Pluto may be home to ice volcanoes, according to NASA, which has released a wealth of information from its flyby…
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It’s showtime for Pluto; prepare to be amazed by NASA flyby
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Pluto, reveal thyself, and Earthlings, enjoy the show. On Tuesday, NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft will sweep…
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At far side of solar system, Voyager 1 discovers new region of space
It keeps going … and going … and going …. NASA’s Voyager 1 spacecraft, launched in 1977 and now the…
Read MoreMeet one of NASA’s newest astronauts now (before she heads to Mars)
Ever dreamed of being an astronaut? It wouldn’t hurt, but you don’t even have to be a rocket scientist to…
Read MoreReady, set, drill: NASA’s Curiosity rover being readied to begin drilling into a Martian rock
MARS – Scientists have zeroed in on a Martian target for the Curiosity rover to drill into: A rock outcrop…
Read More‘Extrasolar cartography’ could provide rough pictures of alien worlds
Astronomers could one day create rough maps of far-away planets using information taken from starlight reflection, determining the balance of…
Read MoreElon Musk’s SpaceX signs lease at NM spaceport
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Another space industry heavyweight has signed on to use New Mexico’s Spaceport America — Elon Musk’s Space…
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Four asteroids buzz Earth in single week
In the last seven days, an asteroid the size of a city block and three smaller space rocks have zoomed…
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NASA eyes potential landing sites for 2020 Mars rover mission
NASA is looking for a place to land its next car-size rover on Mars. Expected to launch in 2020, the…
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Volcanoes on the moon may have erupted during the dinosaur age
If only dinosaurs had invented telescopes, they might have seen lava occasionally oozing from the surface of the moon. Scientists…
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