Gene Cernan, last astronaut to walk on the moon, dies at 82
By SETH BORENSTEIN and MICHAEL GRACZYK Astronaut Gene Cernan traced his only child’s initials in the dust of the lunar surface. Then he climbed into the lunar module for the…
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Solar-powered airplane lands in New York City
The solar-powered airplane on a globe-circling voyage that began more than a year ago in the United Arab Emirates reached a milestone Saturday, completing a trip across the United States…
Comet lander Philae awakes from hibernation
By FRANK JORDANS The comet lander Philae has awoken from a seven-month hibernation and managed to communicate with Earth for more than a minute, the European Space Agency said Sunday.…
NASA hopes to launch ‘flying saucer’ after delay
By ALICIA CHANG FILE – In this undated file photo provided by NASA, a saucer-shaped test vehicle known as a Low Density Supersonic Decelerator holding equipment for landing large payloads…
NASA’s newest Mars flyer will explore atmosphere
By MARCIA DUNN FILE – In this Friday, Sept. 27, 2013 file photo, technicians work on NASA’s next Mars-bound spacecraft, the Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN), at the Kennedy…
NEW COMMERCIAL SUPPLY SHIP REACHES SPACE STATION
By MARCIA DUNN This framegrabbed image provided by NASA-TV shows the Cygnus spacecraft at the 30 meter hold point from the International Space Station Sunday Sept. 29, 2013 as both…