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Voyager 1 Is Poised to Go Where No Spacecraft Has Gone Before

Terry Morgan — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 19:50:16 +0000

The probe Voyager 1 is about to go where no one has gone before: beyond our solar system. The probe is heading toward the edge of the Heliosphere–the edge of our Sun’s influence–and head into interstellar space. Voyager 1 and it’s twin, Voyager 2, were launched a few weeks apart in 1977 and to this [...]

NASA May Stage Angry Birds-Style Invasion of Martian Moon

Jeremy Taylor — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 13:09:36 +0000

The Angry Birds franchise turned to NASA for the development and promotion of their game Angry Birds Space. Now it appears the space agency is turning to the super-addictive game for their latest strategy to explore the great beyond. To probe Phobos, a tiny moon of Mars, NASA plans on launching, Angry Birds-style, what they are [...]

Hear the First Song Ever Recorded On the International Space Station

Tom Blunt — Wed, 26 Dec 2012 23:00:58 +0000

Even scientists have soul! Take a listen to ‘Jewel in the Night,’ by Colonel Chris Hadfield. Here’s the link for your listening pleasure. It so happens that several of the astronauts on the International Space Station are musicians, which means that the future could be full of similar transmissions from space. Even stranger: singer Sarah [...]

See Photos and Video From Mars Rover Curiosity

Don Deane — Tue, 07 Aug 2012 10:46:22 +0000

After an eight month journey, NASA’s multi-billion dollar rover Curiosity made a successful landing on Mars early this morning. Mission controllers cheered after the six-wheeled, one-ton machine made a perilous seven-minute landing involving a parachute, rocket pack and sky crane. The $2.5 billion rover, which is meant to operate for at least the next two [...]

Mars Curiosity Photographed By 2nd NASA Spacecraft

Terry Morgan — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 17:33:50 +0000

NASA's Mars Curiosity rover made touchdown on the red planet last night utilizing an incredible Rube Goldberg landing system that included a parachute, retro-rockets, and a sky crane. Amazingly, it all worked perfectly and Curiosity is now telemetry and images back to Earth.

But it's an image from another NASA spacecraft that has taken our breath away today.

NASA's Curiosity Rover Safely Lands on Mars [VIDEO]

Don Deane — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 14:21:18 +0000

Early Monday morning, NASA’s $2.5 billion Curiosity rover safely landed on Mars after eight months of interplanetary travel. The car-sized, one-ton rover now begins a two-year mission of exploration and discovery as it roams the surface of the red planet.

Why Haven't We Been Back To The Moon?

Terry Morgan — Fri, 20 Jul 2012 16:03:09 +0000

On July 20th, 1969, Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong became the first men to set foot on the moon. At 2:18 MDT Armstrong announced, “Houston, Tranquility Base here-the Eagle has landed,” and an estimated one billion people watching or listening around the world cheered. The world was united in triumph.

Our last Apollo launch, Apollo 17, touched down on the Moon's surface in 1972 and we haven't been back since.

Why?

Shrinking Funds Shut Down Alien Search Institute [POLL]

95.7 KEZJ — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 14:27:57 +0000

Since 2007, astronomers at the SETI Institute in Northern California have been scanning the great beyond for signs of alien life.

However, due to a decrease in the funding the institute receives from NASA and other government sources, the institute will have to shut down the powerful bank of 42 radio dishes that it uses to target unexplored planets.

First Contact With Mercury

Terry Morgan — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 20:25:34 +0000

We've made contact with Mercury, the planet closest to the sun. This photograph—which was taken yesterday, March 29, 2011 at 5:20am EDT—shows the surface of the innermost planet of the Solar System with unprecedented detail. It was taken by NASA's Messenger, the first human-made spaceship to orbit this tiny, battered, and scorched rock.

NASA May Have Found a New Planet

95.7 KEZJ — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 14:40:06 +0000

If you haven’t been the same since a bunch of nerds decided to ruin your childhood by deciding PLUTO wasn’t a planet anymore . . . we might have your fix right here. Scientists believe that a NASA telescope has picked up a NEW ninth planet. A bigger planet. A better planet. The planet is [...]

New Earth-Like Planets Discovered

Terry Morgan — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 20:36:43 +0000

NASA unveiled more proof that we may not be alone. A new planetary system, Kepler-11, has been discovered with rocky planets much like our own solar system. This system, approximately 2,000 light years from Earth, was discovered using NASA’s Kepler Space Telescope and is re-writing the rules of astrophysics. From NASA: “The Kepler-11 planetary system [...]

Are the Aliens Coming?

Terry Morgan — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 19:41:06 +0000

NASA has scheduled a press conference for Thursday to announce a major Astrobiology discovery. Could this be the announcement of Extraterrestrial life? NASA and SETI and countless other groups have been searching for evidence of extraterrestrial life for as long as humanity has been looking at the stars. On Thursday, December 2, several NASA astrobiologists [...]