NASA’s rovers mark five years on Red Planet - CNN.com
NASA’s Mars rovers are celebrating their fifth birthday on the Red Planet, exceeding their original life span by four years and nine months, with no end in sight to their history-making work.
Spirit captured this stunning view as the sun sank below the rim of Gusev Crater on Mars in 2005.
Spirit captured this stunning view as [...]
Sprayed Aerosols Could Ease Climate Woes
Seeding the atmosphere with aerosols could help release heat into space.
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First Commercial Spaceport Gets Green Light
Spaceport America got formal approval to create a facility for commercial space launches.
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Mars Mineral Suggests Life Was Possible
A spacecraft spots a mineral on Mars that may indicate the area was once suitable for life.
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Space Shuttles Up For Grabs
NASA announces the soon-to-be-retired space shuttles will be available for display.
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Earth’s Magnetic Field Flawed
Periodic breaches in Earth’s magnetic field may be the norm during the coming solar cycle.
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On Saturn’s Moon Titan, Ice Volcanoes
Cassini spots what may be active ice volcanoes on Saturn’s flagship moon.
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Saturn Moon Revealed as Watery World
Enceladus hosts vents that open and close and jets that eject water vapor and ice.
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Dark Energy Steers Galaxies Down Lonely Road
Astronomers are finding new ways to probe the effects of dark energy on the universe.
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Mars Once Had Bizarre ‘Shell’ Tectonics
Mars probably once had a crust that slid around independently of the mantle.
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Data from the now-defunct NASA Phoenix Mars Lander
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This artist’s rendition, provided by NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, shows the Phoenix lander on the arctic plains of MarsData from the now-defunct NASA Phoenix Mars Lander is shedding light on the current water cycle on Mars, particularly how water moves between the surface and the atmosphere in the northern [...]
Wonder spaceship
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An artist’s conception shows the Spaceport America’s terminal building, surrounded by White Knight Two and SpaceShipTwo vehicles. Most of the facility would be built underground.
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Cosmic Conundrum Hits Close to Home
Scientists detect galactic cosmic rays near Earth streaming from an unknown source.
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Found: Milky Way’s Sweet Spot
Scientists find sugar molecules floating in space. What does it mean for the search for life?
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Hubble Spots CO2 on Extrasolar Planet
NASA’s flagship space telescope finds CO2 in the atmosphere of a planet orbiting another star.
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