Officials rule against request over rights to dormant shuttle pad
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H2Whoa! Hubble Telescope Finds Geysers of Water on Jupiter’s Moon Europa
Scientists suspected that the moon of Europa had an ocean of water beneath frozen ice. A new study suggests that water may be closer to the surface than they thought
International Space Station Suffers Mechanical Failure
NASA says cooling system is down and may require a space walk to fix
The Year’s Most Beautiful Photos From Space
Cosmic photography is always breathtaking, so a full year’s worth of images provides plenty of choices. Here are some of 2013’s highlights.
The Science Guy Wants Money For Space Exploration
The Planetary Science Program is facing steep budget cuts in 2014
Window on Infinity, Thanksgiving Edition: Pictures From Space
The cosmos are lit up year round, but as the Holiday season begins, they’re offering an especially splashy mix—from a daredevil comet to a box-like supernova to a spectacular portrait of Saturn, with a tiny Earth lurking in the …
Earth Photobombs Saturn
NASA’s Cassini took a gorgeous photo of Saturn, with our own planet in the background
First Ever Asteroid With Six Tails ‘Belches’ Space Dust
Astronomers spot the bizarre rock with NASA’s Hubble telescope
Window on Infinity: Pictures from Space
A comet closes in for a Holiday rendezvous with Earth, while new stars are born in the Elephant Trunk Nebula, and the coldest place in the universe shows its face. In other words, just another month in space.
Window on Infinity: Pictures from Space
From an explosion on the sun to a successful docking of a commercial spacecraft with the International Space Station, to a frog sent accidentally flying by a NASA rocket launch, it was an exciting month in the space biz—unless …