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May 17, 2013 08:33 AM EDT

NASA Mars Rover Opportunity Breaks Distance Record After Nine Years

A rover has been making its way across the surface of Mars for nine years, steadily recording data during its lone trek. Now, Mars Exploration Rover (MER) Opportunity has broken a record. It's travelled the farthest of any extraterrestrial vehicle.

May 16, 2013 08:39 AM EDT

NASA and Google Team Up with Speedy D-Wave Quantum Computer

NASA and Google are teaming up to launch a new laboratory that's focused on advancing machine learning, and which will utilize a speedy quantum computer.

May 15, 2013 01:55 PM EDT

Space Farmers: NASA Examines Farming on Mars for 2030 Mission

Could we really farm on Mars? NASA is looking into the possibility of growing plants on the Red Planet in order to create a self-sustaining Mars colony.

May 11, 2013 08:12 AM EDT

NASA Mars Rover Curiosity to Drill into Cumberland Rock

NASA's Mars rover Curiosity has a new site to drill--the Cumberland rock. Now, the rover will set course for the location in the coming day.

May 07, 2013 12:21 PM EDT

Scorching Hot Jupiter Exoplanets Captured by NASA's Spitzer

Our galaxy teams with different planets, including the 800 exoplanets that circle stars other than our own sun. Now, NASA researchers have gotten a closer look at a particular scorching "species" of these exoplanets known as hot Jupiters, or "roasters" with the Spitzer Space Telescope.

May 06, 2013 01:00 PM EDT

NASA Plans Manned Mission to Mars Within 20 Years

NASA has officially discussed the possibility of sending a person to the surface of Mars within 20 years.

May 02, 2013 11:13 AM EDT

Former Russian Spy Satellite Nearly Obliterates NASA Space Telescope (Video)

A high-tech NASA telescope in orbit escaped a major collision with a former Soviet-era Russian spy satellite last year. The crash would have resulted in an explosion that would have released as much energy as two and a half tons of explosives.

May 02, 2013 08:05 AM EDT

Send Your Name and Message to Mars! NASA Invites Public to the Red Planet

You may not be able to journey to Mars yourself, but your message sure can. NASA is inviting members of the public to submit their names and a personal message online for a DVD that will be carried aboard a spacecraft that will study the upper atmosphere of the Red Planet.

Apr 18, 2013 08:18 PM EDT

Awesome Video: What Happens When you Wring Out a Sopping Wet Washcloth in Space?

We almost take gravity for granted in our everyday life, but if you're an astronaut, you will definitely miss it. This week, commander Chris Hadfield, an astronaut aboard the International Space Station, demonstrated what happens when you get a washcloth soaking in space and then wring it out.

Apr 15, 2013 09:21 PM EDT

Enormous Comet Impact into Mars Less Likely, Says NASA

The enormous comet C/2013 A1, also called Sliding Spring, that is on a near-collision course with Mars is after all very unlikely to hit when it closely approaches the Red Planet later in 2014, NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory said in an update.

Apr 12, 2013 09:42 AM EDT

NASA Mars Orbiter Spots Lost 1971 Soviet Lander on Red Planet

Images from NASA Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter may reveal the 1971 Soviet lander that only transmitted for a few seconds before being lost on the Red Planet.

Apr 05, 2013 08:18 AM EDT