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Latest News About NASA's Space Launch System
NASA has picked the design for its next big rocket, the Space Launch System (SLS). This heavy-lift booster will carry humans farther than they've ever been, to an asteroid, Mars and beyond.
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On August 28 NASA dropped a special dart-shaped test vehicle high above the US Yuma Proving Grounds in Arizona to simulate the Orion space capsule's return from an interstellar mission.
Romney accepted the Republican presidential nomination at the party's convention in Tampa.
The president talked space in a surprise Reddit chat Wednesday (Aug. 29).
NASA will stream the 1:30 p.m. ET update on Mars rover Curiosity live online.
The photo was taken by the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, which circles the Red Planet.
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In this space wallpaper, Messier 68 is located about 33 000 light-years from Earth in the constellation Hydra (The Female Water Snake).
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Much of the rest of the solar system remains relatively unstudied.
The Space Launch System has been cleared to proceed with its preliminary design phase.
Skywatcher puts magnificent deep sky image in magnificent focus.
NASA tested a heat shield prototype that could be used on next-generation spacecraft.
Artist and scientist Angelo Vermeulen explores space habitats and astrobiology.
NASA's new Mars rover could survive on the Martian surface for five or six years, agency officials estimate.
The Orion constellation is one of the most prominent star patterns in the sky.
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