Jul 28 2011

Is This the Lunar Crash Site of a 1967 Spacecraft?

Tag: History,LRO,NASA,Space Probes,Spacecraft,The MoonDiscovery News - Top Stories @ 4:55 pm
A strange-looking impact crater has been spotted by NASA's current lunar satellite.

Jul 28 2011

Trojan Asteroid Discovered Stalking Earth

Tag: Asteroids,Infrared,NASA,Orbits,SpacecraftDiscovery News - Top Stories @ 1:37 pm
For the first time, an asteroid sharing Earth's orbit around the sun has been detected.

Jul 27 2011

Jupiter Probe to Explore How Planets Formed

Tag: Jupiter,Moons of Jupiter,NASA,Phobos (moon),SpacecraftIrene Klotz @ 2:28 pm
By measuring water on the giant planet, the probe will reveal clues about how it and other planets were born.

Jul 26 2011

Could New Rover Find Fossils on Mars?

Tag: Alien Life,Chemistry,Experiments,Life Science,Mars,NASA,RoboticsIrene Klotz @ 12:00 pm
Rover "Curiosity" ups the ante in search for life beyond Earth, but can't directly detect Martian life.

Jul 25 2011

Hotspot Found on Moon’s Far Side

Tag: LRO,Meteors,NASA,Space Exploration,The Moon,VolcanoesDiscovery News - Top Stories @ 4:10 pm
Scientists have found evidence of volcanoes on the far side of the moon.

Jul 23 2011

Dear NASA, This is Why I Want to be an Astronaut

BBC astronomy presenter Mark Thompson forgets the tough astronaut training and ponders the fun and games you can have in space.

Jul 22 2011

Atlantis’ Final Reentry Seen From Space

Tag: NASA,Space Shuttle,Space StationIrene Klotz @ 5:12 pm
If you think the U.S. manned space program is at an end now that the shuttles are retired, think about who took this picture.

Jul 22 2011

New Mars Rover to Land at Gale Crater: Video

Tag: Mars,NASAIrene Klotz @ 3:43 pm
NASA has decided on where the Mars Science Laboratory, or 'Curiosity,' will land on Mars next year.

Jul 21 2011

Space Shuttle Glides Home in Final Landing

The shuttle's smooth landing closes the curtain on a 30-year program that carried people to space.

Jul 20 2011

Empire State Building Salutes Atlantis’ Return

Tag: NASA,Space ShuttleIrene Klotz @ 11:05 pm
The Empire State Building will be decked out in red, white and blue lighting tonight to welcome home the last space shuttle, NASA said Wednesday.

« Previous PageNext Page »