- Source of Mysterious Pumice 'Raft' in Pacific Found, NASA Says Jeanna Bryner, LiveScience Managing Editor - LiveScience.com - 4 hrs ago
The source of an enormous floating mass of pumice spotted this week in the South Pacific Ocean off the coast of New Zealand has been discovered: NASA satellite images … More »Source of Mysterious Pumice 'Raft' in Pacific Found, NASA Says
- Obama to NASA experts: 'Let me know if you find Martians' AFP - 12 hrs ago
US President Barack Obama on Monday ribbed scientists behind NASA's roving robot Curiosity, instructing them to let him know right away if they found life on Mars. More »Obama to NASA experts: 'Let me know if you find Martians'
- NASA Names New Chief Astronaut Robert Z. Pearlman - SPACE.com - 14 hrs ago
HOUSTON — NASA's astronauts have a new chief. More »NASA Names New Chief Astronaut
- Mars Rover Curiosity Snaps Hi-Res Color Views of Red Planet SPACE.com Staff - SPACE.com - 15 hrs ago
NASA's Mars rover Curiosity has beamed home high-resolution color photos of its Red Planet landing site, showing terrain strikingly similar to the deserts of the American … More »Mars Rover Curiosity Snaps Hi-Res Color Views of Red Planet
- NASA Planetary Lander Project to Continue After Fiery Crash Mike Wall - SPACE.com - 15 hrs ago
NASA engineers are forging ahead on work with an experimental planetary lander after a test vehicle's crash Thursday (Aug. 9), agency officials say. More »NASA Planetary Lander Project to Continue After Fiery Crash
- Hailing Mars rover landing, Obama tells NASA if Curiosity finds Martians, 'Please let me know' The Associated Press - AP - 16 hrs ago
Hailing NASA's "mind-boggling" Mars landing of the Curiosity rover, President Barack Obama urged the scientists operating the craft on Monday to phone home immediately … More »Hailing Mars rover landing, Obama tells NASA if Curiosity finds Martians, 'Please let me know'
Hailing NASA's "mind-boggling" Mars landing of the Curiosity rover, President Barack Obama urged the scientists operating the craft on Monday to phone home immediately if they find any extra-terrestrials.
- Obama lauds NASA for Mars landing, pledges continued investment Reuters - 17 hrs ago
ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama congratulated NASA scientists on Monday for landing a rover on Mars, promising to keep up key space investments … More »Obama lauds NASA for Mars landing, pledges continued investment
ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama congratulated NASA scientists on Monday for landing a rover on Mars, promising to keep up key space investments and jokingly asking if they could keep him posted on any contact with Martians. In a phone call from Air Force One to the space agency's Jet Propulsion …
- President Obama Hails Mars Rover Landing: If You Find Martians, 'Let Me Know' Clara Moskowitz - SPACE.com - 18 hrs ago
President Barack Obama today (Aug. 13) made a congratulatory phone call to the NASA team behind the last week's flawless landing of the Curiosity rover on Mars, calling … More »President Obama Hails Mars Rover Landing: If You Find Martians, 'Let Me Know'
- Search for Life Will Shape Future Mars Missions Leonard David - SPACE.com - 19 hrs ago
PASADENA, Calif. — As NASA’s Curiosity rover prepares to get its wheels in motion on Mars, the space agency is set to issue a new look at where exploration of the Red … More »Search for Life Will Shape Future Mars Missions
- President Obama to Call NASA Mars Rover Team Today SPACE.com Staff - SPACE.com - 20 hrs ago
Among those enthralled last week by NASA's landing of the Curiosity rover on Mars was President Barack Obama, apparently. More »President Obama to Call NASA Mars Rover Team Today
- CIA Declassifies Amazing 1972 Spy Satellite Capsule Deep-Sea Rescue Denise Chow - SPACE.com - 21 hrs ago
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 … More »CIA Declassifies Amazing 1972 Spy Satellite Capsule Deep-Sea Rescue
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) underwater on the ocean floor. At the time, the expedition was the deepest undersea salvage operation ever attempted.
- A Week on Mars: Curiosity Rover Settles in for Long Martian Haul Mike Wall - SPACE.com - 23 hrs ago
NASA's Mars rover Curiosity marks a full week on the Red Planet today (Aug. 13), and it's celebrating with a little rest and relaxation. More »A Week on Mars: Curiosity Rover Settles in for Long Martian Haul
- Crescent Moon Hides Venus in Monday Morning Sky Joe Rao - SPACE.com - Sun, Aug 12, 2012
Before the sun rises over North America on Monday (Aug. 13), Venus will shine just below and to the left of the thin waning crescent moon in the eastern sky. More »Crescent Moon Hides Venus in Monday Morning Sky
- Perseid Meteor Shower Wows Weekend Stargazers Tariq Malik - SPACE.com - Sun, Aug 12, 2012
This story was updated at 2:21 p.m. ET. More »Perseid Meteor Shower Wows Weekend Stargazers
- NASA's mega-rover landed on Mars. What's next? ALICIA CHANG - AP - Sat, Aug 11, 2012
After a spectacular landing on Mars, the rover Curiosity wasted no time embracing its inner shutterbug, delighting scientists with vistas of Gale Crater complete with … More »NASA's mega-rover landed on Mars. What's next?
- After Curiosity, uncertainty lingers on NASA's Mars program Irene Klotz - Reuters - Sat, Aug 11, 2012
PASADENA, Ca. (Reuters) - This week's arrival of NASA's Mars rover Curiosity set the stage for a potentially game-changing quest to learn whether the planet most like … More »After Curiosity, uncertainty lingers on NASA's Mars program
PASADENA, Ca. (Reuters) - This week's arrival of NASA's Mars rover Curiosity set the stage for a potentially game-changing quest to learn whether the planet most like Earth ever had a shot at developing life, but follow-up missions exist only on drawing boards. The United States had planned to team up with Europe on a trio …
- NASA Rover's New Red Planet Address: Yellowknife, Mars Mike Wall - SPACE.com - Sat, Aug 11, 2012
The patch of Mars where NASA's Curiosity rover touched down Sunday night (Aug. 5) has a name: Yellowknife. More »NASA Rover's New Red Planet Address: Yellowknife, Mars
- Perseid Meteor Shower Peaks Tonight: How to Watch SPACE.com Staff - SPACE.com - Sat, Aug 11, 2012
If you watch one meteor shower all year, then catch the overnight Perseid shooting star display tonight. More »Perseid Meteor Shower Peaks Tonight: How to Watch
- Jupiter and Crescent Moon Shine in Saturday's Predawn Sky Joe Rao - SPACE.com - Fri, Aug 10, 2012
If you’re outside before sunrise on Saturday (Aug. 11) hoping to see a preview of this weekend's Perseid meteor shower, you'll be treated to a rather eye-catching array … More »Jupiter and Crescent Moon Shine in Saturday's Predawn Sky
- How to Build Your Own LEGO Mars Rover Curiosity Robert Z. Pearlman - SPACE.com - Fri, Aug 10, 2012
Two weeks before NASA's Curiosity rover lifted off for Mars last fall, one of the engineers who helped build the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) spacecraft launched his … More »How to Build Your Own LEGO Mars Rover Curiosity
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