Pluto Map Shows ‘Whale,’ ‘Doughnut’
A newly released map of Pluto, made from images from the New Horizons space probe, shows distinctive markings, including shapes of a whale and a doughnut on …
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NASA: SpaceX Rocket Breaks Up After Launch With Space Station Cargo [VIDEO]
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket broke up just minutes after its launch with cargo for the International Space Station, NASA said. The Falcon took off right on time, …
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Jack King, launch commentator for Apollo 11, dies at 84
Jack King, a NASA official who counted down the historic launch of Apollo 11 on July 16, 1969, died Thursday at age 84. King also did the …
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NASA launches “flying saucer” craft [VIDEO]
After nearly a week of weather-related delays, NASA has sent up a rocket-powered “flying saucer” to test technologies that could someday help get heavy payloads to Mars.
NASA to crash spacecraft onto Mercury’s surface [VIDEO]
NASA’s Messenger spacecraft, which made history four years ago when entering the orbit around Mercury, is preparing to crash onto the planet’s surface later this month, NASA …
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NASA to Launch Longest Space Mission [VIDEO]
Astronaut Scott Kelly will start NASA’s greatest space journey when he and two Russian associates will take off for a yearlong assignment in the International Space Station. …
Dawn spacecraft enters orbit of dwarf planet [VIDEO]
Eight years and 3 billion miles after its launch to the asteroid belt, NASA’s Dawn spacecraft slipped into orbit around the dwarf planet Ceres. Dawn is the …
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SpaceX rocket launch of the DSCOVR observatory Tonight
SpaceX rocket with a U.S. weather satellite bound for deep space launch is 6:07 p.m. EST on Monday, after been called off minutes before liftoff on Sunday …
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Coffee In Space: Astronauts Can Enjoy Espressos With Zero-Gravity Cup [VIDEO]
US researchers have developed a 3D-printed zero-gravity espresso cup that will be sent to the International Space Station in February. The Zero-Gravity Espresso Cup, developed by the …
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NASA scrubs SpaceX mission to International Space Station [VIDEO]
SpaceX scrubbed Tuesday’s attempt to launch a Falcon 9 rocket to the International Space Station and make a historic rocket landing. The next possible launch attempt is …
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