(But ISON may have broken apart on its path to the sun)
Space
How Greenhouse Gases Saved Mars
The same heat-trapping processes that are causing so much trouble on Earth once made Mars a very pleasant place
NASA Satellite Captures Brightest Space Explosion Ever Recorded
The monster gamma ray burst happened only a quarter of the universe away, which scientists say makes it one of the best chances to observe a collapsing star ever.
Visitors from Beyond the Galaxy Reach the Antarctic
A collection of flash-frozen sensors buried beneath the polar ice confirms the arrival of the most exotic neutrinos ever
High School Students Launch Satellite Into Space
The tiny orbiter underwent seven years of designs before it finally blasted off into the great beyond
Manned Mars Mission Could Be Only Four Years Away
U.S. billionaire reveals ambitious interplanetary travel plan
WATCH: Countdown To MAVEN’s Quest to Find Out What Happened On Mars
NASA attempts to discover why the red planet became dry and barren
What Killed Mars? A New Spacecraft Will Find Out
When Mars lost its atmosphere it also lost its water—and any chance of being a planetary contender. Now we may find out how that happened
Earth Photobombs Saturn
NASA’s Cassini took a gorgeous photo of Saturn, with our own planet in the background
Air Prayer: Space Priest Blesses Russian Launch
OK, this is not exactly a picture that cries out “impending space launch.” But that’s just what was about to happen, which is why Russian Orthodox Priest Father Sergei was in the Cosmonaut Hotel, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan on Nov.
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