• Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • May 21st, 2012
A Quick Look at the NASA FINESSE Spacecraft

A Quick Look at the NASA FINESSE Spacecraft

The mission proposal was selected by NASA for further development

A Short Preview of the FINESSE Mission [Video]

A Short Preview of the FINESSE Mission [Video]

New satellite to investigate the atmosphere of exoplanets

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • May 17th, 2012
Caltech Borrows GALEX Satellite from NASA

Caltech Borrows GALEX Satellite from NASA

The space agency maintains ownership and liability for the spacecraft

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • May 16th, 2012
Swarms of Hopping Robots Proposed for Space Exploration

Swarms of Hopping Robots Proposed for Space Exploration

These machines could reach places other robotic explorers cannot

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • May 16th, 2012
Detecting the Source of Martian Methane

Detecting the Source of Martian Methane

The presence of this gas in the atmosphere baffles scientists

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • May 12th, 2012
MSL Rover Replica Takes a Test Drive

MSL Rover Replica Takes a Test Drive

Experts took it out into the Mojave Desert, California

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • May 12th, 2012
JPL Complete Carbon Instrument for OCO-2 Spacecraft

JPL Complete Carbon Instrument for OCO-2 Spacecraft

The device was recently delivered to a Gilbert, Arizona-based facility

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • May 11th, 2012
Juno Camera Images the Big Dipper

Juno Camera Images the Big Dipper

Experts tested the instrument while en route to Jupiter

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • May 4th, 2012
Opportunity Finds Water-Borne Minerals at Endeavour Crater

Opportunity Finds Water-Borne Minerals at Endeavour Crater

New science results from the rovers detailed in scientific paper

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • May 3rd, 2012
MSL Is Three Months Away from Mars

MSL Is Three Months Away from Mars

The rover is currently on schedule for an August 5 landing

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • May 3rd, 2012
Cassini Sees Enceladus for the Last Time in Three Years

Cassini Sees Enceladus for the Last Time in Three Years

The spacecraft will now focus its attention on other targets

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • May 2nd, 2012
Cassini to Fly over Enceladus Today

Cassini to Fly over Enceladus Today

The spacecraft will analyze the moon's gravitational pull

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • April 30th, 2012
MSL Is Less Than 100 Days Away from Mars

MSL Is Less Than 100 Days Away from Mars

The rover is scheduled to reach the planet this August

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • April 24th, 2012
Snowballs Leave a Mark on Saturn's F Ring

Snowballs Leave a Mark on Saturn's F Ring

This is undoubtedly the gas giant's most dynamic ring, experts say

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • April 23rd, 2012
Massive Methane Source Found in the Arctic

Massive Methane Source Found in the Arctic

Its emissions add to those produced by the tundra

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • April 19th, 2012
Dawn to Spend 40 Extra Days Orbiting Vesta

Dawn to Spend 40 Extra Days Orbiting Vesta

The extension will boost scientific returns considerably

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • April 12th, 2012
Deep Space Atomic Clock Prototype Completed

Deep Space Atomic Clock Prototype Completed

NASA will soon test the advanced timing device in space

 
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