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Saturn Moon Has Geysers

Enceladus, one of Saturn's moons, has at least 101 geysers shooting water vapor and ice, according to two new studies. more

NASA Calls for Mission Ideas

NASA hopes to send a robotic mission to Europa, one of Jupiter's moons, in the 2020s. more

NASA Tracking CO2

NASA's $465 million mission will analyze sunshine for chemical traces of carbon dioxide. more

SpaceX Delays Falcon 9 Launch

SpaceX has postponed launching its Falcon 9 rocket until July. more

NASA Plans Asteroid Mission

NASA is considering 2011 MD, an asteroid that passed close to the Earth three years ago, for its mission to place a space rock in orbit around the moon. more

Extroverts Might Be Unpopular in Space

A new study found that extroverts could have a hard time getting along with less talkative crew members on simulated space missions. more

NASA To Study Twins

NASA will be studying a pair of twins, one of whom will spend a year in space, to see how the human body reacts to long periods without gravity. more

Mars One Plans 2024 Trip

A nonprofit is planning to send four settlers to Mars in 2024. more

Soyuz Capsule Returns to Earth

NASA's Rick Mastracchio, Japanese crewmember Koichi Wakata and cosmonaut Mikhail Tyurin have completed six months in space and returned to Earth this week. more

NASA To Launch Mars 'Flying Saucer' over Hawaii

NASA plans to test a disk-shaped spacecraft over the Pacific Ocean this summer in preparation for a Mars mission. more

NASA Eyes Manned Mars Mission

NASA is looking to send a manned mission to Mars in about 20 years. more

NASA Supply Mission Could Be Delayed

NASA has scheduled a Friday afternoon mission to the International Space Station to bring much-needed computer repair supplies. more

NASA Is Still Working with Russia

The agency is partnering with Russia on a "case-by-case basis," a spokesman said. more

NASA Plans Asteroid Mission

NASA is looking for proposals for a space mission that would put an asteroid in a fixed orbit around the moon. more

NASA Plans Trip to Europa

NASA has set aside funding in its budget proposal for a robotic mission to Europa, one of Jupiter's moons. more

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