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News of the latest adventures into space, and plans of upcoming explorations across the stars.
Dead disk galaxy challenges the theory of galaxy evolution
A compact yet massive, fast-spinning, disk-shaped galaxy that stopped making stars only a few billion years after…
Curiosity Rover can now run experiments without humans
The Mars Curiosity Rover can now successfully explore the rocky surface of Mars on its own, without any human help…
219 planet candidates released by NASA
A mission catalog of planet candidates that introduces 219 new planet candidates has been released by NASA’s Kepler…
Cancer research on The International Space Station
The International Space Station’s unique microgravity environment allows scientists to approach cancer research…
NASA observation team watch out for New Horizons flyby target
At least 54 observing teams with dozens of telescopes dispatched across two continents, positioned to catch a rare,…
Meet America’s #NewAstronauts with NASA
After evaluating a record number of applications, NASA is proud to present its 2017 astronaut class.
Stratified lake identified from Mars Rover findings
NASA's Curiosity Mars rover revealed a pattern typical of a lake-floor sedimentary deposit near where flowing water…
Project Apophis: Close-range mission to a giant asteroid
A giant asteroid will fly by Earth in 2029, and Space Systems Engineering students are designing a close-range…
Construction starts on world’s largest optical telescope
Scientists are a step closer to understanding the inner-workings of the universe with the world's largest optical…
NASA’s Psyche Discovery Mission launch moved up one year
Psyche, NASA's Discovery Mission to a unique metal asteroid, has been moved up one year with launch in the summer…