NASA

Shuttle Duo Nose-to-Nose Rendezvous highlights Retirement Duty

[/caption] To see one shorn shuttle is bad enough. Seeing two NASA space shuttles edged together and voluntarily gutted of…

13 years ago

JPL’s ‘Muscle Car’ – MSL – Takes Center Stage

[/caption] CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – NASA is experiencing what could be dubbed a “summer of planetary exploration.” With the Juno…

13 years ago

GRAIL Twins ready for NASA Science Expedition to the Moon: Photo Gallery

[/caption] NASA’s GRAIL twins – dubbed GRAIL-A & GRAIL-B - are ready to embark on America’s next science expedition to…

13 years ago

In Their Own Words: Experts Talk Juno

CAPE CANAVERAL Fla. – Many experts took time out of their hectic schedules to talk with Universe Today in the…

13 years ago

SpaceX: Mars Is Our Future

[/caption]Elon Musk is not one to rest on prior accomplishments; he likes to continue to push forward – his plans…

13 years ago

Juno Spacecraft Honors Those Who Started It All

[/caption] The Juno spacecraft, now safely on its way to the planet Jupiter, is carrying along with it several artifacts…

13 years ago

Opportunity Snaps Gorgeous Vistas nearing the Foothills of Giant Endeavour Crater

[/caption] The epic multi-year trek of NASA’s Opportunity Mars rover to the gigantic Endeavour crater is nearly complete as the…

13 years ago

Juno Blasts off on Science Trek to Discover Jupiter’s Genesis

[/caption] NASA’s solar powered Juno spacecraft blasted off today (Aug.5)from Cape Canaveral today to begin a 2.8 billion kilometer science…

13 years ago

Podcast: A Look at NASA’s Future Through an Astronaut’s Eyes

[/caption] While at the 2011 Lunar Forum last month, which was sponsored by the NASA Lunar Science Institute, I had…

13 years ago

Juno Jupiter Orbiter poised at Launch Pad for Aug. 5 Blastoff

[/caption] The Atlas V rocket that will power NASA’s new Juno science probe to Jupiter was rolled out to the…

13 years ago