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NASA – If you’ve ever wondered what it would be like to build a satellite to peer into a black hole and uncover its secrets, now you can find out…
How will Mars Curiosity land – Video
Click to see video of how Mars Curiosity will decend. The new Mars rover has a complex and challenging sequence of events that must happen properly in the 7 minutes…
Voyager 1 nearing exit of the solar systems helosphere
NASA – For nearly 35 years, NASA’s Voyager 1 probe has been hurtling toward the edge of the solar system, flying through the dark void on a mission unlike anything…
Asteroid That Flew By Is Larger Then We Thought.
The Asteroid we talked about last week, 2012 LZ1, came within 3.3 million miles of the earth on June 14. The flyby did allow astronomers to train the planetary radar system at the Arecibo Observatory on…
NuSTAR Black Hole Space Telescope Unfolds 33-Foot Mast in Orbit
The NuSTAR black hole telescope unfolded its giant mast in orbit on Thursday, June 21. This is one of the final steps before it begins to look into deep space….
NASA Space Launch System Core Stage Moves From Concept to Design
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — The nation’s space exploration program is taking a critical step forward with a successful major technical review of the core stage of the Space Launch System (SLS),…
LRO finds crater on moon that may have 22 percent surface ice
WASHINGTON — NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) spacecraft has returned data that indicate ice may make up as much as 22 percent of the surface material in a crater located…
NASA Administrator To Speak With NEEMO 16 Crew During Underwater ‘Spacewalk’
WASHINGTON — NASA Administrator Charles Bolden will speak with astronaut Dottie Metcalf-Lindenburger, commander of the 16th NASA Extreme Environment Mission Operations (NEEMO) mission, and her fellow crewmate Timothy Peake of…
