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May 2, 2016

Tiny glider could cruise through Martian skies

A tiny aircraft could be plying Mars' skies less than a decade from now. NASA researchers are developing a glider, called Preliminary Research Aerodynamic Design to Land on Mars (Prandtl-m), for possible inclusion on a Mars

May 2, 2016

SpaceX rocket explosion shouldn't affect commercial crew plans, NASA says

The failure of SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket during a cargo launch Sunday shouldn't have a big impact on the company's ability to fly astronauts to orbit and back a few years from now, NASA officials said.

May 2, 2016

New NASA images show the surface of Saturn’s moon Dione

NASA has released stunning new images of Saturn’s moon Dione. The images of the icy moon were taken during a June 16 flyby which took NASA’s Cassini spacecraft to within 321 miles of the moon’s surface.

May 2, 2016

Tunneling cryobot robot may explore icy moons

A robotic "cryobot," designed to tunnel down through thick ice caps and penetrate subterranean seas, is undergoing tests on the Matanuska glacier in Alaska.

May 2, 2016

LightSail spacecraft snaps solar sail selfie in space

The Planetary Society's tiny LightSail spacecraft has sent a photo of its deployed solar sail down to Earth, confirming that the cubesat's shakeout flight has been a complete success.

May 2, 2016

LightSail spacecraft wakes up again, deploys solar sail

It wasn't exactly smooth sailing, but The Planetary Society's cubesat got the job done in the end.

May 2, 2016

NASA launches ‘flying saucer’ test flight, suffers chute snafu

After a series of weather-related delays, NASA launched the test flight of its revolutionary 'flying saucer' technology Monday. However, only one of the two technologies designed to slow its descent to earth fully deployed.

May 2, 2016

The science behind NASA’s ‘flying saucer’ test

If humans are ever going to visit Mars, NASA must consider how it will transport astronauts across millions of miles of space.  But the final few miles of that journey may be the most volatile. 

May 2, 2016

Eerie comet landscape revealed by Rosetta spacecraft photos

A deluge of newly released photos from the Rosetta mission reveals the haunting alien landscape on the surface of a comet as it orbits the sun.

May 2, 2016

NASA 'flying saucer' launch delayed by rough seas, next try Wednesday

An innovative saucer-shaped parachute that NASA scientists have dubbed their "flying saucer" will have to wait an extra 24 hours before launching on its latest test flight after rough ocean conditions delayed a planned launch Tuesday.