Backup Thruster Set Activated on Voyager 2

Backup Thruster Set Activated on Voyager 2

Mission controllers sent the commands a few days back

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • November 11th, 2011
NASA Shows Earliest Stars Were Smaller Than Suggested

NASA Shows Earliest Stars Were Smaller Than Suggested

Astronomers believed the early Universe was inhabited by behemoths

Short Clip of Asteroid 2005 YU55 Created

Short Clip of Asteroid 2005 YU55 Created

Experts at JPL release the video to the general public

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • November 8th, 2011
NASA Images Asteroid 2005 YU55 As It Approaches Earth

NASA Images Asteroid 2005 YU55 As It Approaches Earth

The space rock will pass within the orbit of the Moon

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • November 3rd, 2011
All Martian Water May Be Stuck Underground

All Martian Water May Be Stuck Underground

New interpretation of geological data has extensive implications

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • November 3rd, 2011
JPL CubeSat Launches Alongside NPP Satellite

JPL CubeSat Launches Alongside NPP Satellite

The experiment is meant to test technologies for future space missions

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • October 26th, 2011
Comet Elenin Is No Longer of Concern

Comet Elenin Is No Longer of Concern

Experts dissipate lingering fears that the object might return

JPL Director Recognized by National Academy of Engineering

JPL Director Recognized by National Academy of Engineering

The official received the Arthur M. Bueche Award earlier this month

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • October 19th, 2011
Comet Elenin Shatters Near Earth

Comet Elenin Shatters Near Earth

The debris passed near our planet without causing damage

Orion's Belt To Aid Cassini in Imaging Enceladus' Geysers

Orion's Belt To Aid Cassini in Imaging Enceladus' Geysers

The spacecraft will conduct a new flyby of the moon on October 19

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • October 18th, 2011
Dawn Science Team Presents First Results of Vesta Studies

Dawn Science Team Presents First Results of Vesta Studies

The space probe has already collected a wealth of data

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • October 17th, 2011
New Generation of Atomic Clock Under Development at NASA

New Generation of Atomic Clock Under Development at NASA

The device could be of great use for deep-space missions

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • October 13th, 2011
Newly-Proposed Space Mission Could Reach Uranus

Newly-Proposed Space Mission Could Reach Uranus

Astronomers want to investigate the tilted planet up close

Dawn Sees Largest Mountain in Solar System

Dawn Sees Largest Mountain in Solar System

The features is located on the giant asteroid Vesta

Opportunity Releases Video of Martian Drives

Opportunity Releases Video of Martian Drives

Hundreds of images were stitched together in a new video

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • October 7th, 2011
GRAIL Probes Complete Flight Correction Maneuvers

GRAIL Probes Complete Flight Correction Maneuvers

Both of them are now on the proper course for the Moon

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • October 6th, 2011
Curiosity Is Now Encapsulated in Its Aeroshell

Curiosity Is Now Encapsulated in Its Aeroshell

The rover takes one more step towards launch readiness

 
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