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Asteroid 2010 SO16 is following Earth in its orbit around sun
Astronomers in Ireland have found another asteroid , asteroid 2010 SO16, is Earth's companion, sharing our orbit around the sun.
April 6, 2011
Space exploration of planets the next 10 years of
Squyres led a committee for the U.S. National Research Council that in 2011 released a report on the future of space explorations in our solar system.
April 5, 2011
Vesta is it an asteroid or not an asteroid?
The asteroid Vesta will soon get a visitor. The Dawn spacecraft will enter Vesta orbit in July, 2011 and will map Vesta's terrain.
April 1, 2011
Mercury in first image from orbit by MESSENGER
NASA's MESSENGER spacecraft, first craft to orbit Mercury, has sent back a historic first image of Mercury as seen from orbit.
March 30, 2011
Space shuttle Discovery and it’s legacy
NASA talks about the legacy of space shuttle Discovery, piloting the mission that launched the Hubble Space telescope, and what's next for human spaceflight.
March 21, 2011
Forecast: Spring rains on Saturn’s moon
NASA’s Cassini spacecraft found evidence of spring rains around the equator of Saturn's largest moon, Titan.
March 20, 2011
MESSENGER becomes first craft to orbit Mercury
On Thursday, March 17, 2011, the MESSENGER spacecraft will become the first space probe to enter orbit around the innermost planet of our solar system, Mercury.
March 17, 2011
Supermoon and the Japan massive earthquake
Did a supermoon cause the massive 8.9-magnitude earthquake and deadly tsunami in Japan on March 11, 2011? No. But supermoons can cause flooding along coastlines.
March 11, 2011
Shuttle Discovery gets wake-up call from William Shatner
The crew of space shuttle Discovery got a special wake-up call this morning from actor William Shatner of Captain Kirk fame from the TV series Star Trek.
March 7, 2011
Rocks on Mars may represent habitable environment
Rocks on Mars from its early history – almost four billion years ago - suggest there might have been a habitable environment underneath the surface of the planet.
March 2, 2011
