Aug 05 2011

Spacecraft Sets Sail For Jupiter

Tag: Astronomy,Jupiter,NASA,PlanetsIrene Klotz @ 5:00 pm
A robotic explorer named Juno has launched and is on its way to Jupiter.

Aug 05 2011

Texas Town to Recycle Urine

Tag: Drought,NASA,Recycling,Space Station,WasteIrene Klotz @ 11:52 am
The drought-stricken town is taking a page from NASA, which developed a urine recycling program for astronauts.

Aug 05 2011

Texas Town to Recycle Urine

Tag: Drought,NASA,Recycling,Space Station,WasteIrene Klotz @ 11:52 am
The drought-stricken town is taking a page from NASA, which developed a urine recycling program for astronauts.

Aug 04 2011

Trickle of Salt Water — on Mars

Tag: Earth,Mars,NASA,Space,Space ExplorationIrene Klotz @ 6:00 pm
An orbiting camera spies evidence of seasonal water on Mars' surface.

Aug 04 2011

Drought Reveals Columbia Shuttle Debris

Tag: Current Events,NASAIrene Klotz @ 3:25 pm
A fuel tank from the crashed shuttle is found in a lake in drought-stricken Texas.

Aug 04 2011

LEGO Figures Hitch a Ride with NASA’s Juno Mission

Tag: Astronauts,Jupiter,NASAJennifer Ouellette @ 5:37 am
The solar-powered probe will have some company when it begins to explore the Jovian system in 2016.

Aug 02 2011

A Budget Trip to Mars

SpaceX is talking with NASA about a mission to Mars, on the cheap.

Aug 01 2011

Asteroid Vesta Up Close: Photo

Tag: Asteroids,NASAIrene Klotz @ 5:13 pm
NASA has unveiled the first close-up image of the asteroid Vesta, the second largest body in the main asteroid belt located between Mars and Jupiter.

Jul 29 2011

SpaceX Sets Next Launch for Nov. 30

Tag: Astronauts,NASA,Private Spaceflight,Space StationIrene Klotz @ 7:23 pm
Space Exploration Technologies plans to park its second Dragon capsule at the space station.

Jul 29 2011

Russia Backtracks on Plan to Sink Space Station

Tag: Earth,NASA,Orbits,Space Shuttle,Space Station,VideoDiscovery News - Top Stories @ 5:02 pm
Despite earlier comments indicating the station would be sunk by 2020, a spokesperson says they hope to extend the station's life.

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