NASA

Construction Begins on the 1st Space-Bound Orion Crew Module

[/caption] Production of NASA’s first space-bound Orion crew module has at last begun at NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility (MAF) in…

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SLS: NASA’s Next Big Thing

[/caption] NASA has officially unveiled the plan for their next large-scale rocket: the Space Launch System, or SLS, will provide…

13 years ago

Kepler Mission Discovers “Tatooine-like” Planet

[/caption] In a news conference today, Kepler mission scientists announced the first confirmed circumbinary planet ( a planet that orbits…

13 years ago

Senate Saves the James Webb Space Telescope!

The 2012 fiscal year appropriation bill, marked up today by the Senate, allows for continued funding of the James Webb…

13 years ago

GRAIL Lunar Blastoff Gallery

[/caption] Check out our gallery of more thrilling launch photos of NASA’s twin GRAIL spacecraft departing Earth on Saturday, Sept.…

13 years ago

7 Incredible NASA Corn Mazes: Cool Crop Circles for Science

[/caption] Imagine looking out your airplane window (or alien spacecraft portal) and seeing a giant Mars Exploration Rover or an…

13 years ago

Twin Towers 9/11 Tribute by Opportunity Mars Rover

[/caption] On this somber occasion marking the 10th anniversary of the tragic events of 9/11, NASA’s Opportunity Mars rover has…

13 years ago

Behind the Scenes of NASA’s Upcoming MMORPG

[/caption] These days, nearly every game company is trying to get their fingers in the MMORPG (Massively Multiplayer Online Role…

13 years ago

NASA Facing Astronaut Deficit

[/caption]This past December the White House directed the National Academies to review how many astronauts that NASA actually needed to…

13 years ago

GRAIL Twins Awesome Launch Videos – A Journey to the Center of the Moon

http://youtu.be/PKd4hK9AU9w Video caption: NASA's twin GRAIL spacecraft blast off atop a Delta II Heavy booster at 9:08 a.m. EDT on…

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