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For decades, the search for alien intelligence has revolved around the question: if someone out there is listening, how could ...
In 2005, ESA's Huygens probe landed on Titan, revealing the atmosphere, landscapes, and chemistry of Saturn's moon.
The Mars Telecommunications Orbiter (MTO) isn’t a new idea. Conceived in the early 2000s, the project aimed to deliver ...
This is a challenging mission for a number of reasons, beginning with getting down to the surface. Because Titan has a thick ...
Life on the International Space Station isn't always easy. There's not a lot of room, no showers, and no laundry. Photos show ...
The NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs returns to Loudon to begin the Round of 12, with plenty of past history to dwell on ahead of the contest.
SpaceX called off a launch attempt Sunday after detecting a leak in the plumbing that flows super-cold liquid oxygen ...
Four new Nasa volunteers will step into a capsule next month, hoping to expand our understanding of what it takes to make a ...
Learn about Sally Ride, Mae Jemison, and Eileen Collins, some of the pioneering women at NASA who were among the first to ...
NASA officials said Monday they might go ahead with Tuesday's launch of the space shuttle Discovery even if a fuel sensor problem recurs that scrubbed the flight nearly two weeks ago. Discovery is set ...
Saturn’s moon Enceladus has long dazzled scientists with its icy plumes that spew water and mysterious organic molecules into space, fueling hopes of a habitable ocean beneath. But new experiments ...
For weeks, Elena Adams has been leading her team at the Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Maryland, through ...