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Should we work together in the race to mine the solar system
Feb 24, 2016 (SPX)
With interest in the prospect of mining the moon and asteroids gaining pace, it's time to take a hard look at what's really at stake. From the time of the launc...
NASA Invites Public to Send Artwork to an Asteroid
Feb 22, 2016 (SPX)
NASA is calling all space enthusiasts to send their artistic endeavors on a journey aboard NASA's Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Sec...
NASA Report Details Expert Team Investigation of Asteroid Redirect Mission
Feb 19, 2016 (SPX)
A new report chartered by NASA provides input to important areas of robotic mission requirements development and explores the science benefits and potential kno...
Puzzling asteroid observations explained by destruction of asteroids close to Sun
Feb 18, 2016 (SPX)
An international team composed of researchers from Finland, France, the United States and the Czech Republic originally set out to construct a state-of-the-art ...
Rosetta's lander faces eternal hibernation
Feb 13, 2016 (ESA)
Silent since its last call to mothership Rosetta seven months ago, the Philae lander is facing conditions on Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko from which it is un...
Farewell Philae: Earth says goodbye to comet probe
Feb 12, 2016 (AFP)
Scientists gave up Friday trying to contact robot lab Philae, stubbornly silent on the surface of a comet streaking through space -- closing a captivating chapt...
Dawn now circling Ceres in its final orbit
Feb 07, 2016 (JPL)
A veteran interplanetary traveler is writing the closing chapter in its long and storied expedition. In its final orbit, where it will remain even beyond the en...
Inside Rosetta's comet
Feb 05, 2016 (ESA)
There are no large caverns inside Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. ESA's Rosetta mission has made measurements that clearly demonstrate this, solving a long-sta...
Small Asteroid to Pass Close to Earth March 5
Feb 04, 2016 (JPL)
A small asteroid that two years ago flew past Earth at a comfortable distance of about 1.3 million miles (2 million kilometers) will safely fly by our planet ag...
Luxembourg's ultimate offshore investment: Space mining
Feb 03, 2016 (AFP)
Luxembourg positioned itself Wednesday to pioneer the potentially lucrative business of mining asteroids in space for precious metals such as gold, platinum and...
Philae comet probe: World prepares for final farewell
Feb 03, 2016 (AFP)
In November 2014, a brave explorer on a daring mission strapped on a pair of studded boots and a hard hat, stuffed a cheese sandwich and a compass into a backpa...
New Animation Takes a Colorful Flight Over Ceres
Jan 31, 2016 (JPL)
A colorful new animation shows a simulated flight over the surface of dwarf planet Ceres, based on images from NASA's Dawn spacecraft. The movie shows Ceres in ...
NASA assigns early design contracts for Asteroid Redirect mission
Jan 28, 2016 (JPL)
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., has selected four companies to conduct design studies for a solar-electric-propulsion-based spacecraft for...
Ceres: Keeping Well-Guarded Secrets for 215 Years
Jan 27, 2016 (JPL)
New Year's Day, 1801, the dawn of the 19th century, was a historic moment for astronomy, and for a space mission called Dawn more than 200 years later. That nig...
Exposed ice on Rosetta's comet confirmed as water
Jan 15, 2016 (ESA)
Observations made shortly after Rosetta's arrival at its target comet in 2014 have provided definitive confirmation of the presence of water ice. Although water...
New Details on Ceres Seen in Dawn Images
Jan 13, 2016 (JPL)
Features on dwarf planet Ceres that piqued the interest of scientists throughout 2015 stand out in exquisite detail in the latest images from NASA's Dawn spacec...
Time running out for comet probe Philae
Jan 12, 2016 (AFP)
Scientists will send a few final prods to robot lab Philae, incommunicado on the surface of a comet hurtling through space, but hopes for a reply are running ou...
Dawn imaging in close Ceres orbit
Jan 10, 2016 (JPL)
Dawn is now performing the final act of its remarkable celestial choreography, held close in Ceres' firm gravitational embrace. The distant explorer is developi...
Last-chance bid to contact space robot Philae
Jan 09, 2016 (AFP)
Scientists initiated Friday a last-chance manoeuvre to contact a long-silent robot-lab dropped more than a year ago onto the surface of a comet hurtling through...
NASA Office to Coordinate Asteroid Detection, Hazard Mitigation
Jan 08, 2016 (JPL)
NASA has formalized its ongoing program for detecting and tracking near-Earth objects (NEOs) as the Planetary Defense Coordination Office (PDCO). The office rem...
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