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NASA’s Juno probe Gets Gravity Speed Boost during Earth Flyby But Enters ‘Safe Mode’
Developing story - NASA’s Juno-bound Jupiter orbiter successfully blazed past Earth this afternoon (Oct. 9) and gained its huge and…
An Occult Occurrence: Saturn’s Moon Iapetus Blocks a Background Star
It's a cosmic cover-up! No, don't put your tinfoil* hats on, this isn't a conspiracy -- it's just Saturn's moon…
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Curiosity Interview with Project Manager Jim Erickson – New Software Hastens Trek to Mount Sharp
As NASA’s 1 ton Curiosity Mars rover sets out on her epic trek to the ancient sedimentary layers at the…
Soviet Lander Spotted by Mars Orbiter
On May 28, 1971, the Soviet Union launched the Mars 3 mission which, like its previously-launched and ill-fated sibling Mars…
More Evidence That Mars Lost Its Atmosphere
Although today Mars' atmosphere is sparse and thin -- barely 1% the density of Earth's at sea level -- scientists…
Planck’s Cosmic Map Reveals Universe Older, Expanding More Slowly
Like archaeologists sifting through the dust of ancient civilizations, scientists with the ESA Planck mission today showed a map of…
Curiosity Once Again in Safe Mode – If Only Briefly
Not even two and a half weeks after a memory glitch that sent NASA's Curiosity rover into a safe mode…
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Historic First Use of Drill on Mars Set for Jan. 31 – Curiosity’s Sol 174
Image caption: Curiosity will conduct Historic 1st drilling into Martian rock at this spot where the robotic arm is pressing…
In Two Weeks This 50-Meter Asteroid Will Buzz Our Planet
Asteroid 2012-DA14 will pass Earth closely on Feb. 15, 2013 (NASA) On February 15 a chunk of rock about 50…
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Curiosity Celebrates 1st Martian Christmas at Yellowknife Bay
Image Caption: Curiosity Scans ‘Yellowknife Bay’ on Sol 130. NASA’s Curiosity rover celebrated her 1st Christmas on the Red Planet…