Space Pictures This Week: Martian Dust Devils, Weekend Spacewalk
Astronauts parachute to Earth and the sun goes loopy in this week's best new space pictures.
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Dark, massive asteroid to fly by Earth on May 31
It's 1.7 miles long. Its surface is covered in a sticky black substance similar to the gunk at the bottom of a barbecue. If it impacted Earth it ...
Massive Asteroid QE2 Flies By Earth This Month
A massive asteroid is set to fly by Earth at the end of May. While it poses no threat to our planet, astronomers are still keeping a close eye on it. ...
US Spaceflight Ambitions Must Face Budget Reality, NASA Chief Says
The agency must take a realist attitude to what can be done with little money, Bolden said.
Why some Canadians want to die on Mars
More than 80,000 people have applied for a Dutch non-profit organization's proposed one-way trip to Mars. Anna Maria Tremonti, host of The Current, ...
Opportunity Examines Clay Clues in Rock
NASA's senior Mars rover, Opportunity, is driving to a new study area after a dramatic finish to 20 months on "Cape York" with examination of a rock ...
Mars Icebreaker Life Mission
Moffett Field CA (SPX) May 17, 2013 Missions to Mars have only scratched its surface. To go deeper, scientists are proposing a spacecraft that can ...
Electric Vehicles to Explore Deep Space (Photo Gallery)
Images of electric spacecraft, which have explored the moon, Mars and beyond.
Nasa's job is not to 'titillate'
Space station commander, Chris Hadfield, tells BBC News that those calling for a quick return of manned missions to the Moon were seeking ...
Ariane Flight VA214's launch vehicle marks a preparation milestone
Kourou, French Guiana (ESA) May 17, 2013 The third Ariane 5 for launch in 2013 has now completed basic build-up at the Spaceport, taking the next ...