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10 Things to Know Today
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1. HIS RE-ELECTION IN DOUBT, OBAMA PROMISES ...
Visible from space: Curiosity tire tracks on Mars
NASA's robotic rover Curiosity is making its mark on Mars, in a way so big that it can be seen from space. In just one month, it's driven 368 feet on ...
Spacewalking team conquers bolt, installs box
Spacewalking astronauts triumphed over a stubborn bolt and installed a critical power-switching box at the International Space Station on Wednesday, ...
35 years later, Voyager 1 is heading beyond the stars
Thirty-five years after leaving Earth, Voyager 1 is reaching for the stars. Sooner or later, the workhorse spacecraft will bid adieu to the solar ...
Astronauts, family mourn humble hero Armstrong
Neil Armstrong was a humble hero who saw himself as a team player and never capitalized on his celebrity as the first man to walk on the moon, ...
Jupiter-bound spacecraft makes key maneuver
A Jupiter-bound spacecraft successfully fired its engine Thursday in the first of two crucial maneuvers intended to bring it toward Earth for a ...
Spacewalking astronauts stymied by sticky bolts
Sticky bolts proved too much for spacewalking astronauts Thursday, forcing them to leave a new power-switching box dangling from the International ...
NASA launches twin satellites to radiation belts
Twin satellites rocketed into orbit Thursday on a quest to explore Earth's treacherous radiation belts and protect the planet from solar outbursts.
NASA Mars rover begins trek to new destination
The Mars rover Curiosity is hitting the road. It headed east Tuesday, driving 52 feet toward a spot where it will use its robotic arm for the first ...
Can Curiosity Mars mission inspire like Apollo?
Neil Armstrong inspired millions with his moonwalk. Can a feisty robotic rover exploring Mars do the same for another generation? With manned missions ...
Armstrong's small step a giant leap for humanity
When man first harnessed fire, no one recorded it. When the Wright Brothers showed man could fly, only a handful of people witnessed it. But when Neil ...
NASA's pioneering astronauts: Where are they now?
As space exploration has become more common and the number of astronauts has risen past 300, many names have faded into the background. But some will ...
To hero-astronaut Armstrong, moonwalk 'just' a job
Neil Armstrong made "one giant leap for mankind" with a small step onto the moon. He commanded the historic landing of the Apollo 11 spacecraft on the ...
Quotes reacting to the death of Neil Armstrong
Quotes about Neil Armstrong, the American who was the first human to walk on the moon, who died Saturday at age 82: — "For those who may ask what they ...
Armstrong called humble hero who served country
When Neil Armstrong walked on the moon all those years ago, he made his country believe that anything was possible with ingenuity and dedication — and ...
Key dates in history of space exploration
Notable events in the history of human space exploration: — Oct. 4, 1957: First artificial satellite, Sputnik I, is launched by Soviet Union. — April ...
Tropical storm stalls NASA launch until Thursday
NASA's effort to launch a pair of satellites to Earth's radiation belts has been delayed until late next week because of Tropical Storm Isaac.
New NASA video captures drama of Mars landing
Viewers can now relive the drama of the Curiosity rover's landing on Mars with a new NASA video detailing the final moments of touchdown. The space ...
Mars rover passes driving test, looks to hit road
Now that Curiosity passed its driving test on Mars, the six-wheel NASA rover set its sights on longer treks. The first test drive around the pebbly ...
Curiosity rover takes first short spin around Mars
Curiosity took its first test drive around the gravel-strewn Martian terrain Wednesday, preparation for the ultimate road trip to find out if the red ...
NASA rover flexes arm for first time on Mars
NASA's Mars rover has taken another small step for robot-kind. Engineers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California say the rover Curiosity ...
NASA picks another Mars flight to explore its core
After driving all around Mars with four rovers, NASA wants to look deep into the guts of the red planet. The space agency decided Monday to launch a ...
Astronauts go spacewalking to hang station shields
Spacewalking astronauts improved the safety of their orbiting home Monday by installing shields to protect against zooming pieces of junk.
Scientists plot driving routes for new Mars rover
NASA's newest rover Curiosity has yet to make its first move on Mars, but scientists said Tuesday they are already mapping out possible driving routes ...
NASA's mega-rover landed on Mars. What's next?
After a spectacular landing on Mars, the rover Curiosity wasted no time embracing its inner shutterbug, delighting scientists with vistas of Gale ...