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NASA Hopes to Get to Mars, One Asteroid at a Time

Dino Lirios |

Oct 31, 2014 01:13 AM EDT

NASA is actively pursuing a fantastic mission called the Asteroid Redirect Mission.

Antares Rocket Explosion Destroys Asteroid Mining Spacecraft

Ana Verayo |

Oct 30, 2014 09:32 AM EDT

Among the collateral damage in the destruction of Antares was the destruction of student experiments.

Asteroids Can Help Humans Reach Mars

Marco Foronda |

Oct 30, 2014 07:27 AM EDT

Yes, humans can reach the Red Planet by using asteroids.

Antares Rocket That Exploded on Lift-off Powered by 1960s-era Russian Engines

Andy Vitalicio |

Oct 29, 2014 10:02 PM EDT

Several experts outside of NASA are training their eyes on the Russian engines that powered the 140-foot Antares rocket a contractor was using to deliver supplies to the International Space Station.

This image taken from video provided by NASA TV

Russia Successfully Launches Rocket to ISS Following Failed U.S. Attempt

Cory Doyle |

Oct 29, 2014 05:05 PM EDT

The U.S. failed to send their unmanned rocket full of equipment to the International Space Station (ISS) Tuesday evening, as it blew up during its launch process.

LRO has imaged the LADEE impact site on the eastern rim of Sundman V crater.

LRO Pictures Show LADEE's Impact Crater

Marc Maligalig |

Oct 29, 2014 04:48 PM EDT

NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter spacecraft has spotted a new crater on the surface of the moon, which was made by the impact of the agency's Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer mission.

ISS Bound Antares Rocket Explodes on Launch

Ana Verayo |

Oct 28, 2014 10:46 PM EDT

The spacecraft carrying food, supplies and a classified "crypto" payload to the ISS.

SpaceX Looks To Land Falcon 9 On Ocean Platform

David Curry |

Oct 28, 2014 12:25 PM EDT

SpaceX is hoping to make the first step in reusable space travel, by landing the Falcon 9 rocket on a platform in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean.

NASA Cargo Spacecraft Launch Will Be Visible Tonight on U.S. East Coast

Ana Verayo |

Oct 27, 2014 08:40 AM EDT

The launch will be visible in the sky on the U.S. east coast from Massachusetts to South Carolina.

What SpaceX Dragon Brought Home

Vittorio Hernandez |

Oct 26, 2014 04:36 AM EDT

SpaceX's Dragon is back on earth, splashing onto the Pacific Ocean about 300 miles west of Baja, California on Saturday, but what exactly did it bring home?

Elon Musk: ‘Let’s Build a City on Mars Now’

Danielle Austria |

Oct 25, 2014 12:18 PM EDT

It used to be that he only sought to put a man on Mars. Now, SpaceX Founder Elon Musk has expressed his desire to build a self-sustaining metropolis on the red planet.

Long March 3C, carrying an experimental spacecraft, lifts off from the launch pad at the Xichang Satellite Launch Center, Sichuan province, October 24, 2014.

China Lunar Test Probe Hurtles Toward Moon And Back

Dan Weisman |

Oct 24, 2014 11:33 PM EDT

China launched a lunar test probe to the moon and back Friday morning trying out advanced systems for its much anticipated 2018 Chang'e 5 lunar sample recovery mission.