Space articles

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  Feature

  Mars is the new moon: why space explorers will never be the same

  By Trent Wolbe on September 11, 2012 01:45 pm + 221 comments

  The Earth that Neil Armstrong left forever last month was a different planet than the one he Continue reading…

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  Article

  Curiosity snaps a self-portrait from the surface of Mars

  By Chris Welch on September 8, 2012 09:44 pm + 49 comments

  Ever since NASA's Curiosity rover touched down on Mars, we've been witness to a constant stream of Continue reading…

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  Article

  NASA's Curiosity rover looks back at where it has been

  By Louis Goddard on September 1, 2012 10:34 pm + 34 comments

  NASA's Curiosity rover has taken yet another astonishing photograph of the Martian landscape, this Continue reading…

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  Article

  SpaceX cleared to begin resupply missions to the International Space Station in October

  By Nate Ralph on August 29, 2012 04:09 am + 1 comments

  SpaceX has received final clearance from NASA to begin flying resupply missions to the International Continue reading…

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  Article

  Explore Curiosity's Mars landing site with NASA's 360-degree panoramic image

  By Andrew Webster on August 28, 2012 02:01 pm + 10 comments

  There's been no shortage of astounding images coming from NASA's Curiosity rover, but the latest is Continue reading…

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  Article

  Death of a hero: the best coverage of Neil Armstrong's life

  By Louis Goddard on August 28, 2012 06:48 am + 7 comments

  Legendary astronaut Neil Armstrong's death on Saturday provoked a storm of obituaries and Continue reading…

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  Article

  NASA set to launch cheap Android-based satellites with Nexus hardware later this year

  By Chris Welch on August 26, 2012 11:34 pm + 94 comments

  Faced with a shrinking budget, NASA will in many ways need to reinvent itself if the agency hopes to Continue reading…

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  Article

  Microflow, a toaster-sized disease detector, will get its first test run in space

  By Kimber Streams on August 26, 2012 06:21 pm + 10 comments

  The Canadian Space Agency has announced the development of Microflow, a toaster-sized flow cytometer Continue reading…

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  Gallery

  Astronaut Neil Armstrong, 1930-2012

  on August 25, 2012 05:05 pm + 3 comments

  Highlights from astronaut Neil Armstrong's legendary career. Photos courtesy of NASA. Continue reading…

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  Article

  Astronaut Neil Armstrong has died

  By T.C. Sottek on August 25, 2012 03:14 pm + 146 comments

  Legendary astronaut Neil Armstrong has died at age 82. As the spacecraft commander for Apollo 11, Continue reading…