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NASA’s GRAIL to Solve Mysteries of the Moon

NASA will look to discover how the moon was formed and how it has evolved.

Domino's Plans to be First Fast Food Chain on Moon (PHOTOS)

Dominos Pizza is planning to expand its fast food chain in a huge way by building a pizza restaurant on the moon.

Space Tourism Rocket Funded by Amazon's Bezos Crashes

Jeff Bezos’ ‘Highly Secretive’ Blue Origin Test Vehicle Crashes

Jeff Bezos showed a striking mechanical aptitude and insatiable curiosity as a child. Bezos dismantled his crib with a screwdriver, and he developed intense and multiple scientific interests, converting his parents' garage into a laboratory. Even as an adult, the founder and CEO of Amazon is dreaming of launching space tourism by funding the development of a spacecraft.

Are Graveyard Orbits the Only Solution for Avoiding Space Debris Problem?

Space Junk Reaching 'Tipping Point' Threatens Space Missions

Space junk scattered in Earth's orbit is at critical level, and coupled with NASA's dwindling budget, threatens spacecraft and satellites in orbit, according to a report recently released by the National Research Council.

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Pinwheel Supernova the Brightest Stellar Explosion of the Decade

Astronomers at the Mount Palomar Observatory in California has claimed that their robotic telescope has detected what could be regarded as the supernova of a generation - a type la of supernova that resulted from the violent explosion of an old star twenty-one million years ago.

Travel Through Time and Space with NASA’s New 3D Web App: Eyes on the Solar System

NASA has released a new interactive and free web-based application that allows users to explore the solar system. The Eyes on the Solar System provides a 3D environment full of NASA's mission data that allows users to see the solar system in real time.

Spacecraft Financed by Amazon's Bezos Crashes; Space Tourism Dream Lives

Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos can launch an e-commerce giant, he can launch the world's most popular e-reader, the Kindle, and he is likely to soon launch a new tablet to compete with Apple's iPad. But he hasn't yet been able to launch a rocket that successfully leads to space tourism.It's not for a lack of trying, though.

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin Spaceship Flops; Private Space Race Off to Rocky Start

Jeff Bezos, chief of Amazon.com, said the spacecraft being developed by his company Blue Origin LLC failed and had to be put down during a test run.

Space Missions May Damage Eyes

Astronauts experience bone and muscle loss in the weightlessness of space, and now the first study of returning space travelers' eyes suggests that prolonged amounts of time in orbit can take a significant toll on vision, although the long-term effects aren't clear.

Amazon CEO Bezos' Space Rocket Lost in Test; Space Tourism Dream Lives On

The Blue Origin rocket at mach 1.2 and 45,000 feet right before the thrust termination system activated

Amazon Chief Jeff Bezos Space Rocket Dream to Continue Despite Setback

The quest of Amazon chief Jeff Bezos, one of the richest man on this planet, to reach for the stars will continue despite suffering a setback recently when an unmanned rocket funded by the billionaire went out of control during its test flight and had to be destroyed.

Warning to NASA: Chunk Out Space Junk to Avoid Clash with Satellites, Spacecraft

It's high time to clean up the space otherwise the growing amount of space junk around Earth could prove dangerous for not only satellites, but also manned spacecrafts. This is the warning that the National Research Council has given to NASA in a report released on Thursday.

Space Junk Endangering NASA Satellites and Spacecrafts

The amount of space debris floating around Earth has touched the “tipping point,” as per a report released by the National Research Council, which will be putting into danger the safety of operational satellites and spacecraft from NASA and other space agencies.

Space Junk Touching 'Tipping Point': Warning for NASA

Space debris has touched the “tipping point,” as per a report released by the National Research Council, which appealed to NASA to find methods of monitoring in a better manner as well as cleaning up the orbiting junk which could be ominous for active satellites and manned spacecraft.

NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity used its front hazard-avoidance camera to take this picture showing the rover's arm extended toward a light-toned rock, "Tisdale 2"

Opportunity Rover Finds Rock Never Seen Before on Mars

NASA's Mars Exploration Robotic Rover Opportunity has reached the Red Planet's Endeavour crater, and the first rock it examined itself is creating waves among astronomers.

The International Space Station and the Docked Space Shuttle Endeavour

Satellites, Spacecraft Under Threat of Increasing Space Junk; NASA Needs to React

The amount of space junk currently in the orbit has reached a threshold where it increases the danger of possible collision with active satellites and manned spacecraft. NASA needs to find ways to clean up the orbital debris, says a report by the National Research Council released on Thursday.

NASA Sends Android Phones Into Space to Work With Robots [VIDEO]

In an effort to explore how robots can help humans experiment and live in space more efficiently, NASA sent two Android-powered Nexus S phones on the last manned space shuttle Atlantis as part of the STS-135 mission.

Threat Level Increases as Space Junk Hits 'Tipping Point'

Space debris orbiting the earth is becoming increasingly hazardous, researchers warn, with junk posing increasing danger to astronauts and space missions.

Nearest Pair of Supermassive Black Holes Discovered by NASA

NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory has discovered a pair of supermassive black holes in a spiral galaxy similar to the Milky Way. Located approximately 160 million light years from Earth, the pair is the nearest known such phenomenon.

New Cosmic Images from Hubble Telescope Offers a Peek at Sun’s Birth

New Cosmic Images from Hubble Telescope Offer a Peek at Sun’s Birth (PHOTOS)

A set of new still images collected by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope show in unprecedented detail the jets of glowing gas ejected from young stars, providing a peek at how the sun came into existence.

Hubble Catches Energetic Jets of Glowing Gas From Young Stars [VIDEOS & PHOTO]

Astronomers have combines years of still images collected by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope to create movies that reveal never-before-seen details about the stellar birthing process. The movies show energetic jets of glowing gas being expelled from young stars and sheds light on the formation of stars like the Sun about 4.5 billion years ago.

Hubble’s sharpest view of the Orion Nebula, part of the Orion region

Incredible Hubble Space Telescope Movies: See a Star Form [VIDEOS]

A new glimpse of the universe

Hubble Images Transformed Into Stunning Movies of Stars Forming [VIDEOS]

By chronologically arranging images produced by Hubble, astronomers have been able to construct a sort of film reel illustrating the birth of stars

Russian Rocket Crash May Leave Space Station Unmanned Until Oct.

Six astronauts may need to temporarily abandon and delay the launch of the International Space Station should last week's launch in Russia prevent the crew from flying there this fall.

Artist's concept of anchoring to the surface of an asteroid.

Send Astronauts to Asteroids? Report Suggests More Info is Needed

Man has already been jettisoned into outer space and taken a jaunt across the moon, but a new report finds that being able to launch human missions to asteroids might aid in the thwarting of potentially devastating asteroid strikes, Space.com reported.