 billion miles (19 billion kilometers)…
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Data from Voyager 1, now more than 11 billion miles (18 billion kilometers) from the sun, suggest the spacecraft is closer to becoming the first human-made…
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SOAR Spaceplane Being Developed by the Swiss
In the wake of the Space Shuttle’s demise, new spacecraft are being developed in droves. While all existing craft are space capsules, not unlike those used…
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NASA to Launch “Sunjammer” 13,000 Sq. Foot Solar Sail in 2014
Navigating space isn’t easy—there’s no air, water, or earth to push your spacecraft in another direction. Rocket fuels and gravity assist have been our best tools…
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NASA’s Voyager 1 spacecraft has entered a new region at the far reaches of our solar system that scientists feel is the final area the spacecraft…
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A Citizen’s Briefing on the ESA – Two Days That Decide Europe’s Space Future
Next week, the future course of Europe’s space sector will be set as ministers of the European Space Agency’s 20 Member States come together in Italy.…
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Astrobiology Tries to Unravel the Origins of Life
Where does life come from? Are we really just stardust? And is there life elsewhere than on this planet? A new form of science poses all…
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