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NASA is teaming up with Russia to put a new space station near the moon. Here’s why.
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NASA Is Sending Some Lucky Yeast Into Radiation-Filled Deep Space
Where no yeast has gone before
Why Mining an Asteroid for Water and Precious Metals Isn’t as Crazy as it Sounds
Planetary Resources wants to start mining asteroids, and there's no good reason why they cannot
Germany Builds a ‘Space Tunnel’ for Testing the Ion Engines of the Future
If you want to test an aircraft, a race car, a motorcycle, or just about anything that’s going to be … Continued
NASA Unveils Its New Deep Space Exploration Vehicle
Which is also its old deep space exploration vehicle
EU-Backed ‘Electric Sail’ Could Be the Fastest Man-Made Device Ever Built
IKAROS would do well to watch its back, for the Japanese solar-sailing spacecraft may just have some competition that’s fast … Continued
For Second Time, Ice Found Aboard Asteroid, Suggesting Water in Orbit Could Be Common
Back in April, two teams of researchers caused a stir when they discovered the first-ever evidence of water ice and … Continued
IKAROS Solar-Sail Craft Successfully Steers With Strategically Placed LCDs, Using No Propellant
Japan’s IKAROS spacecraft is still solar sailing its way across the solar system in a proof of concept experiment that … Continued
Japan’s IKAROS Successfully Rolls Out First Solar Sail in Space, Prepares For Interplanetary Cruise
It’s sink or sail time for Japan’s IKAROS spacecraft, and according to initial reports from JAXA the unfurling of the … Continued
