NASA Pushes Forward on Human Mission to an Asteroid
Image of asteroid Itokawa taken by Japan’s Hayabusa spacecraft in 2005. Credit: JAXA NASA is holding next month an Exploration of Near Earth Objects Objectives Workshop, dubbed Explore NOW. The by-invitation only workshop has been sparked by U.S. President Obama’s...Update: European Spacecraft – Up-close Asteroid Images
New close-in image of Rosetta’s target. Credit: ESA The European Space Agency’s (ESA) Rosetta spacecraft has provided an excellent close-up view of the asteroid 21 Lutetia. Scientists are excited about the spacecraft flyby – pushing forward on...Update: Particles Detected in Asteroid Probe’s Sample Container
Particles have been detected inside the Hayabusa sample container, a process which began on June 24 at the Sagamiharashi campus’ curation center near Tokyo. However, it is still unknown whether the particles belong to asteroid Itokawa or Earth, and tests will...Japan Sample Probe May Contain Bits of Asteroid!
Japan’s Hayabusa sample container – asteroid specimens? Credit: JAXA Graphic of Hayabusa return capsule. Credit: JAXA There’s heightened excitement at the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). It appears that Japan’s Hayabusa space probe may...Rover Opportunity has Endeavour Crater in View
Scientists are assigning names to major features of the massive Martian impact crater Endeavour, that is the long-term destination of NASA’s Opportunity Mars Exploration Rover. The names — Cape Dromedary, Point Hicks and Cape Byron — pay tribute to...European Probe Ready for Asteroid Encounter
Expect the unexpected. That’s likely to be the case on July 10 as the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Rosetta spacecraft encounters asteroid Lutetia. The spacecraft will whisk by the object, studying it with a bevy of scientific instruments. Lutetia will be the second...Mars Education Challenge: The Red Planet in the Classroom
Explore Mars Inc has launched a new program to challenge science educators around the United States to develop creative ways to fit Mars science and exploration into the classroom. The organization has called upon science educators to develop Mars-related curricula...Last Flyby of NASA Space Probe en route to Comet
Over the weekend, NASA’s Deep Impact spacecraft will fly past Earth for the fifth and last time. Swinging by Earth on June 27th, the probe’s trajectory then places it on target for a close encounter with comet Hartley 2 later this year. The NASA Deep Impact mission...Venus: Once a Water World?
In Europe, scientists have found evidence that searing Venus may once have been a water world, perhaps suitable for life. Their speculation is based on findings from the European Space Agency’s Venus Express, a spacecraft mission launched in November 2005 for...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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