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Asteroid Makes a Safe Pass Past Earth, with a Moon in Tow

By Peter R - Jan 27, 2015 10:34 AM EST

Radar images from NASA show the asteroid 2004 BL86 flying past with an orbiting moon.

2014 The Hottest Year in Over a Century, Scientists

By R. Siva Kumar - Jan 16, 2015 04:52 PM EST

Climatological research shows that global warming created the hottest year in history last year.

Missing Spacecraft Beagle2 Found Parked on Mars After Vanishing for More Than a Decade

By Peter R - Jan 16, 2015 04:39 PM EST

A NASA team located the missing Mars lander from high resolution images taken by Mars Orbiter.

SpaceX Nearly Succeeds in Landing Rocket for Reuse

By Dustin M Braden - Jan 10, 2015 12:48 PM EST

SpaceX, the private space company founded and owned by Elon Musk, successfully delivered a load of supplies to the International Space Station, but failed to land the rocket on a floating platform on its return to Earth.

NASA To Partner With Nissan To Develop Self-Driving Cars For Space

By Kamal Nayan - Jan 10, 2015 09:14 AM EST

The US space agency, NASA will partner with automaker Nissan to build self-driving and zero-emission autonomous cars for space. Apparently they will start with self-driving cars for earth first.

Rocky Sediments in Curiosity Images May Hold Clue to Life on Mars

By Peter R - Jan 08, 2015 03:24 PM EST

Observations made from images captured by NASA's Mars rover are suggestive of microbial existence in the past.

Scientists Discover Planets Most Similar to Earth Yet

By Dustin M Braden - Jan 06, 2015 06:53 PM EST

Scientists have discovered 8 new exoplanets, which are planets that orbit stars other than our sun, and two of these are the most similar to Earth of any planet found in deep space.

Feeling Cold Can Fight Your Weight

By R. Siva Kumar - Dec 31, 2014 01:05 PM EST

When your body gets exposed to the cold atmosphere, its white fat gets converted into brown fat, which begins to burn your calories.

NASA Will Partner With Four Private Companies For Space Exploration Programs

By Kamal Nayan - Dec 26, 2014 12:45 AM EST

NASA will partner with four private firms in U.S. for new space exploration program which would eventually see American astronauts return to Moon and land on Mars.

Why is Sun's Corona Hotter Than its Surface? NASA's NuSTAR X-Ray Telescope May Have the Answer

By Peter R - Dec 24, 2014 12:52 PM EST

NuSTAR has for the first time captured X-rays from the Sun, which scientists hope can help answer many puzzles.

NASA's New Video Shows What Orion Endured During Descent

By Peter R - Dec 22, 2014 05:25 PM EST

NASA has released footage showing last 10 minutes of Orion's descent to Earth.

NASA Ditches Snail Mail for Email, Sends Tool Designs into Space for 3D Printing

By Peter R - Dec 22, 2014 02:41 PM EST

NASA emailed designs of a tool to be 3D printed in the International Space Station.

NASA's Mississippi Misadventure Costs More than US $ 350 Million

By Peter R - Dec 17, 2014 12:21 PM EST

NASA developed a rocket test tower fully knowing it would never be used.

Does Life Exist on Mars? NASA's Curiosity Rover Finds Hints in Methane

By Peter R - Dec 16, 2014 02:47 PM EST

Short bursts of methane releases detected by NASA's Curiosity rover has raised the possibility of life on the planet.

NASA Allows People to Name Craters on Mercury

By Peter R - Dec 16, 2014 02:45 PM EST

To generate international recognition for its Mercury orbiter MESSENGER, NASA is inviting entries for five craters.

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