• Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • December 10th, 2013
Time Has Come for the Rosetta Spacecraft to Wake Up

Time Has Come for the Rosetta Spacecraft to Wake Up

The probe will reach its target next year, mission controllers say

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • February 27th, 2010
New Horizons Is Halfway to Pluto

New Horizons Is Halfway to Pluto

It officially covered half the distance to the dwarf planet

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • October 20th, 2009
Galileo Was Launched Two Decades Ago

Galileo Was Launched Two Decades Ago

Its journey lasted for 14 years

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • October 1st, 2009
NASA Is Running Low on Plutonium-238 Fuel

NASA Is Running Low on Plutonium-238 Fuel

Deep-space exploration missions are in jeopardy

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • August 19th, 2009
The Challenges of Navigating a Solar Sail

The Challenges of Navigating a Solar Sail

More than Newtonian physics is needed