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No kidding, we might just grab, bag and drag an asteroid to Earth
Animation of NASA's Asteroid Retrieval Mission Wait a minute, let me rub my eyes again. It looks like we're about to take the first step toward retrieving an asteroid. NASA's proposed 2014 budget in...
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Dogs, wolves and the occasional human have been known to howl at it. At times it seems to follow us. Over the centuries, humans have used it to plant by, harvest by and navigate by. Odes and poems hav...
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Expert panel: NASA seems lost in space, needs goal

WASHINGTON (AP) — NASA, the agency that epitomized the "Right Stuff," seems lost in space and doesn't have a clear sense of where it is going, an independent panel of science and engineering experts said in a stinging report Wednesday.

By Seth Borenstein, AP Science Writer , December 06, 2012

Mars redux: NASA to launch Curiosity-like rover

LOS ANGELES (AP) — If you thought NASA's latest Mars landing was a nail-biter, get ready for a sequel.

By Alicia Chang, AP Science Writer , December 05, 2012

Cosmic radio waves mimic chirping of 'alien birds'

Twin spacecraft have captured the clearest sounds yet from Earth's radiation belts — and they mimic the chirping of birds.

December 04, 2012

Mars rover Curiosity: No surprise in 1st soil test

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Results are in from the first test of Martian soil by the rover Curiosity: So far, there is no definitive evidence that the red planet has the chemical ingredients to support life.

By Alicia Chang, AP Science Writer , December 03, 2012

NASA: Closest planet to sun, Mercury, harbors ice

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A NASA spacecraft has confirmed there's ice at Mercury's north pole.

By Marcia Dunn, AP Aerospace Writer , November 29, 2012

US twin astronaut, Russian to spend year in orbit

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A former space shuttle commander whose twin brother is married to former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords will attempt the longest spaceflight ever by an American.

By Marcia Dunn, AP Aerospace Writer , November 26, 2012

Final 10-mile trek for space shuttle Atlantis

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Accompanied by a fleet of astronauts spanning NASA's entire existence, Atlantis made a slow, solemn journey to retirement Friday, the last space shuttle to orbit the world and the last to leave NASA's nest.

By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press , November 02, 2012

Space shuttle Endeavour stuck at home in Florida

Space shuttle Endeavour apparently doesn't want to leave home.

September 17, 2012

NASA rover Curiosity shoots a Mars rock with laser

NASA's Curiosity rover has zapped its first Martian rock, aiming its laser for the sake of science.

August 20, 2012

NASA releases low-res video of Mars rover descent

NASA's Curiosity rover on Monday transmitted a low-resolution video showing the last 2 1/2 minutes of its white-knuckle dive through the Mars atmosphere, giving Earthlings a sneak peek of a spacecraft landing on another world.

August 07, 2012

Mars rover takes the plunge: NASA holds its breath as the Curiosity Mars Rover gets ready to land

Mars rover takes the plunge: NASA holds its breath as the Curiosity Mars Rover gets ready to land PASADENA, Calif. — With Mars looming large, NASA’s most high-tech rover ever built was on track to plunge into the red planet’s atmosphere Sunday night and attempt a series of difficult acrobatics to land safely on the surface.

By Alicia Chang, Associated Press , August 06, 2012

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US satellite spy agency donates telescopes to NASA

WASHINGTON (AP) — NASA has received a gift from an unexpected source — the nation's satellite spy agency.

By Associated Press , June 04, 2012

Suit: NASA specialist axed over intelligent design

LOS ANGELES (AP) — NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory has landed robotic explorers on the surface of Mars, sent probes to outer planets and operates a worldwide network of antennas that communicates with interplanetary spacecraft.

By Gillian Flaccus, Associated Press , March 12, 2012

Mars-bound NASA rover begins trajectory maneuver

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A NASA spacecraft has begun firing its thrusters to refine its flight path to Mars.

January 11, 2012

Twin probes to circle moon to study gravity field

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The moon has come a long way since Galileo first peered at it through a telescope. Unmanned probes have circled around it and landed on its surface. Twelve American astronauts have walked on it. And lunar rocks and soil have been hauled back from it.

By Alicia Chang, AP Science Writer , December 26, 2011

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