
Nat Geo set to air ‘Mission Pluto’ in July, just ahead of Dwarf Planet flyby
National Geographic Channel (NGC) joins top scientists at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory in conjunction with NASA on a historic mission to the edge of our solar system with the goal of capturing the More...

Satellite from India orbits Mars, program passes China, Japan
The Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM), locally named as the Mangalyaan, entered Mars’ orbit on Wednesday morning, prompting celebrations all over India and parts of the world. The 650 million miles journey began after More...

NASA successfully launches NuStar x-ray satellite
An artist's concept of the NuSTAR satellite in orbit with its long Tinkertoy-like mast fully extended. X-ray-sensitive mirrors are located at one end of the mast while digital detectors, a solar panel and spacecraft More...