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Historic Sept. 6 Virginia Moon Shot Heralds Revolutionary New Paradigm for Fundamental Science Query- NASA Director Interview
In an exclusive new interview with Universe Today, NASA’s Ames Research Center Director Pete Worden was “very excited” to discuss…
Kepler Can Still Hunt For Earth-Sized Exoplanets, Researchers Suggest
Kepler may not be hanging up its planet-hunting hat just yet. Even though two of its four reaction wheels --…
NASA Crashes a Helicopter With 15 Dummies Inside on Purpose: Watch the Video
Not only did NASA purposely crash a Marine helicopter today, but they also stuffed 15 crash test dummies inside for…
Evidence of Internal Moon Water Found
Scientists have detected magmatic water — water that originates from deep within the Moon's interior — on the surface of…
A New Look at NASA’s Asteroid Capture Plan
NASA has released some new photos and video animations outlining the concept of how their planned asteroid capture mission will…
NASA’s LADEE Lunar Probe Set for Spectacular Science and September Night Launch – Visible to Millions and Millions
LADEE Minotaur V Launch - Maximum Elevation Map The LADEE nighttime launch will be visible to millions of spectators across…
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Curiosity Conducts Science on the Go and Zooms to Stunning Mount Sharp
Curiosity Spies Mount Sharp - her primary destination. Curiosity will ascend mysterious Mount Sharp and investigate the sedimentary layers searching…
WISE Spacecraft Re-Activated to Hunt for Potentially Hazardous Asteroids
A hibernating spacecraft has been called back into service. The WISE (Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer”) spacecraft that has been sleeping…
Earth’s Highest Clouds Shine at the “Top of the Orbit”
Looking for a new desktop background? This might do nicely: a photo of noctilucent "night-shining" clouds seen above a midnight Sun…
On the Edge of Tyagaraja
Here's a rather interesting view from orbit around the innermost planet: Mercury's Tyagaraja crater, the interior of which is seen here…