The Mars Science Laboratory and its rover centerpiece, Curiosity, is the most ambitious Mars mission yet flown by NASA. The rover’s primary mission is to find out if Mars is, or was, suitable for life. Another objective is to learn more about the red...
NASA’s Dawn spacecraft, cruising in its lowest and final orbit at dwarf planet Ceres, has delivered the first images from its best-ever viewpoint. The new images showcase details of the cratered and fractured surface. 3-D versions of two of these views are also...
Today’s Deep Space Extra offers the latest reporting and commentary on space related activities from across the globe. NASA announced Wednesday that is has backed off plans to launch the multinational Mars InSight mission in March in response to French...
Scientists and engineers all over the world were incredibly busy with NASA’s Orion spacecraft last month–here are some of the highlights: –Orion’s ESA-built service module arrives at NASA’s Glenn Research Center for evaluation...
Today’s Deep Space Extra offers the latest reporting and commentary on space related activities from across the globe. NASA has assembled scientists as well as engineers to help it scout out the most promising landing sites on Mars for future human explorers....
Today’s Deep Space Extra offers the latest reporting and commentary on space related activities from across the globe. The U.S. House, Senate and White House enacted an omnibus 2016 spending bill on Friday with increases for NASA and other federal space...
NASA’s next Mars spacecraft has arrived at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, for final preparations before a launch scheduled in March 2016 and a landing on Mars six months later. Lockheed Martin Space Systems, Denver, built and tested the spacecraft and...
Today’s Deep Space Extra offers the latest reporting and commentary on space related activities from across the globe. U.S. House leadership pressed Thursday for passage of a $1.1 trillion 2016 omnibus appropriations measure, which includes increases for NASA’s...
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#BlueOrigin is eyeing the launch of an uncrewed lander to the Moon within the next 12–16 months. The launch is to demonstrate #MK1's capabilities, which include the ability to deliver up to three tons of payload anywhere on the #Moon.
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.@NASAWebb is providing new scientific insight into how stars and their protoplanetary disks form planets. The #JWST recently observed a system that just finished forming its planets.
#NASA's latest class of #astronaut candidates has graduated and is now eligible for missions to the Moon, Mars, and the @Space_Station. The agency is also accepting applications for a new class of astronauts.