Russia Just Lost Two Multi-Million Dollar Satellites
MOSCOW – Russia’s Proton rocket failed to bring two satellites into orbit after the launch late on Monday from the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan, the Russian Federal Space Agency Roscosmos said....
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Our Solar System Was Created By An Exploding Star
The shock wave from an exploding star likely helped trigger the formation of our solar system, according to a new 3D computer model, researchers say. The solar system is thought to have coalesced from...
View ArticleRelive The Excitement And Exhilaration Of Curiosity's Landing With This Video
See it again, or experience it for the first time with this emotional video. From NASAtelevision: Get a behind the scenes look a the tension, anticipation and exhilaration experienced by scientists...
View ArticleHere's The Cool Technology That Keeps Curiosity Roving Through The Day
NASA's Curiosity rover is being powered by a rod of a Plutonium 238 isotope. This is different than previous Mars rovers, which were powered by solar panels. The technology, called a radioisotope...
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20 Everyday Things We Have Because Of NASA
NASA is often criticized for wasting taxpayer dollars. The $2.5-billion rover that recently landed on Mars has brought this issue to center focus once again. But the Space Program's research and...
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Amazing New Images Of Gale Crater From Curiosity's Navigation Cameras
The first pictures from Curiosity's Navigation cameras, or Navcams, have been returned after the rover's mast (Curiosity's "head") was successfully deployed. The hills in the distance form the rim of...
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The Funniest Memes From The Curiosity Rover Landing
It's been an awesome few days. But now, after the joy and jubilation of having successfully landed the Curiosity Rover on the surface of Mars starts to fade, the internet has creeped into the fun...
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These Are The Conditions A Human Would Face On Mars
NASA's Curiosity rover has only just begun its two-year search for evidence of life on Mars. But eventually, humans will also be sent to explore the fourth planet from the Sun. We already have an idea...
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Curiosity Rover Takes An Adorable Self-Portrait
Curiosity isn't just a hunk of metal. The $2.5-billion NASA rover is a she with an energetic (and honestly adorable) personality conveyed through a Twitter account that has nearly 900,000 followers....
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The First Color 360-Degree Panorama Of Gale Crater On Mars
New pictures of Mars from NASA's Curiosity rover keep rolling in. Here's the first 360-degree panorama in color of Gale Crater, the 96-mile-wide landing site of Curiosity. The panorama is based on a...
View ArticleTake A Flight Through 400,000 Galaxies
On Monday, NASA successfully landed Curiosity on Mars, and it's been snapping photos of the red planet ever since. Days later, Miguel Aragon of Johns Hopkins University, along with Mark Subbarao of...
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Meet NASA's Mohawk Guy Who Stole The Show From Curiosity
NASA's Mars rover Curiosity landed on the surface of the red planet on Sunday night, but we were a little distracted by the mohawked engineer shown on the right. Click through to find out who this...
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Declassified Images Show The Deep-Sea Rescue Of A Cold War Era Spy Satellite...
It's a plot worthy of a Hollywood action movie: 40 years ago, the U.S. Navy carried out a daring mission to retrieve a top-secret film capsule that had settled more than 16,000 feet (4,876 meters)...
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Site Answers The Question: 'What's NASA Done For Me Lately?'
Whenever anyone you know has doubts about spending public money on stuff like NASA or the Curiosity landing that went off without a hitch last week, direct them towards the site WTF NASA [Warning:...
View ArticleAstronaut Yo-Yos In Space To Impress The Ladies
NASA Astronaut Don Pettit uses his off-duty time to practice his microgravity yo-yo skills in this video from PhysicsCentral. My favorite quote: "It's important to understand the physics of your...
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Pictures From The Best Meteor Shower Of The Year
The annual Perseid meteor shower illuminated the sky this weekend with hundreds of shooting stars. The best meteor shower of the year occurs as "Earth passes through a stream of debris from comet...
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Imagine You're Walking On Mars With This Interactive Panorama
Pan. Zoom. Tilt. That's all you need to do to feel like you're kicking up dust on Mars with the latest interactive panorama of Curiosity's landing site, Gale Crater. The high-resolution, rotatable...
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The 'Mighty Eagle' Flying Robot Can Land On Asteroids—Or The Planet Mercury
The "Mighty Eagle" is a robotic lander prototype being developed by NASA to explore the surface of the moon, asteroids and other planets like Mercury. It's 4 feet tall, 8 feet wide and weighs 700...
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Curiosity Rover's Latest Images Show Sandy Dunes And Hills On Mars
A week after NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory landed the Curiosity rover on Mars we've already seen some amazing images. As a testament to the great team of scientists and engineers on the...
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The Mars Rover Can 'Dream'
For the next two years, Mars rover Curiosity will spend her days roaming around the Red Planet trying to determine if Mars ever was, or is, able to support microbial life. In many ways, the...
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