July 20, 2012
| By Jay Barbree Correspondent NBC News
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Forty-three years ago, Neil Armstrong moved slowly down the ladder. He was in no hurry. He would be stepping onto a small…
Continue reading Decades later, Neil Armstrong still chooses to go to the moon
July 16, 2012
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by Marc Boucher
On July 16th, 1969 Apollo 11 lifted off from the Kennedy Space Center on its historic mission to the moon. Onboard were Commander Neil Armstrong, Command Module Pilot…
June 20, 2012
Source: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
June 20, 2012
If humans are ever to inhabit the Moon, the lunar poles may well be the location of choice: Because of the small tilt of the…
Continue reading Researchers Find Evidence of Ice Content at the Moon’s South Pole
June 13, 2012
Posted June 11, 2012 3:09 PM
NASA has narrowed the target for its most advanced Mars rover, Curiosity, which will land on the Red Planet in August. The car-sized rover will arrive…
Continue reading NASA Mars Rover Team Aims for More Precise Landing
June 01, 2012
By Keith Cowing
Space Ref
Posted May 31, 2012 4:30 PM
The Milky Way is destined to get a major makeover during the encounter, which is predicted to happen four billion years from now. It…
Continue reading Our Galaxy is Destined for a Head-on Collision
