NASA’s Cassini Spacecraft Ends Its Historic Exploration of Saturn
A thrilling epoch in the exploration of our solar system came to a close today, as NASA’s Cassini spacecraft made a fateful plunge into the atmosphere of Saturn,…
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Cassini’s Grand Finale
The international Cassini mission reaches its dramatic finale this Friday (Sept. 15, 2017) by plunging into Saturn’s atmosphere, concluding 13-years of exploration around the ringed planet.…
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ESA’s BepiColombo Prepares for Mercury
The ESA’s first mission to Mercury, BepiColombo, is now set for final thermal tests before launching to the hottest planet in our Solar System in October…
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To Celebrate Voyager’s 40th Anniversary, NASA Beams a Message to the Spacecraft
On Sept. 5, 2017 – the 40th anniversary of Voyager 1’s launch — NASA revealed the winning Message To Voyager and beamed it into space. “Message…
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Massive Amounts of Energy Swirl Over Jupiter’s Polar Regions
Scientists on NASA’s Juno mission have observed massive amounts of energy swirling over Jupiter’s polar regions that contribute to the giant planet’s powerful auroras – only…
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Want to Become a Solar System Ambassador for NASA?
Could you be one a NASA Solar System Ambassador? If you want to share your passion of space with the public, being one is the perfect…
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Mission Controller Hipster Fashion
Maybe you’re familiar with the Mowhawk Hair Guy who was part of the mission controller staff for the Mars Curiosity Rover mission? Distinctive hairstyles in space…
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Stellar Close Encounters
The movements of more than 300,000 stars surveyed by ESA’s Gaia satellite reveal that rare close encounters with our Sun might disturb the cloud of comets…
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NASA’s Cassini spacecraft has explored the Saturn system since 2004, re-writing our understanding of the giant planet, its rings, moons and magnetosphere. For 13 years the…
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First Look at Elon Musk’s Official SpaceX Spacesuit
Earlier today, Elon Musk released the first image of the official SpaceX Spacesuit on Instagram. Here’s What he said: . First picture of SpaceX spacesuit. More…
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