The U.S. space agency NASA released on Wednesday, March 30, 2011, the first orbital images of Mercury by its Messenger probe, after it entered orbit about the planet on March 17.
Written by: William Atkins | Published in: SpaceThe rocket that will send humans into space further than anyone has gone before (to asteroids, Mars, and beyond) has passed a major NASA review, as announced on Wednesday, July 25, 2012.
Written by: William Atkins | Published in: SpaceThree new crewmembers -- one American, one Russian, and one Japanese -- to the International Space Station were rocketed into space on Saturday, July 14, 2012 (in the United States), or Sunday, July 15, 2012, (at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan).
Written by: William Atkins | Published in: SpaceThe United States and Russia have assigned the first crew to stay at the International Space Station for one year in preparation for future explorations of the solar system.
Written by: William Atkins | Published in: SpaceNASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft left Earth about 35 years ago. It is now traveling near the edge of our solar system. Before it reaches interstellar space, the spacecraft has discovered a new region of the solar system called the magnetic highway.
Written by: William Atkins | Published in: SpaceA planet has been discovered circling Alpha Centauri B, a star that is about 4.3 light-years away from Earth. Other than our Sun, Alpha Centauri B, along with two companions, is a member of the closest star system to us. This discovery is exciting to astronomers, and adds to the hundreds of planets already found orbiting stars.
Written by: William Atkins | Published in: SpaceNASA announced its plans on August 20, 2012, to send the InSight stationary lander to Mars in order to study the Red Planet's core.
Written by: William Atkins | Published in: UNI-verseI hear all the time people say that the exploration of space should be scrapped by the United States because the money can be better spent elsewhere or because the money isn't benefiting people here on Earth.
Written by: William Atkins | Published in: SpaceAccording to reports surfacing this week (the first week of October 2012), the U.S. space agency NASA has indicated that it is seriously considering the establishment of a space station, with the help of international partners, on the far-side of the Moon. Will NASA be able to do it? Do you like such a plan?
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