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Russia Says Goodbye To $US165 Million As Mars Probe Crashes To Earth

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6:00PM January 16, 2012 | Nick Broughall

If you’d begun to build a fallout shelter to protect you from the incoming failed Russian probe Phobos-Grunt and it’s potential Australian crash site, rest easy. The $US165 million spacecraft crashed back to earth yesterday, landing in the Pacific ocean off the coast of Chile. More »


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The First Spaceship That Will Go To Space After The Shuttle

4:00AM September 12, 2011 | Jesus Diaz

NASA has just started work on the first space-bound Orion capsule. Here you can see a robotic arm welding the new spaceship. It will be NASA’s first manned ship in space after Atlantis returned on July 21, 2011. More »


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SpaceShipTwo Returning To Earth Looks Just Awesome

3:00AM May 19, 2011 | Jesus Diaz

Virgin Atlantic has tested the return capabilities of their SpaceShipTwo spacecraft for the first time. The video of its first feathered flight is just too beautiful and elegant too describe. Just watch it: More »


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For The First Time In Human History We Have A View Of The Entire Sun

7:00AM February 7, 2011 | Jack Loftus

Until today, NASA was only able to directly view the Earth-facing side of the Sun. We could see solar storms as they happened, but not necessarily as they developed. Now, thanks to STEREO, we can see all sides simultaneously. More »


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Mysterious "Pioneer Anomaly" All But Debunked?

10:00AM December 20, 2010 | Jack Loftus

As recently as September scientists were perplexed about a strange, unexplained acceleration affecting the Pioneer spacecraft. Measurements didn’t match up. Heads were scratched. New physics were excited hypothesized. Let’s pump the brakes a moment, though, shall we? More »


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NASA Engineers Propose Combining A Rail Gun And A Scramjet To Fire Spacecraft Into Orbit

11:00AM December 19, 2010 | Rena Marie Pacella - Pop Sci

NASA has been working on creating a new, cheaper method to launch spacecrafts. Their latest proposal involves train tracks, a rail gun and a scramjet. Here’s what they’re trying to do: More »


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The First Private Orbital Spacecraft Launch

12:57AM December 9, 2010 | Jesus Diaz

The SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket has launched successfully, carrying the Dragon spacecraft into orbit. Dragon is the first private spaceship in history. It would be able to carry seven astronauts to orbit. Watch the launch and the separation videos here. More »


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Video Of The First Military Shuttle Landing

12:00PM December 4, 2010 | Jesus Diaz

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NASA Could Launch Scramjets From Massive Railguns

12:40PM September 15, 2010 | Clay Dillow - PopSci

With the Space Shuttle program winding down, NASA and several commercial ventures are developing technology that will hurl the next iteration of space vehicles into the sky. But NASA acknowledges that rockets aren’t the only – or the best – way to get into space. More »


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Surfing Earth’s Magnetic Field With A Giant Space Ribbon

12:00AM September 5, 2010 | David Shiga - New Scientist

A Japanese rocket unfurled a 300-metre-long ribbon in space on Monday, testing technology that could one day allow spacecraft to navigate by surfing Earth’s magnetic field. More »