Backyard observers Dan Peterson & George Hall were making routine images of the planet Jupiter, currently…
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Russia May Seek Moon Base for Exploration, Deputy Premier Says
Russia should set up a permanent moon base as a launch-pad for space exploration, Deputy Prime…
35 years after launch, Voyager-1 raises questions about where solar system ends
Voyager-1 celebrates its 35th anniversary in space by opening a new controversy about where our solar…
NASA’s Dawn spacecraft departs Vesta
In the early morning hours of Sept. 5, 2012, NASA engineers commanded its Dawn spacecraft, currently…
NASA launches twin satellites to Earth’s treacherous radiation belts
Canadians are obsessed with the weather and, as a nation, we kind of have to be.…
Stuck bolt on space station stymies spacewalkers
NASA on Thursday halted attempts to replace a power device on the International Space Station after…
Rocket blasts off, puts NASA radiation belt probes in orbit
An unmanned Atlas 5 rocket lifted off on Thursday from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in…
Space Elevator to the moon
A California firm thinks that a space elevator — essentially a giant cable reaching to the…
Will.i.am on Mars; Black Eyed Pea premiering new song with help of Curiosity rover
Excellent news for fans and haters of will.i.am alike: the Black Eyed Pea will debut his…
Once in a blue moon: A lunar oddity caps off August 2012
The Friday’s Full Moon ends the month of August with one of the stranger astronomical terms…