ESA's Rosetta Spacecraft Readies to Send Lander to Its Target Comet

ESA's Rosetta Spacecraft Readies to Send Lander to Its Target Comet

The spacecraft started orbiting Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenk several weeks ago, will soon deploy a lander

  • Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • September 24th, 2014
India's Mangalyaan Spacecraft Reaches Mars, Starts Orbiting It

India's Mangalyaan Spacecraft Reaches Mars, Starts Orbiting It

The spacecraft left Earth on November 4, 2013, reached Mars just 2 days after NASA's MAVEN probe got there

  • Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • September 22nd, 2014
NASA's MAVEN Spacecraft Reaches Mars, Gets Busy Orbiting It

NASA's MAVEN Spacecraft Reaches Mars, Gets Busy Orbiting It

The spacecraft spent 10 month journeying through space to reach the Red Planet, will soon start studying it

  • Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • September 17th, 2014
On September 24, India's Mars Spacecraft Will Start Orbiting the Red Planet

On September 24, India's Mars Spacecraft Will Start Orbiting the Red Planet

The spacecraft left Earth in late 2013, carries a total of 5 scientific instruments that will serve to study the planet

Photo of the Day: Comet Photobombs Rosetta Spacecraft Selfie

Photo of the Day: Comet Photobombs Rosetta Spacecraft Selfie

At the time this photo was taken, the comet and Rosetta were just 50 kilometers (31 miles) away from each other

  • Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • August 26th, 2014
New Horizons Spacecraft Crosses Neptune's Orbit, Moves Closer to Pluto

New Horizons Spacecraft Crosses Neptune's Orbit, Moves Closer to Pluto

The NASA spacecraft is expected to make a close encounter with Pluto on July 14, 2015

  • Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • August 6th, 2014
Rosetta Officially Becomes the First Spacecraft Ever to Orbit a Comet

Rosetta Officially Becomes the First Spacecraft Ever to Orbit a Comet

The Rosetta spacecraft caught up with its target comet this August 6, ESA says

In Just One Year, NASA's New Horizons Spacecraft Will Reach Pluto

In Just One Year, NASA's New Horizons Spacecraft Will Reach Pluto

The spacecraft will fly close to the planet, snap as many photos of it as possible

  • Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • July 12th, 2014
Quasimodo-like Comet Nucleus Has a Fairly Irregular Shape

Quasimodo-like Comet Nucleus Has a Fairly Irregular Shape

Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko's nucleus appears to be elongated and deformed

Man Smells Things for a Living, Likely Has the Weirdest Job in the World

Man Smells Things for a Living, Likely Has the Weirdest Job in the World

Even more surprisingly, it's NASA that pays George Aldrich to sniff things all day

Creative Builder Makes Apollo-Inspired Treehouse

Creative Builder Makes Apollo-Inspired Treehouse

The space capsule is made out of a water tank and comes complete with a control center

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • April 16th, 2014
Oxygen Regeneration Systems Required for Long-Term Space Missions

Oxygen Regeneration Systems Required for Long-Term Space Missions

NASA is seeking proposals to develop new technologies in this field

Secretive Space Plane Breaks Endurance Record in Orbit

Secretive Space Plane Breaks Endurance Record in Orbit

The USAF reveals no details about the spacecraft's mission

Are Space Planes the Next Big Weapon?

Are Space Planes the Next Big Weapon?

Secretive orbital platforms are becoming increasingly popular

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • March 5th, 2014
Propellant Depots in Space Could Enable Future Lunar Missions

Propellant Depots in Space Could Enable Future Lunar Missions

The proposal was recently made by a team of engineers at MIT

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • January 21st, 2014
NASA Should Focus More on Spacecraft Safety – Expert Commentary

NASA Should Focus More on Spacecraft Safety – Expert Commentary

The Columbia and Challenger disasters appear to have been forgotten

Rosetta Spacecraft Will Wake Up Today

Rosetta Spacecraft Will Wake Up Today

The probe is on its way to meet up with a large comet

 
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