Nope, this isn't how NASA gets ready to roast a chicken. In fact, this image shows its engineers testing the sunshield for the NASA's James Webb Space Telescope. The size of a tennis court, it folds up like an umbrella, thus has to be tested extensively to make sure the five layers of thin membrane can unfurl reliably in space. [NASA]
That's a huge relief. We don't want that coming back to haunt us.
This thing has the equivalent of 1,000,000 Sun Protection Factor, which it needs in order to keep the electronics under 50 Kelvin.
A self sustaining moon base that would shame the Soviets.
The biggest building boom in the history of astronomy is upon us.
Oh those Russians...
VALKYRIE is supposed to one day land on Jupiter's moon, Europa, where it will drill through miles of ice to reach the liquid oceans.
America's next big space launch rocket is a total beast.
Voyager 1 has "left the solar system" more times than some people can count. Here's a brief history of it.
NASA's moon-bound geology lab was designed for two week research mission as part of a plan to eventually set up a permanent moon base. But it sadly never happened.
Hopefully it would mean less digging up of roads during rush hour.
If all the reports of UFO sightings are real, then Earth must be the most popular destination in the Universe.
Here's a collection of those rare, funny, intimate, and always fascinating views to celebrate the 45th anniversary of the landing on the Moon.
How is that even possible? It's all about having a piece of paper big and thick enough.
Buzz Aldrin may've been the second man on the moon, but he was the first to take a space selfie.
While they did come back safely, there was a very small chance Armstrong and Aldrin would be stranded, and NASA needed a plan.
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