James Webb Space Telescope spacecraft completes critical design review

Northrop Grumman has been contracted by NASA to provide key components required for the James Webb Space Telescope. Northrop was contracted by NASA to provide the telescope optics, sunshield, and … Continue reading

Dream Chaser space plane to conduct first unmanned orbital flight in 2016

Most of the news coming out of the NASA private spacecraft programs, that will see astronaut’s eventually hitching rides to the ISS and other locations in space via commercial spacecraft, … Continue reading

What a Rover Looks Like After a Decade on Mars

What a Rover Looks Like After a Decade on Mars

Curiosity is the hip name in Mars-rovin, but the Opportunity rover was doing it long, long before. Just yesterday Opportunity hit its ten-year anniversary on Mars—it left Earth ten years ago in July. Not bad for a mission intended to last a mere three (Earth) months. In celebration it sent back a selfie.

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NASA Tracking and Data Relay satellite launches atop Atlas V rocket

NASA and United Launch Alliance have announced that they have successfully launched the latest NASA satellite to go into orbit. The satellite launched last night atop a United Launch Alliance … Continue reading

17 Vintage NASA Photos of Exploration in the Space Age

17 Vintage NASA Photos of Exploration in the Space Age

Pictures of space are thrilling. Period. For All Mankind is a new exhibition at London’s Breese Little Gallery, highlighting a treasure trove of vintage NASA photos taken from 1964 to 1983.

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A Combination of Volcanic Smog and Sunglint Is Breathtaking

A Combination of Volcanic Smog and Sunglint Is Breathtaking

You’re looking at a picture of the Vanuatu Archipelago in Australia, shrouded in vog—a word used to describe the kind of volcanic smog which is formed when gases from a volcano react with sunlight, oxygen and moisture.

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There’s More to This Image of Saturn Than Meets the Eye

There's More to This Image of Saturn Than Meets the Eye

Although it might look like a lot of the other images you’ve seen of Saturn, there’s far more to this picture than meets the eye.

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62 Years of Global Warming in One Terrifying GIF

62 Years of Global Warming in One Terrifying GIF

If you’re on the East Coast you might be getting some snow today, but rest assured the globe is getting warmer by the year. A lot warmer. See for yourself.

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Mars mystery rock analysis shows unusual composition following sudden appearance

The NASA rover Opportunity sent back a couple of surprising images from Mars last week, both of which were taken with its Pancam, revealing the rather sudden appearance of a … Continue reading

NASA’s Astronaut Escape Plan Uses Hand-Me-Down Army Trucks

NASA's Astronaut Escape Plan Uses Hand-Me-Down Army Trucks

This past December, a free shipment of four heavily armored vehicles arrived at NASA courtesy of the U.S. military. The Mine-Resistant, Ambush-Protected Vehicles (MRAPs) are all veterans of wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and they’re about to embark on an unexpected second life as getaway vehicles in case something goes horribly wrong at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

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