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A visitor to the Mission Mars exhibition presented by Russia’s Newton Park Interactive Museum of Science together with the children's techno-park Quantorium looks at ears of wheat grown without soil, by the hydroponic method without soil on 10/26/17. (Reuters)

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April 29, 2016

Artist impression of ESA's Venus Express conducting special maneuvers to lower its orbit around Venus ((c) ESA–C. Carreau)

Venusian Atmosphere; Space Mice Liver Trouble; Gravitation Wave Light Pulse

April 20, 2016

New Details of Venusian Atmosphere Revealed The European Space Agency’s Venus Express orbited Earth’s closest planetary neighbor for over eight years until its mission ended in December 2014. In its final months the spacecraft was sent deep into the Venusian atmosphere for a series of low-altitude orbits. Studying data of a previously unexplored piece of […]

Astronauts Warn of Catastrophic Asteroid Strikes

April 23, 2014

Three former astronauts are sounding the alarm about the dangers our planet faces from asteroid impacts and how steps must be taken now to protect against a catastrophic asteroid strike. The three astronauts included  Ed Lu, who flew into space aboard the space shuttle, as well as a Soyuz spacecraft, to and from the International Space […]

Health Concerns Could Ground Citizen Astronauts

December 17, 2012

A group of former NASA executives plans to offer excursions to the moon to anyone who can afford the   $1.4-million-dollar-per-couple ticket price. Golden Spike Co. is the latest private company to join the burgeoning space tourism industry. Once operations launch, the public demand for seats on commercial spacecraft is expected to grow from 373 seats […]

SpaceX Marks New Commercial Era in Space Exploration

May 23, 2012

Yesterday’s successful launch of SpaceX‘s Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon reusable spacecraft from Cape Canaveral in Florida, marked what NASA administrator Charles Bolden called “the beginning of a new era in exploration.” Now that the Dragon is in space, technicians are testing its capability of rendezvousing and docking with the International Space Station, where it […]

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