• Windows
  • By Bogdan Popa
  • February 4th, 2016
French Astronaut Discovers Windows XP Running on Russia Spacecraft Simulator

French Astronaut Discovers Windows XP Running on Russia Spacecraft Simulator

Yes, that’s Windows XP running on the simulator

  • Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • September 9th, 2015
Close-Up View of Odd Bright Spots on Dwarf Planet Ceres - Video

Close-Up View of Odd Bright Spots on Dwarf Planet Ceres - Video

Scientists still don't know what these bright spots might be

It's Official, There Are Now Nine Astronauts Aboard the ISS

It's Official, There Are Now Nine Astronauts Aboard the ISS

The station was last home to this many astronauts in 2013

Watch: Soyuz Spacecraft Blasts Off to the ISS

Watch: Soyuz Spacecraft Blasts Off to the ISS

The launch happened this Wednesday at 12:37 a.m. EDT

NASA Releases View of Crevasses on Saturn's Moon Dione

NASA Releases View of Crevasses on Saturn's Moon Dione

The image was obtained by the Cassini probe

  • Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • August 7th, 2015
NASA's August 26 Orion Test Flight Will Purposely End in Failure

NASA's August 26 Orion Test Flight Will Purposely End in Failure

Two of the spacecraft's parachutes will not deploy

Rosetta Sees Massive Boulders and Debris on Comet 67P/C-G

Rosetta Sees Massive Boulders and Debris on Comet 67P/C-G

The image focuses on the comet's Imhotep region

  • Sci Pry
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • July 13th, 2015
Boeing Wants to Build Laser-Powered Airplanes, Maybe Even Spacecraft

Boeing Wants to Build Laser-Powered Airplanes, Maybe Even Spacecraft

The company holds a patent for a laser-powered engine

NASA’s Europa Mission Explained

NASA’s Europa Mission Explained

If there’s alien life on Europa, NASA vows to find it

  • Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • June 20th, 2015
NASA's Mars Odyssey Probe Nearing Its 60,000th Lap of the Red Planet

NASA's Mars Odyssey Probe Nearing Its 60,000th Lap of the Red Planet

The spacecraft reached Mars back in October 2001

Top 10 Coolest Science News of the Week: June 8-14, 2015

Top 10 Coolest Science News of the Week: June 8-14, 2015

Time to review the best science news of the past few days

  • Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • May 30th, 2015
June 3 Marks the 50th Anniversary of the First Ever US Spacewalk

June 3 Marks the 50th Anniversary of the First Ever US Spacewalk

NASA's Ed White was the first American to walk in space

NASA Gears Up for Europa Mission

NASA Gears Up for Europa Mission

The agency wants to search for life on this moon of Jupiter

ESA Releases Close-Up of the Surface of Comet 67P/C-G

ESA Releases Close-Up of the Surface of Comet 67P/C-G

The image was obtained by the agency's Rosetta probe from a distance of about 10 kilometers (a little over 6 miles)

  • Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • May 15th, 2015
Bill Nye Raises over $400,000 (€350,000) for Sun-Powered Spacecraft

Bill Nye Raises over $400,000 (€350,000) for Sun-Powered Spacecraft

The LightSail project, developed by The Planetary Society, aims to prove the viability of solar propulsion

  • Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • May 13th, 2015
NASA Wants to Build the Most Powerful Rocket That Ever Was

NASA Wants to Build the Most Powerful Rocket That Ever Was

The agency plans to use the rocket to send crew and cargo on deep space missions, the goal being to one day reach Mars

  • Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • May 12th, 2015
Dwarf Planet Ceres Revealed in Unprecedented Detail in New Images

Dwarf Planet Ceres Revealed in Unprecedented Detail in New Images

The images, produced by the agency's Dawn spacecraft, were taken from a distance of just 8,400 miles (13,600 kilometers)

 
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