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NASA unveils new launcher design for Mars missions
NASA unveiled its design selection Wednesday for a massive new launcher capable of powering manned space…
Despite accident, Russia set to return to space station
Russia on Tuesday set its next manned space flight to the International Space Station for November…
Astronomers claim biggest haul of other worlds
Astronomers on Tuesday unveiled a haul of more than 50 planets orbiting other stars, including a…
NASA launches Web tool to explore the solar system
Want to explore the solar system and follow NASA space missions in real time?
NASA launches twin satellites to map inner Moon
NASA on Saturday launched a $500 million pair of washing-machine-sized satellites on a mission to map…
Launch of NASA moon probes delayed to Saturday
The launch of a pair of robotic probes designed to map the moon’s gravity was delayed…
NASA spacecraft to probe the inside of the moon
More than 100 spacecraft have been to the moon, including six with U.S. astronauts, but one…
Photos show enduring traces of man’s lunar visits
New high-resolution pictures taken by an orbiting NASA camera show clear evidence of man’s lunar explorations…
NASA mulls ‘what-ifs’ of abandoning space station
NASA is mulling the worst-case scenarios of leaving the $100 billion International Space Station unstaffed for…