Defending the Planet
Chris Lewicki’s (President of Planetary Resources) latest update contains some details on Planetary Defense, a big announcement about a new investor and partner, and advance notice…
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Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer on ISS Gives a Whiff of Dark Matter
In science fiction, finding antimatter on board your spaceship is not good news. Usually, it means you’re moments away from an explosion. In real life, though,…
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Solar Activity Produces Stunning Aurora
This beautiful aurora illuminates the sky over the snow-clad landscape near Tromsø, Norway. Bright aurora illuminating the sky over Norway (near Tromsø) on 17 February 2013.…
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Do You Know How Long It Takes to Get to Mars?
More ignorance about space exploration and astronomy. People in the European Union were asked a simple question: How long does it take to get to Mars?…
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Only the International Astronomical Union Is Allowed to Name Exoplanets!
The International Astronomical Union (IAU) — the official body that governs the designations of all celestial bodies — in their capacity of purveyors of all things…
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NASA Planning a Moon Rover Mission in 2017 to Find and Analyze Water
NASA is developing a lunar rover to find and analyze water and other materials trapped in deep freezes at the moon’s poles and to demonstrate how…
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Where Are the Best Places to Enter Europa’s Interior?
The surface of Jupiter’s moon Europa exposes material churned up from inside the moon and also material resulting from matter and energy coming from above. If…
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The Seasons Are Changing on Titan
An ice cloud taking shape over Titan’s south pole is the latest sign that the change of seasons is setting off a cascade of radical changes…
Read the articleNASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter May Have Spotted 1971 Soviet Lander on Mars
Hardware from a spacecraft that the Soviet Union landed on Mars in 1971 might appear in images from NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. While following news about…
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NASA Associate Administrators Speak About the Asteroid Initiative in the FY 2014 Budget Request
The following are statements from the associate administrators of NASA’s Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate, Science Mission Directorate and Space Technology Mission Directorate on the…
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