Deep Space Exploration

Status of Solar System Exploration

By Staff Writers on October 4, 2012

Ever lose track of what's going on with all those exploratory missions roaming around the solar system? Here's a graphical refresher of exploratory... Read more →

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ATV-3 Cargo Ship Reenters Atmosphere over Pacific Ocean

By Phillip Keane on October 4, 2012

ATV-3 performs a reboost maneuver while docked to ISS (Credits: ISS). In the early hours of October 2nd, ESA’s ATV-3 cargo ship destructively... Read more →

Space Medicine

It’s Not the Plane, It’s Human Physiology: New Shift in the F-22 Investigation

By Tereza Pultarova on October 4, 2012

It seems that basic human needs weren’t among the primary drivers for the designers of the near-invisible American fighter jet F-22 Raptor.... Read more →

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Radiation Belt Storm Probe Captures Chorus

By Merryl Azriel on October 3, 2012

Rendering of Earth's magnetosphere, including magnetic field lines and the radiation belts (Credits: NASA). The Van Allen radiation belts are a... Read more →

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Orbital Sciences Moves Antares to Launch Pad

By Staff Writers on October 3, 2012

As SpaceX gears up for its first supply mission to the International Space Station, its closest competitor in the commercial resupply business isn't... Read more →

Debris Remediation

ESA Discusses Active Debris Removal

By Hubert Foy on October 3, 2012

Metop-B launch site in Baikonur, Kazakhstan (Credits: AFP/Getty Images). As the Metop-B weather satellite was going through Launch and Early... Read more →