Mars Rover Eats Dirt
NASA's Curiosity ingested its first soil sample
Space
Mars Rover Digs Up Shiny Particles
Native to red planet, not debris from Curiosity, as was feared
Private Group Considers Alpha Centauri Probe
It has planets and may be worth a look
Earth-Sized Planet Circles Alpha Centauri B
I call dibs (though it is a bit toasty)!
Cassini Space Probe Marks 15 Years of Duty
Has logged 3.8 billion miles in it its studies of Saturn
NASA, SpaceX Team Up to Investigate Launch Glitch
One rocket engine failed in last mission
Endeavor Crawls Its Way Through Los Angeles
A 2 mph journey to its final home at the California Science Center
Curiosity Finds Earth-Like Rock on Mars
Kind of rock's never been seen on Mars before
Diamond Planet Discovered
Bigger than Earth and largely made of diamond, 40 light years away
SpaceX Satellite Took a Wrong Turn
Launch glitch put the payload into the wrong orbit
SpaceX Gives Space Station a New Lease on Life
The ability to get from here to there is key
Why Can't We Go Space Driving Yet?
A record-breaking skydiving attempt brings up the pressing question
International Space Station to Shift Orbit
Trying to lower the risk of collision
Universe Expanding Even Faster Than Scientists Thought
It's a great big universe!
Space Station Will Swerve To Avoid Space Junk
Maybe also stop to pick up some roadkill
Rover Finds Proof Mars Once Had Flowing Water
Researchers estimate planet had water for thousands to millions of years
Spacetime Crystal Could Tell Time Longer than the Universe
Would keep time even after the universe's heat death
Endeavour Makes Final Flight in California
Will end up on display at California Space Center
What's the Smallest Thing in the Universe?
The punch line probably involves a Planck length
Scientists: Faster Than Light Travel Possible
Would work kind of like what you might imagine Star Trek's warp drive to work like
NASA Hopes Curiosity Doesn't Strike Water
It has microbes on its drill that could transfer to water Curiosity finds
New Theory: Mars Was Too Hot For Life
Those signs of flowing water in the past? Might've actually been lava
NASA Catches Solar Flare Stretching Half Million Miles into Space
Just happened last week
