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NASA's Curiosity rover has at last begun her epic trek to the layered slopes of mysterious Mount Sharp - the mission's primary destination which looms supreme inside the Gale Crater landing site. Scientists expect to dis...

Want a "you are there" view of today's EVA that took place outside the International Space Station? Take a look at this great video of astronaut Chris Cassidy getting a ride on the station's Canadarm-2 to make repairs an...

See photos and images of NASA's next Mars rover, a 1-ton robot launching toward the Red Planet in 2020.

NASA's future in fuels will see less heavy metal. Literally. The agency just finished testing on a composite propellant tank that holds cryogenics, or super-chilled gases that are commonly used as rocket fuel (such as fo...

This week's Carnival of Space is hosted by Brie Allen at the Tranquility Base blog.

In our previous episode, week we explored the various ways spacecraft can die. But this week, we explore the spacecraft (and the scientists) who never give up, snatching victory from the jaws of defeat. We'll look at cle...