The close call experienced by the ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter is only one of the most recent brushes with catastrophe that spaceflight has experienced en route to Mars.
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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL - Following a perfectly executed three day orbital rendezvous, NASA astronaut and Expedition 47 Commander Tim Kopra successfully reached out with the International Space Station's robotic arm, Canadarm2, grabbed hold and captured Orbital ATK's commercial Cygnus cargo freighter at 6:51 a.m. EDT, this morning, Saturday, March 26, 2016.
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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL - This week's Atlas V rocket launch of a Cygnus cargo ship to the International Space Station (ISS) apparently experienced a first stage engine anomaly during the climb to space that required a longer firing of the boosters upper stage engine so the payload could successfully achieve the required orbit
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We all know that planet Earth rotates on its axis as well as around the Sun. But this period yields some different results, depending on how you measure it.
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During its recent flyby of Earth, astronomers used the Goldstone radar antenna to create a remarkable series of images of a comet never seen up close before.
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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL - Tuesday evening, March 22, turned into 'streaks galore' on Florida's space coast, as the nighttime launch of an Orbital ATK Cygnus cargo freighter atop an Atlas V rocket was captured in unforgettable fashion by talented space photographers as it chases down the International Space Station (ISS), loaded with hundreds of science experiments.
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The final booster that sent the ExoMars spacecraft to Mars exploded not long after the two parted. Luckily, the probe appears to be safe.
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The Moon had a different axis of rotation billions of years ago. The culprit? Volcanoes.
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A team of astronomers have discovered 8 of the brightest galaxies ever observed. And their luminosity could tell us a lot about the early Universe.
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According to a series of articles produced by NASA and industry specialists, a lunar base could be built in a few years for just $10 billion
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In 2011, a coronal mass ejection reached Jupiter and produced x-ray auroras hundreds of times brighter than Earth's auroras.
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Pluto's moons were likely formed as a result of a collision between Pluto and a Pluto-sized object, about 4 billion years ago.
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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL - A stunningly beautiful nighttime launch mesmerized delighted spectators as it roared off a Florida space coast launch pad late Tuesday night, March 22, on a mission for NASA stocked with over three tons of science and supplies bound for the multinational crews working aboard the International Space Station (ISS).
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New images from NASA's Dawn spacecraft reveal spectacular new details in Ceres' intriguing "bright spots".
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New Horizons data shows that Pluto may once have had a warm enough climate for liquid nitrogen to form on its surface. And it may get that warm again.
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The Kepler spacecraft has captured the "shock breakout" of a distant supernova, a twenty minute event that signals the end of a stars life.
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The first Full Moon after the vernal equinox not only sets us up for Easter this weekend, but features an extra treat: a penumbral lunar eclipse.
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Messier 8, also known as the Lagoon Nebula, is one of only two star-forming nebulae that is visible to the naked eye at mid-northern latitudes
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A team of scientists are looking beyond WIMPs in the search for Dark Matter, one which could be confirmed in the near future
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Imagine yourself sitting in front of a veteran astronaut. You are able to ask him or her all the space related questions floating about in your head, with no interruptions and no time limit. 'Ask the Astronaut,' by 4-time shuttle astronaut Tom Jones, is that virtual astronaut sitting across from you - the answer to your curiosity.
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Despite being an incredibly powerful and destructive force of nature, volcanoes actually have a number of positive effects
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The first American to become a three-time, long-term resident of the International Space Station (ISS) has just arrived at the orbiting outpost this evening, Friday, March 18 after blasting off with two Russian crewmates in a Soyuz spacecraft barely six hours ago and successfully completing a fast-track four orbit rendezvous.
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The New Horizons team has released their first set of papers which they say will "completely transform our view of Pluto."
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Black holes are pretty dangerous, so it's a good idea to keep an idea on where all the nearby ones are. How close is the closest one, anyway?
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With the arrival of two special lenses, the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) is on its way to exploring the Universe for dark matter
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Astronomers have captured the earliest image yet of the formation of planets around a young star.
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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL - The next Cygnus cargo resupply ship targeted to blastoff for the International Space Station (ISS) on March 22, has been named the S.S. Rick Husband in honor of Col. Rick Husband, the late commander of Space Shuttle Columbia, which was tragically lost with its crew of seven NASA astronauts during re-entry on its final flight on Feb. 1, 2003.
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By studying the star Kappa Ceti, researchers have determined that the young Sun in our solar system was a much more energetic star than it is now.
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A series of tests planned by NASA will tell them a lot about the behaviour of fire onboard a spacecraft.
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This week presents observational astronomers with two surprise treats, as Comet 252P/LINEAR brightens and heads north, and the second closest passage of a comet to the Earth occurs on March 21st.
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Virtual Reality is helping NASA, and the rest of us, explore space.
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Check out André van der Hoeven's book "Treasures of the Universe - Amateur and Professional Visions of the Cosmos". Within it are striking images that display the natural wealth and beauty that constantly surrounds us and that no treasure chest could ever lock up.
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Due to its similarities to Earth and its warm, watery past, there are those who think that Mars could be turned into a "second Earth".
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The cooperative Euro-Russian ExoMars 2016 expedition is now en route to the Red Planet after successfully firing its upper stage booster one final time on Monday evening, March 15, to blast free of the Earth's gravitational tug and begin a 500 million kilometer interplanetary journey in a bold search of indications of life emanating from potential Martian microbes.
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90 years ago, on March 16, 1926, Robert Goddard launched the first liquid-fuelled rocket, laying the groundwork for future space exploration.
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The sublimation of methane ice into methane gas is leaving a bite-mark feature on the surface of Pluto.
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A new study shows that Dark Matter is triggering star formation in dwarf galaxies near the Milky Way.
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First observed in the 2nd century CE, the Messier 7 cluster (aka. the Ptolemy Cluster) is one of the objects that can be seen with the naked eye
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In addition to its many commercial and scientific uses, helium is one of the most plentiful elements in our universe, second only to hydrogen gas.
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When stars explode, it's one of the most energetic explosions in the Universe. But did you supernovae come in different flavors?
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