Curiosity Rover’s Glitch
NASA's Curiosity rover extends its 7-foot arm to drill into a Martian boulder (Credits: NASA JPL). While the Curiosity rover is preparing to... Read more →
NASA to Crash GRAIL Probe on Lunar Surface
Source: NASA GRAIL probes' final flight path (Credits: NASA). Twin lunar-orbiting NASA spacecraft that have allowed scientists to learn more... Read more →
China’s Chang’e 2 Flies by Toutatis
China became the fourth entity capable of observing an asteroid close-up when its lunar probe Chang'e 2 flew within 3.2 km of Toutais at a relative... Read more →
VEGGIE to Provide Salad for Astronauts
NASA's VEGGIE System (Credits: NASA). U.S. astronauts working and living aboard the International Space Station might soon have their own fresh... Read more →
News Shorts: North Korea’s Satellite, Yamal-402’s Orbital Correction, and US Congress on NASA Strategy
The December 12 launch of UNha-3 carrying satellite Kwanomyonosong-3 (Credits: Korean Central News Agency). North Korean Satellite in Orbit,... Read more →
European Space Agency Files Patent for Debris Alert System
R-DBAS aims to provide direct reentry alerts to affected land, sea, and air craft (Credits: Kristhian Mason). The Reentry Direct Broadcasting... Read more →