- Space Race in Asia Heating Up Mike Wall - SPACE.com - 2 hrs 26 mins ago
The United States and the Soviet Union pushed each other to new heights during the Cold War space race, and now something similar appears to be unfolding across Asia … More »Space Race in Asia Heating Up
- NASA Launching Powerful Landsat Earth-Observation Satellite Today Mike Wall - SPACE.com - 2 hrs 27 mins ago
NASA's latest Earth-observation satellite is set to blast off today (Feb. 11), continuing a venerable program that has been monitoring environmental change and resource … More »NASA Launching Powerful Landsat Earth-Observation Satellite Today
- Monday Launch to Continue 40-Year Earth-Observing Mission Nola Taylor Redd - SPACE.com - 21 hrs ago
When NASA's Landsat Data Continuity Mission (LDCM) launches on Monday (Feb. 11), it will deliver to orbit the latest and most capable Earth-observing satellite in a four-decade … More »Monday Launch to Continue 40-Year Earth-Observing Mission
- Sun Unleashes Solar Eruption at Earth During Long Flare Tariq Malik - SPACE.com - Sun, Feb 10, 2013
A long-lasting solar flare erupted from the sun early Saturday (Feb. 9), triggering an intense sun eruption aimed squarely at Earth. The solar storm, however, should … More »Sun Unleashes Solar Eruption at Earth During Long Flare
A long-lasting solar flare erupted from the sun early Saturday (Feb. 9), triggering an intense sun eruption aimed squarely at Earth. The solar storm, however, should not endanger satellites or astronauts in space, but could amplify auroras on Earth, NASA says. The solar eruption —called a coronal mass ejection —occurred …
- Astronaut Sends Chinese New Year Greetings from Space Tariq Malik - SPACE.com - Sun, Feb 10, 2013
An astronaut on the International Space Station beamed festive messages to Earth Saturday (Feb. 9) to mark Chinese New Year celebrations across the planet. More »Astronaut Sends Chinese New Year Greetings from Space
- NASA rover drills into its first Martian rock Irene and Klotz - Reuters - Sun, Feb 10, 2013
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - The Mars rover Curiosity drilled into the Martian surface for the first time as part of an effort to learn if the planet most like … More »NASA rover drills into its first Martian rock
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - The Mars rover Curiosity drilled into the Martian surface for the first time as part of an effort to learn if the planet most like Earth in the solar system ever had conditions to support microbial life, NASA said on Saturday. Pictures beamed back to Earth on Saturday showed a hole about …
- Birth of Monster Blizzard Seen from Space (Video) SPACE.com Staff - SPACE.com - Sat, Feb 9, 2013
A satellite in orbit captured the birth of mega-snowstorm Nemo Saturday (Feb. 9) as the blizzard dumped feet of snow on New England and other parts of the Northeast. More »Birth of Monster Blizzard Seen from Space (Video)
- Curiosity Rover Drills Into Mars Rock, Collects Sample - A Space First Mike Wall - SPACE.com - Sat, Feb 9, 2013
NASA's Curiosity rover has drilled into a Martian rock and collected samples, marking the first time any robot has ever performed this complicated maneuver on the surface … More »Curiosity Rover Drills Into Mars Rock, Collects Sample - A Space First
- NASA's robotic rover Curiosity drills into Martian rock Reuters - Sat, Feb 9, 2013
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - For the first time, NASA's rover Curiosity used its on-board drill to collect a sample of Martian bedrock that might offer evidence of a long-gone … More »NASA's robotic rover Curiosity drills into Martian rock
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - For the first time, NASA's rover Curiosity used its on-board drill to collect a sample of Martian bedrock that might offer evidence of a long-gone wet environment, the U.S. space agency reported on Saturday. Drilling down 2.5 inches into a patch of sedimentary bedrock, Curiosity collected the rock …
- Robotic Russian Supply Ship Leaves Space Station Tariq Malik - SPACE.com - Sat, Feb 9, 2013
An unmanned Russian cargo ship undocked from the International Space Station Saturday (Feb. 9) to make way for a fresh delivery of supplies for the six astronauts living … More »Robotic Russian Supply Ship Leaves Space Station
- Last Moonwalker Calls Space Station, Compares Cosmic Elbow Room Robert Z. Pearlman - SPACE.com - Sat, Feb 9, 2013
HOUSTON — The last man to walk on the moon made an unexpected call to the most recent men to live in space this week during a visit to NASA's Mission Control room. More »Last Moonwalker Calls Space Station, Compares Cosmic Elbow Room
- NASA Poised to Launch Powerful New Earth-Watching Satellite Monday Mike Wall - SPACE.com - Fri, Feb 8, 2013
NASA is gearing up for the Monday (Feb. 11) launch of an Earth-observation satellite that will continue a celebrated 40-year project to monitor our planet's surface from … More »NASA Poised to Launch Powerful New Earth-Watching Satellite Monday
- Are You There, E.T.? SETI Finds No Alien Signals from Exoplanets Elizabeth Howell - SPACE.com - Fri, Feb 8, 2013
Intelligent alien life is likely relatively rare throughout our Milky Way galaxy, with fewer than one in a million solar systems harboring civilizations advanced enough … More »Are You There, E.T.? SETI Finds No Alien Signals from Exoplanets
- Astronaut and Musician Perform 1st Original Duet from Space and Earth Elizabeth Howell - SPACE.com - Fri, Feb 8, 2013
An astronaut and a rock singer recorded an original song together and released it today (Feb. 8) as the first duet of new music performed simultaneously in space and … More »Astronaut and Musician Perform 1st Original Duet from Space and Earth
An astronaut and a rock singer recorded an original song together and released it today (Feb. 8) as the first duet of new music performed simultaneously in space and on the ground.
- Bright Comet May Be Visible to Naked Eye in March SPACE.com Staff - SPACE.com - Fri, Feb 8, 2013
A comet that shines as brightly as the stars of the Big Dipper could be heading our way in March, scientists say. More »Bright Comet May Be Visible to Naked Eye in March
- Rare 'Strobe Light' Star May Actually Be Twins Clara Moskowitz - SPACE.com - Fri, Feb 8, 2013
An odd flashing star may actually be a pair of cosmic twins: two newly formed baby stars that circle each other closely and flash like a strobe light, scientists say … More »Rare 'Strobe Light' Star May Actually Be Twins
- Best Chance to See Elusive Planet Mercury Is Now Geoff Gaherty - SPACE.com - Fri, Feb 8, 2013
Despite being among the brightest objects in the sky, Mercury is a planet very rarely seen by even experienced stargazers. The next couple of weeks offer the best opportunity … More »Best Chance to See Elusive Planet Mercury Is Now
- Curiosity Rover Drills Into Mars for 1st Time Tariq Malik - SPACE.com - Thu, Feb 7, 2013
NASA's Mars rover Curiosity has drilled into the Red Planet for the first time in a major test of the 1-ton robot's ability to dig into the Martian surface and collect … More »Curiosity Rover Drills Into Mars for 1st Time
- Asteroid Flyby Next Week One for the Record Books, NASA says Miriam Kramer - SPACE.com - Thu, Feb 7, 2013
An asteroid half the size of a football field will make a close approach to Earth, but poses no threat of smacking into the planet, NASA officials said today (Feb. 7 … More »Asteroid Flyby Next Week One for the Record Books, NASA says
- Chicxulub Asteroid Impact: The Dino-Killer That Scientists Laughed At Charles Q. Choi - SPACE.com - Thu, Feb 7, 2013
The main culprit behind the end of the dinosaurs is now widely accepted to be an extraterrestrial collision of epic proportions, one that left behind the gargantuan crater … More »Chicxulub Asteroid Impact: The Dino-Killer That Scientists Laughed At
The main culprit behind the end of the dinosaurs is now widely accepted to be an extraterrestrial collision of epic proportions, one that left behind the gargantuan crater of Chicxulub at Mexico. Evidence for this theory grows more ironclad over time – yet only 30 years ago it was often thought to be nonsense.
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