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1,400 light years away, astronomers find Earth’s bigger and older cousin
Scientists using NASA’s powerful Kepler telescope have found a planet beyond the solar system that is a close match to Earth. The planet, which...
Earth-like planet discovered using NASA’s Kepler space telescope
Scientists using NASA’s powerful Kepler telescope have found a planet beyond the solar system that is a close match to Earth. The planet, which...
‘Not yet explored’ no more: New Horizons flying stamp to Pluto
They are three words that, after next week, will never be used to describe the dwarf planet Pluto again.
NASA to test supersonic parachute in flying saucer launch
The U.S. space agency plans to try out the largest parachute ever deployed Wednesday during a flying saucer launch that will test new technologies for...
Sounds of science: NASA satellites sing at World Science Festival
NASA debuted its “NASA Orbit Pavilion” at the World Science Festival in New York today – a metal enclosure offering an auditory experience...
Personal best: Mars rover travels distance of a marathon - in 11 years
NASA’s Opportunity Mars rover has become the first human-made vehicle to complete a marathon on another planet — a feat accomplished in a record...
Walking marathon: NASA rover completes 26-mile journey in 11 years
NASA’s Opportunity Mars rover has become the first human-made vehicle to complete a marathon on another planet - a feat accomplished in a record...
NASA rover completes 11-year Mars marathon
NASA’s Opportunity Mars rover has become the first human-made vehicle to complete a marathon on another planet — a feat accomplished in a record...
NASA space probe ‘Dawn’ enters orbit of dwarf planet
The US space probe Dawn began orbiting the dwarf planet Ceres on Friday on a voyage of discovery into the solar system’s main asteroid belt, where...
Cable guys: NASA astronauts take third ISS spacewalk this week
Two NASA astronauts have ventured out of the International Space Station in their third spacewalk in just over a week.
Nasa ‘cable guy’ astronauts take third ISS spacewalk this week
Two Nasa astronauts have ventured out of the International Space Station in their third spacewalk in just over a week.
Cable guys: Spacewalking astronauts lay 300 feet of wire around space station
Spacewalking astronauts have routed more than 300 feet of cable outside the International Space Station, tricky and tiring advance work for the arrival...
Don’t look down: Spacewalking ‘cable guys’ begin work outside station
Spacewalking astronauts routed more than 300 feet of cable outside the International Space Station on Saturday, tricky and tiring advance work for the...
Astronauts complete first of three spacewalks
Spacewalking astronauts routed more than 300 feet of cable outside the International Space Station on Saturday, tricky and tiring advance work for the...
Spacewalking ‘cable guys’ begin work outside station
Two U.S. astronauts began a six-and-a-half hour spacewalk Saturday to lay cable outside the International Space Station, after a spacesuit equipment failure...
NASA working to resolve flooded helmet issue ahead of crucial spacewalks
With three complicated spacewalks planned in the coming days, NASA is rushing to resolve a spacesuit problem linked to a 2013 emergency when water dangerously...
Spacesuit woes haunt NASA ahead of crucial spacewalks
With three complicated spacewalks planned in the coming days, NASA is rushing to resolve a spacesuit problem linked to a 2013 emergency when water dangerously...
Five-year sun cycle in pics taken every eight hours is released by NASA
Captivating video has been released by NASA showing some of the most memorable moments of the Sun’s activity in the last five years. Highlights...
NASA releases stunning five-year time lapse of Sun
NASA released footage that captured one frame of the Sun every eight hours from June 2010 to Feb.
NASA satellite will ‘aim to end floods and droughts’
A NASA satellite has been launched to transmit data that will help the world do a better job preparing for floods and droughts. The satellite is on a...
Rocket blasts off with NASA satellite to track climate change
A NASA satellite lifted off early Saturday with the hope it will transmit data that will help the world do a better job of preparing for floods and droughts. The...
It’s the space age: NASA ‘emailed’ a wrench to its astronauts
3D printing has crossed the final frontier. Astronauts at the International Space Station (ISS) have printed out the tools from a drawing sent to them...
What Google gets in NASA airbase deal
Google has long been known as a company on the cutting edge of technology. But now it’s reaching back for a technology that was big in the 1930s.
NASA says Earth just had the warmest six months ever recorded
If you thought this September was unusually warm, you’re not alone. NASA announced that this September was the warmest on record since 1880, which...
Astronauts getting 3-D printer delivered to space station
NASA is sending a 3-D printer to the International Space Station in hopes that astronauts will be able to one day fix their spacecraft by cranking out...
'Venus Zone' that may help search for Earth-like alien worlds is discovered
Exoplanet hunters have just made it easier to identify alien Venuses, in the hopes that doing so will lead to the discovery of more alien Earths.
Nasa approves ‘world’s most powerful rocket’ to take astronauts to Mars
Nasa has approved construction of the world’s most powerful rocket designed to take astronauts to Mars.
Nasa releases video of ‘flying saucer’ which could be used for Mars landing
Footage of a supersonic “flying saucer” has been released by Nasa, as the agency attempts to find a process for landing heavier spacecraft...
NASA Mars test called success despite torn chute
NASA engineers insist a test of a vehicle they hope to one day use above Mars achieved most of its objectives despite a parachute that virtually disintegrated...
NASA marks 10 years of orbiting Mercury
Because of Mercury’s proximity to the blinding sun, it has eluded even the most powerful telescopes.
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