Mars MAVEN
100 Days of MOM – India’s 1st Mars Mission Streaking to Red Planet Rendezvous
India’s maiden Mars explorer, the Mars Orbiter Mission or MOM, celebrated 100 days speeding through space this past week, racing…
- Jet Propulsion Laboratory
- Kennedy Space Center
- Mars
- Mars Science Laboratory
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- Solar System
- Space Exploration
Science Instruments Perfect as NASA’s MAVEN Orbiter Speeds to Red Planet
NASA’s newest Mars orbiter, the Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) probe passed a significant interplanetary milestone with the announcement…
NEOWISE Spots Mars-Crossing Comet
One of the big ticket astronomical events of 2014 will be the close passage of Comet C/2013 A1 Siding Spring past…
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- Charles Bolden
- Commercial Space
- CST-100
- Hubble
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Spectacular Nighttime Blastoff Sends Critical NASA TDRS Communications Relay Skyward from Cape – Photo Gallery
The dual Atlas V rocket engines roar to life on a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket at Cape Canaveral…
Opportunity Rover Starts 2nd Decade by Spectacular Mountain Summit and Mineral Goldmine
Opportunity by Solander Point peak – 2nd Mars Decade Starts here! NASA’s Opportunity rover captured this panoramic mosaic on Dec.…
- Curiosity
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- Kennedy Space Center
- Mars
- Mars Science Laboratory
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Happy New Year’s Day 2014 from Mars – Curiosity Celebrates 500 Sols Spying Towering Mount Sharp Destination
Curiosity Celebrates 500 Sols on Mars on Jan. 1, 2014 NASA’s Curiosity rover snaps fabulous new mosaic spying towering Mount…
Weekly Space Hangout – December 27, 2013: Year in Review & Looking Forward
Host: Fraser Cain Guests: +Brian Koberlein (@briankoberlein), David Dickinson (@Astroguyz), Pamela Gay (@starstryder) Big thanks to Nicole Gugliucci (@noisyastronomer) for…
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India’s First Mars Probe ‘MOM’ Blasts Free of Earth Joining MAVEN in Race to Red Planet
CAPE CANAVERAL, FL - India’s first ever Mars probe 'MOM' successfully fired its main engine today (Dec. 1), blasting the…
Mother of All Slingshots Set to Hurl India’s MOM Probe to Mars
CAPE CANAVERAL, FL - MOM - India’s first ever interplanetary spacecraft - is spending her last day around Mother Earth.…
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- Mars
- Mars Science Laboratory
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Curiosity Mars Rover Back in Action after Power Glitch
CAPE CANAVERAL, FL - NASA's car sized Curiosity Mars rover has resumed full science operations and driving following a six…