Science

Astronomers Release the Largest Ever Three-Dimensional Map of the Sky

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This is a still image from a video fly-through of the SDSS-III galaxies mapped in Data Release 9.

NASA's Curiosity Rover Caught in the Act of Landing

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NASA's Curiosity rover and its parachute were spotted by NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter as Curiosity descended to...

ESA spacecraft records crucial NASA signals from Mars

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Curiosity's first view of Mars

NASA Lands Car-Size Rover Beside Martian Mountain

NASA's most advanced Mars rover Curiosity has landed on the Red Planet. The one-ton rover, hanging by ropes from a rocket backpack, touched down onto Mars Sunday to end a 36-week flight and begin a two-year investigation.

Mars Tugging on Approaching NASA Rover Curiosity

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Tackling the Challenge of Mars
This artist's scoreboard displays a fictional game between Mars and Earth, with...

Signs Changing Fast for Voyager at Solar System Edge

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This artist's concept shows NASA's two Voyager spacecraft exploring a turbulent region of space known as the heliosheath...

NASA Investigates Proton Radiation Effects on Cells

A team of researchers at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in Berkeley, Calif., has found radiation from protons could further enhance a process that occurs during tumor progression. This information may...

What to Expect When Curiosity Starts Snapping Pictures

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Seventeen Cameras on Curiosity
This graphic shows the locations of the cameras on NASA's...