Ion Drive: The Future of Space Travel | Rover Sidelined by Glitch | Mars on Earth Trials

How an Ion Drive Helped NASA's Dawn Probe Visit Dwarf Planet Ceres A NASA probe that takes four days to go from 0 to 60 mph (97 km/h) is about to make spaceflight history.

 

NASA's Curiosity Rover on Mars Sidelined By 'Short Circuit' Glitch NASA's Mars rover Curiosity experienced an electrical problem last week, and the robot will stay put for a few days while mission engineers try to figure out exactly what happened. Read More

 

Google Gives Lick Observatory $1 Million to Relieve Funding Woes Google will give the famed Lick Observatory $1 million to help the iconic facility remain operational amid funding issues. See how it works here. LEGO 'Star Wars' Show Heading to Disney: Report A new LEGO 'Star Wars' show will premiere on Disney XD later this year, according to the Hollywood Reporter.

 

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Dark Matter Could Help Solve Sun Mystery The presence of strange dark matter inside the sun may help astronomers solve a long-running puzzle about the sun. See what asymmetric dark-matter particles could mean here. Read More Mars on Earth: Mock Space Mission Examines Trials of Daily Life The HI-SEAS Mission III crew is figuring out how best to prepare crews for Mars – especially as a long mission tends to wear on people. Read More Warp in Space-Time Swallows Pulsar Astronomers have watched a pulsar some 25,000 light-years from Earth slip from view, swallowed by a companion star's warp in the fabric of space-time, proving Einstein right once again. Read More

 

Gemini Constellation Holds Starry Treats for March Stargazers The constellation Gemini is currently well placed in the evening sky for observers in the Northern Hemisphere. Here's how to see it and its starry treats. Astronomy Guide: Tools, Tips and Equipment to Start Stargazing A beginner’s guide to amateur astronomy including basic tools as well as optional and aspirational equipment for more experienced stargazers. Private Mars One Colony Project Cuts Applicant Pool to 100 Volunteers  One hundred people are still in the running to become humanity's first Mars explorers.