Dawn Spacecraft Images Show Vesta’s ‘Color Palette’
Vesta appears in a splendid rainbow-colored palette in new images obtained by NASA’s Dawn spacecraft. The colors, assigned by scientists to show different rock or mineral…
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Kepler Telescope Confirms Its First Planet in a Habitable Zone
NASA’s Kepler mission has confirmed its first planet in the “habitable zone,” the region around a star where liquid water could exist on a planet’s surface.…
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Voyager Spacecraft Reaches New Region at the Edge of the Solar System
NASA’s Voyager 1 spacecraft has entered a new region between our solar system and interstellar space. Data obtained from Voyager over the last year reveal this…
Read the articleNASA’s New Horizons Becomes the Closest Spacecraft to Approach Pluto
NASA’s New Horizons mission reached a special milestone yesterday, Dec. 2, 2011, on its way to reconnoiter the Pluto system, coming closer to Pluto than any…
Read the articleLast Total Lunar Eclipse Until 2014 Occurs on December 10th
Waking up before sunrise can be tough to do, especially on a weekend. On Saturday, Dec. 10th, you might be glad you did. A total eclipse…
Read the articleNASA’s Swift Telescope Finds a Gamma-Ray Burst With a Dual Personality
A peculiar cosmic explosion first detected by NASA’s Swift observatory on Christmas Day 2010 was caused either by a novel type of supernova located billions of…
Read the articleMedia Presentation – Highlights of the Space Lab Competition
ESA astronauts joined Google and YouTube managers on 30 November at the European Astronaut Centre, Cologne, to present highlights of the ‘Space Lab’ competition. Watch a…
Read the articleThe “Curiosity” Rover Is on Its Way to Mars
NASA began a historic voyage to Mars with the Nov. 26 launch of the Mars Science Laboratory, which carries a car-sized rover named Curiosity. Liftoff from…
Read the articleNASA Successfully Launches Mars Science Lab Mission
NASA has launched the most capable machine, nicknamed Curiosity, ever built to land on Mars. The 1-tonne rover, tucked inside a capsule, launched from Florida on…
Read the articleHow to Watch the NASA Curiosity Mars Mission Launch Today
After eight years of planning, more than $600 million in cost overruns, and a two-year delay, NASA’s Mars Science Laboratory is finally ready to launch. Now…
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