Space & PhysicsJuly 9, 2015
Pluto Flyby Begins: NASA Probe Enters Encounter Phase
After nine years, 4.8 billion kilometers and $700 million the New Horizons mission has officially begun to execute its sequence of Pluto flyby observations
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Space & PhysicsJuly 8, 2015
Neptune's Strange Magnetic Field Stretches Arms in New Model [Video]
The field is 27 times more powerful than Earth’s and sits at an angle on the planet, changing chaotically as it interacts with the solar wind
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Space & PhysicsJuly 8, 2015
What to Expect from the Pluto Fly-by
Nature Video’s guide to the highlights as the New Horizons spacecraft speeds past the icy dwarf planet
Space & PhysicsJuly 7, 2015
Pluto's Odd Dark Spots Continue to Puzzle Scientists
A spacecraft set to fly by Pluto next week has returned photos that reveal more detail of four large dark patches near the equator
Space & PhysicsJuly 6, 2015
Spacecraft Glitch Won't Affect Pluto Flyby, NASA Says
New Horizons went into “safe mode” on Saturday but the probe should be back to normal science operations by Tuesday, exactly one week before it performs the flyby
July 1, 2015
Pluto Lover Alan Stern Discusses Historic July Flyby [Q&A]
Alan Stern, lead scientist on NASA’s mission to Pluto, has been waiting nearly three decades to see the dwarf planet up close
Space & PhysicsJune 10, 2015
Lost in Space: Satellites and Space Junk in Earth's Orbit
What are satellites? How do we use them? And why are there so many of them hanging out in Earth's orbit? Everyday Einstein answers these and many other questions about satellites
Space & PhysicsJune 10, 2015
Lost in Space: Satellites and Space Junk in Earth's Orbit
What are satellites? How do we use them? And why are there so many of them hanging out in Earth's orbit? Everyday Einstein answers these and many other questions about satellites.
Space & PhysicsJune 9, 2015
NASA "Flying Saucer" Supersonic Parachute Fails Test [Video]
NASA's huge supersonic parachute isn't ready to land astronauts on Mars just yet
Space & PhysicsJune 3, 2015
Cassini Spacecraft Sees Saturn's Moon Hyperion One Last Time
The spacecraft will not revisit the battered, porous moon before its mission concludes in 2017
Space & PhysicsJune 3, 2015
50 Years On, NASA's First Spacewalk Still Resonates
Ed White’s first foray into the vacuum of space on June 3, 1965, set the stage for future spacewalks to assemble stations and repair telescopes
Space & PhysicsJune 1, 2015
NASA Tests Its Flying-Saucer Lander for Mars
The lander, a six-meter Kevlar-inflatable disk, could carry heavier loads to the Red Planet