NASA’s Mars rover Curiosity returns to work on Wednesday
following a month-long hiatus due to the sun blocking radio
communications with Earth.
Nuclear Thermal Rockets could push mankind toward the
asteroid belt and beyond, beginning an era of solar system colonization.
After three weeks of radio silence from NASA's veteran Mars
rover Opportunity, mission managers regained contact with the robot only
to find it had dropped into a self-imposed "safe mode."
A new book, filled with stunning images, takes you on a tour
of our cosmic backyard -- just in time for Mother's Day.
The search for extraterrestrial life is so multipronged we
have to ask ourselves what sort of detection of life off Earth would be
most scientifically reliable? And, what scenario would have the biggest
impact on the public?
NASA scientists don’t often learn that their spacecraft is at
risk of crashing into another satellite. But when Julie McEnery, the
project scientist for NASA’s Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope, checked
her email on March 29, [...]
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