Juno llega a Júpiter
Después de lograr encender su motor –hazaña sobre la cual dependía su vida–, la segunda nave espacial en orbitar Júpiter se prepara para revolucionar nuestra visión del planeta gigante...
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Juno Arrives at Jupiter
After a do-or-die engine burn the second spacecraft ever to orbit Jupiter is preparing to revolutionize our view of the giant planet
Juno se enfrenta a su momento de la verdad en Júpiter
A punto de entrar en la órbita de Júpiter, el 4 de julio, la nave de la NASA está configurado para sondear los misterios más profundos del gigante de gas.
Juno Faces Moment of Truth at Jupiter
Poised to enter Jovian orbit on July 4, the NASA spacecraft is set to probe the gas giant’s deepest mysteries
The Jupiter Vault
King Jove is one hell of a planet. It's also hell for a spacecraft
For Asteroid-Hunting Astronomers, Nathan Myhrvold Says the Sky Is Falling
The wealthy technologist claims some of the world’s top experts on Earth-threatening asteroids are guilty of bad science
Can Starshot Work?
The answer lies in overcoming known and yet-to-be discovered hurdles—it'll be a wild ride
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An Israeli Moonshot [Q&A]
The co-founder of SpaceIL, a contender for the Google Lunar XPRIZE, discusses his plans to reach the moon
The Future of Gravitational Wave Astronomy
Fully opening this new window on the universe will take decades—even centuries
Mirror on the Cosmos: NASA's Next Big Telescope Takes Shape
After more than 20 years the giant mirror of the James Webb Space Telescope is finally complete
Walking on Enceladus
Newly released images from the Cassini mission's final close flyby of Saturn's icy moon Enceladus reveal further exquisite details of the surface terrain
Salty Ceres, Martian Dunes and Venus at Last
From progress on deciphering the strange features of dwarf planet Ceres to NASA's plans to play with Martian sand and a heroic rescue of Japan's Venus-bound spacecraft, it's been an interesting past couple of weeks...
Ceres Is Cloudy, with a Chance of Cryovolcanoes
New findings reveal a crater’s vaporous hazes, and hint at the dwarf planet’s possible origin in the outer solar system
Human Missions to Mars Will Look Completely Different from The Martian
The blockbuster film’s futuristic vision of interplanetary exploration could soon be out of date
NASA Struggles over Deep-Space Plutonium Power
Sluggish production of nuclear fuel could make solar power the preferred choice for the agency’s outer-planets missions
La guerra en el espacio puede estar más cerca que nunca
China, Rusia y EE.UU. están desarrollando y probando nuevas y controvertidas capacidades para librar la guerra en el espacio pese a que lo niegan.
War in Space May Be Closer Than Ever
China, Russia and the U.S. are developing and testing controversial new capabilities to wage war in space despite their denial of such work
Kepler 452 b: What It Would Be Like to Live on Earth's "Cousin"
NASA Ames researcher, former astronaut muse on the challenges and advantages of spending time on the high-gravity planet
La misión Kepler descubre un casi gemelo de la Tierra que orbita una estrella similar al Sol
El planeta, Kepler-452b, es probablemente rocoso y orbita en la zona habitable de su estrella, donde podría existir agua líquida.
Kepler Mission Discovers a Near-Twin of Earth Orbiting Sunlike Star
The planet, Kepler 452 b, is likely rocky and orbits in its star’s habitable zone where liquid water can exist
