Aug 04 2011
Trickle of Salt Water — on Mars
An orbiting camera spies evidence of seasonal water on Mars' surface.
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Aug 02 2011
A Budget Trip to Mars
SpaceX is talking with NASA about a mission to Mars, on the cheap.
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Jul 25 2011
Hotspot Found on Moon’s Far Side
Scientists have found evidence of volcanoes on the far side of the moon.
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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.
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Jul 16 2011
Obama Dials for Pizza, Gets the Space Station
The U.S. President joked with the space station astronauts on Friday, but had a heartfelt message for the final shuttle crew.
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Jul 08 2011
Liftoff! Atlantis Blasts Off on Final Flight
Despite discouraging weather forecasts, Atlantis made a clean launch to start the shuttle program's final mission.
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Jul 07 2011
The Space Shuttle’s Final (Mundane) Flight
NASA ends its 30-year program with a delivery of bologna sandwiches.
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Jun 02 2011
Sooner, Not Later: Interstellar Voyages a Reality?
Guest commentator and co-founder of Project Icarus, Richard Obousy explores some "disruptive technologies" that might push us to the stars sooner than we think.
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Apr 23 2011
SpaceX Aims to Put Man on Mars in 10-20 Years
Elon Musk has announced a time-scale for his company's planetary exploration goals.
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Apr 19 2011
Conventional Propulsion to Support an Interstellar Probe
Guest contributor Andreas Tziolas discusses the propulsion techniques available today that could assist an interstellar mission.
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