Mars Rover: New Image, Likely Meteorite
NASA’s Mars Opportunity rover has rolled into close rendezvous with a likely meteorite. The object was seen from a distance, with scientists commanding the robot to scoot on by the possible space rock. Opportunity will be used to further analyze the rock. At first...Captured by Cassini – Saturn’s Aurora!
A celestial light show has been captured by NASA’s Cassini spacecraft as it explores ringed Saturn and its entourage of moons. A new movie and images have been made using spacecraft data that show Saturn’s shimmering aurora over a two-day period. “Saturn’s auroras are...Sun Watching: Building the Fastest Space Probe
Here’s a hot one! Build a spacecraft that can fly to within four million miles of the Sun and study a region that has never been explored by a space probe. Doing so will require the satellite to be equipped with a high-tech heat shield to thwart searing 2,550 degree...China Readies Next Moon Orbiter
China is on track to launch its next Moon orbiter – Chang’e-2. The lunar probe is to be launched at the end of the year, according to Xinhua, a Chinese news agency. Chang’e-2 follows China’s first lunar mission, a spacecraft that carried out 16-months of research...First Photo! NASA Deep Impact Spacecraft Eyes Comet Target
Sixty days before its flyby, NASA’s Deep Impact spacecraft has snapped a picture of its quarry – comet Hartley 2. The spacecraft is on track for a November 4 flyby of the comet, ready to inspect Hartley 2 for over two months. The spacecraft is on an extended...Asteroids – Tantalizing Targets for Exploration
Thanks to data from NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope, scientists are finding out that asteroids somewhat near Earth – termed Near-Earth Objects, or NEOs – come in all sorts of colors and compositions. Getting to know these space rocks is a step closer in dispatching...James Webb Space Telescope Task: Spotting Exo-planet Volcanoes
One new assignment for NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope: Spot erupting volcanoes on rocky worlds orbiting distant stars. The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is a large, infrared-optimized space telescope, scheduled for launch in 2014. JWST will find the first...Happy 33rd, Voyager I
Sunday marked the 33rd anniversary of NASA’s Voyager I launching, the second of twin spacecraft that conducted historic flyby missions of the solar system’s outermost planets, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. Voyager 2 lifted off on Aug. 20, 1977....Just In! Raw Images of Saturn Moon – Dione
The Cassini spacecraft orbiting Saturn has churned out new images of the moon, Dione. Imagery was taken on Sept. 4, 2010 and includes the best views of Dione’s north pole region that Cassini has captured to date. “Just in … crisp, detailed raw images from...Space Talk
#ICYMI: Over 11,000 pounds of new science and supplies are on its way to the International Space Station after @NorthropGrumman's Cygnus XL cargo spacecraft launched atop a @SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Saturday, April 11, 2026.
.@NorthropGrumman's Cygnus XL cargo craft is counting down to a launch atop a @SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket at 7:41am ET today to resupply the Exp 74 crew with new science and supplies.
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@bonzack @methaloxmatcha @planetdeimos @Space_Ninja7 What a special night!