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Opportunity Discovers Dust Devil, Explores Steepest Slopes on Mars
A “beautiful dust devil” was just discovered today, April 1, on the Red Planet by NASA’s long lived Opportunity rover…
NASA Says “No Chance” Small Asteroid Will Hit Earth On March 5th
On March 5th, asteroid 2013 TX68 could be making a close flyby Earth. But NASA's asteroid watchers insist there's no…
Opportunity Robustly in Action on 12th Anniversary of Red Planet Touchdown
NASA’s world famous Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity continues blazing a daily trail of unprecedented science first’s, still swinging her robotic…
Dawn Unveils New Bright Features on Ceres in Striking Close-Ups
NASA’s Dawn spacecraft has unveiled a new patch of intriguing bright features in the most recent series of striking close-up…
Curiosity Celebrates Christmas at Red Planet Paradise at Namib Dune with 1st Mastcam Self-portrait
Just in time for the holidays, NASA’s Curiosity rover is celebrating Christmas 2015 at a Red Planet Paradise - spectacular…
2016 Launch of NASA’s InSight Mars Lander Postponed Due to Instrument Vacuum Leak
NASA managers have just made the difficult but unavoidable decision to scrub the planned March 2016 launch of the InSight…
Dawn Spacecraft Unraveling Mysteries of Ceres Intriguing Bright Spots as Sublimating Salt Water Residues
With NASA’s Dawn spacecraft set to enter its final and lowest orbit around the dwarf planet Ceres, spectral measurements are…
Weekly Space Hangout – Nov. 13, 2015: Daniel Stern, Project Scientist on NuSTAR
Host: Fraser Cain (@fcain) Special Guest: Daniel Stern, Project Scientist on NuSTAR. Guests: Morgan Rehnberg (cosmicchatter.org / @MorganRehnberg ) Alessondra…
Dawn Starts Steep Descent to Most Dazzling Orbit of Ceres
The most dazzling views ever seen of dwarf planet Ceres and its mysterious bright spots are what’s on tap by…
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Boulder Extraction and Robotic Arm Mechanisms For NASA’s Asteroid Redirect Mission Start Rigorous Testing at NASA Goddard
NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER, MD - Rigorous testing has begun on the advanced robotic arm and boulder extraction mechanisms…