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News of the latest adventures into space, and plans of upcoming explorations across the stars.
NASA astronauts head to the ocean floor for 16 days to prepare for Mars
A team of astronauts, engineers and scientists will take residence at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean for 16 days…
Vibrating shoes could help astronauts avoid falls in space
Even without gravity, astronaut falls in space are hazardous — increasing the risk of missions and even causing…
This is the first image of Jupiter captured by the Juno spacecraft
On July 4, NASA's Juno spacecraft finally reached Jupiter. Juno's visible-light camera was turned on six days after…
Video of the Day: Hobbyist builds functional mini SpaceX Falcon 9 drone
A YouTuber that goes by the name ajw61185 has just released a video of his DIY miniature SpaceX Falcon 9 that…
NASA’s SLS booster fired-up successfully, completes testing
The most powerful rocket in the world has completed its testing before it heads out to space with NASA's Orion…
NASA robot will refuel spacecraft on missions
As we know, spaceships aren't exactly like cars — when you run out of gas, you can't just frequent the nearest…
NASA just set its Cygnus cargo ship on fire in space
After spending 80 days attached to the International Space Station and delivering almost 7,500 pounds of cargo to…
NASA tried to inflate an expandable habitat at the ISS, failed, will try again
With so much talk of one day living on other planets, there's a lot of thought put into how to make that feat…
Video of the Day: NASA spacecraft gets inside a magnetic reconnection event
Imagine sending sensors inside of a hurricane to capture all of the data from the middle of the storm? That's what…
These 4 Lasers Are Creating Artificial Stars Above The Chilean Skies
The European Southern Observatory's Paranal Observatory in Chile is celebrating the launch of its four powerful…