Science
Dawn gets Big Science Boost at Best Vesta Mapping Altitude
[/caption] NASA’s Dawn mission is getting a whopping boost in science observing time at the closest orbit around Asteroid Vesta…
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NASAs Proposed ‘InSight’ Lander would Peer to the Center of Mars in 2016
[/caption] A Phoenix-like lander that would mine the deepest hole yet into Mars- to a depth of 5 meters -…
Dream Job: Go to Hawaii and Eat Astronaut Food
[/caption] If you’ve always dreamed of being an astronaut here’s the next best thing, and the location couldn’t be more…
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A Penny for your Curiosity on Mars
[/caption] NASA’s huge Curiosity Mars Science Lab (MSL) rover is carrying a vintage Lincoln penny along for the long interplanetary…
Barnstorming the Suborbital Science Frontier
Who will really open up the space frontier? Just like the early days of airplanes, when ‘barnstormers’ traveled the country…
Solid Buckyballs in Space are Stacked Like ‘Oranges in a Crate’
[/caption] From a JPL press release: Astronomers using data from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope have, for the first time, discovered…
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Experts React to Obama Slash to NASA’s Mars and Planetary Science Exploration
[/caption] Earth’s next Mars Rover - NOT Made in USA Just days after President Obama met with brilliant High School…
Infographic: The Anatomy of a Supersonic Freefall
What are all the steps and stages of Felix Baumgartner's record-setting freefall attempt which will take place later this year?…
Flawless Maiden Launch for Europe’s New Vega Rocket
[/caption] Europe scored a major space success with today’s (Feb. 13) flawless maiden launch of the brand new Vega rocket…
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Budget Axe to Gore America’s Future Exploration of Mars and Search for Martian Life
[/caption] America’s hugely successful Mars Exploration program is apparently about to be gutted by Obama Administration officials wielding a hefty…