Space

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Scientists might have to start working on a sled instead of a rover for the next trip to Mars. A spacecraft orbiting Mars has detected carbon dioxide snow falling on the Red Planet, making Mars the only body in the solar system known to host this weird weather phenomenon.

Voyager Spacecraft Near Edge of Heliosphere (flickR User/NASAblueshift)Have you ever wondered what lies beyond our Solar System? The longest-operating spacecraft in NASA history are about to leave our Solar System. Yesterday marked the 35th anniversary of Voyager1's launch to Jupiter and Saturn, it is now more than 11 billion miles from the sun.

Mars is in the news these days thanks to the Curiosity rover which recently landed on the red planet. The goal of the six-wheeled robot is to find signs of life on Mars, and NASA also hopes that its 23 month mission will increase public awareness of the space program. But will it rekindle interest in sending a manned mission to Mars?

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.

Here’s a look at some notable birthdays being celebrated today: Neil Armstrong Age: 82 Occupation: Astronaut Known For: Being the first man to walk on the moon, uttering the famous words “That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind,” and being awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom

Have you seen how big the western wildfires look from space? NASA recently released photos of some of the fires burning in the western United States and they really put into perspective just how large some of them are. The wetter weather this last weekend helped firefighters contain many of the out of control blazes...

A Russian space capsule carrying a three-man multinational crew landed safely Sunday, July 1, on the southern steppes of Kazakhstan ending their 191-day mission to the International Space Station. The Soyuz capsule performed a perfect upright textbook landing and Russian space officials quickly surrounded the space craft and erected ladders to begin pulling the crew members out.

The Summer Solstice is here, what are your plans to celebrate?  This is the longest day of sunlight all year!

Space Shuttle Enterprise Arrives at Intrepid Museum (YouTube) The Enterprise has gone where no space shuttle has gone before, it landed this week on an aircraft carrier in New York. The original orbiter is now on display at the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum floating aboard the retired Navy vessel...