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  Mars rover Curiosity's history in pictures, and how to watch the landing live

  By Kimber Streams on August 3, 2012 04:30 pm + 16 comments

  In preparation for this weekend's highly anticipated Mars rover landing, The Atlantic has compiled a Continue reading…

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  The Mars missions that failed

  By Kimber Streams on August 2, 2012 05:33 pm + 25 comments

  The Mars rover Curiosity is set to land this weekend, and in honor of the event, Wired is taking a Continue reading…

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  Explore NASA's Kennedy Space Center through Google Street View

  By Andrew Webster on August 2, 2012 10:15 am + 6 comments

  If you missed your chance to visit the Kennedy Space Center in person earlier this year, NASA has Continue reading…

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  Mars rover landing to be screened in Times Square

  By Louis Goddard on August 1, 2012 08:29 am + 26 comments

  The expected landing of NASA's Curiosity rover on the surface of Mars next Monday will be shown live Continue reading…

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  First images from privately-funded Discovery Channel Telescope revealed

  By Jeff Blagdon on July 24, 2012 01:48 am + 11 comments

  The first images from the Discovery Channel Telescope (DCT) at the Lowell Observatory in Arizona are Continue reading…

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  Sally Ride, the first American woman in space, passes away at 61

  By Jeff Blagdon on July 23, 2012 10:41 pm + 16 comments

  Sally Ride is an icon, and not just for being the first US woman to go into space — after Continue reading…

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  Watch this: NASA footage of the first Landsat satellite launch in 1972

  By Andrew Webster on July 23, 2012 06:14 pm + 3 comments

  40 years ago today, the very first satellite launched as part of the Landsat program, which has Continue reading…

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  Watch this: 'View from the ISS at night,' a visually and emotionally stunning look at space

  By T.C. Sottek on July 21, 2012 05:51 pm + 69 comments

  Photographer Knate Myers has stitched together an incredible timelapse video of Earth and space with Continue reading…

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  NASA hires scent chemist to recreate the smell of space

  By Justin Rubio on July 19, 2012 02:08 pm + 18 comments

  The scent of space is one that only few have experienced, but if you've ever wondered what treats Continue reading…

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  Final Frontier Design's third-generation spacesuit reaches Kickstarter goal

  By Evan Rodgers on July 18, 2012 11:29 pm + 16 comments

  Final Frontier Design (FFD) has reached its $20,000 Kickstarter goal which will allow it to make the Continue reading…