Missions
Japanese Moon Mission Returns Detailed Maps of the Lunar Surface
The Japanese SELENE lunar orbiter has returned some of the most detailed maps of the Moon to date. The new…
NASA to Burn Sponsor Logos into the Surface of Mars
NOTE: This was the Universe Today's contribution to April Fools Day (April 1st), but it isn't all a joke... International…
What is Phoenix? It’s a Mars Mission Question on Jeopardy!
The answer was: "A NASA Mars lander has this mythic name because it was made of parts from a scrapped…
NASA U-Turn Over Mars Rover Funding
No sooner had news hit the web that NASA had cut funding to the Mars Exploratory Rovers (MER), NASA took…
Genesis Scientists Finally Have Some Luck: Clues to Oxygen Content of Solar Wind
As the parachute failed on re-entry, a man hanging out of a helicopter wielding a big hook didn't have chance…
Orion Crew Module to Begin Testing in Run-up to 2020 Mission (Gallery)
The first tests of Constellation Program technology will start toward the end of 2008. In the first tests, a mock-launch…
Traffic Jam at the Space Station
Space traffic control will be needed at the International Space Station as a busy timeframe of missions and resupply flights…
Planet Hunter Prepped for Tests
If you think the discoveries made by planet hunters is exciting already, just you wait. There are some missions in…
Name That Satellite
Have you ever named a space mission? Well, here's your chance. NASA announced today that they're looking for help from…
A View of Mercury’s Far Side
Images and data are arriving from MESSENGER's recent flyby of Mercury. Scientists from NASA and the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics…