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New Web Tool Shows Exact Effects of Potential Asteroid Impacts
Asteroids and comets come in all shapes and sizes—from small pebbles, to larger SUV-sized fragments, to massive asteroids like Ceres,...
Superhero-Style Spacesuits Could Provide Vital Compression For Astronauts
This new Spiderman-style suit may not win astronauts a spot in the fashion hall of fame, but it could help...
Air Force’s Space-Based Surveillance Satellite Launches Tomorrow, to Scan for Space Junk
A massive collection of spacecraft parts, dead satellites, and spent rocket stages circle high above the Earth in a sort...
Using Home Astronomy Software, Citizen Scientists Discover New Pulsar
Through the Einstein@Home program, about 250,000 private citizens from 192 countries donate time on their home and office computers to...
NASA’s WISE Telescope Completes First Survey of the Entire Sky, Returning More Than a Million Images
NASA’s Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) satellite has just completed its first survey of the entire sky viewable from Earth...
Genetically Engineered Mosquitoes Are 100 Percent Resistant to Malaria Parasite
The new bug is the first with complete resistance to the parasite -- and it passes that gene on to its children
After 12,000 Days in Space, Voyager 1 Heads for the Solar System Boundary
Next time you’re marveling at the fact that Spirit and Opportunity have been roving Mars for over six years now,...
Tomorrow, Watch the Largest Asteroid Flyby Ever, Live
The European Space Agency’s Rosetta mission is poised for a flyby of asteroid 21 Lutetia, the largest asteroid to ever...
NASA Will Rescue Thousands of Sea Turtle Eggs from Oil Leak Areas
NASA’s latest mission doesn’t have anything to do with spacecraft or satellites. The space agency is helping thousands of baby...
NASA’s Curiosity Mars Rover Gets New Steering System, Will be First Rover to Land Directly on its Wheels
The next Mars rover, Curiosity, has been outfitted with a new cutting-edge mobility system that’s enough to make off-road enthusiasts...
