space news

• ISS temporarily thrown out of control after Russian module misfires, NASA says

  Flight teams on the ground managed to restore the space station's orientation by activating thrusters on another module of the orbiting platform, NASA officials said.

  Science

  Jul 29
• Canada wants to put a rover on the moon in the next 5 years

  In December the government signed an deal with the U.S. to send a Canadian astronaut around the moon as part of an effort to establish a new space station above the lunar surface.

  Canada

  May 26
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• 5 cool space apps that put the universe in your hands

  From monitoring the sun in near real-time to wandering around Mars, the following are just some of the cool space apps on the market.

  Science

  Jun 12, 2013
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• Watch: NASA releases beautiful video of Mercury

  Thousands of images were taken by NASA's MESSENGER (MEcury Surface, Space ENvironment, GEochemistry, and Ranging) spacecraft which scientists then compiled, creating a beautiful mosaic of the rotation of the planet.

  Science

  Jun 12, 2013