Read more space exploration stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/349/space-exploration.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 14:11:21 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74004/nasa-finds-lots-of-water-on-moon.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA NASA probe has turned up water on the moon. Lots of water. “We practically tasted it with the impact,” said a geologist. The discovery—made last month after the space agency blasted the probe into the moon to study the debris—raises the chances of one day setting up...http://www.newser.com/story/74004/nasa-finds-lots-of-water-on-moon.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 13 Nov 2009 13:28:36 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73917/nasa-will-try-to-free-rover-stuck-on-mars.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHelp is on the way, rover. NASA will attempt to free the Mars rover Spirit from its sand-trap prison on Monday. The plucky machine got stuck in April—“the equivalent of falling through the ice over a frozen pond," says a NASA official. Spirit has been exploring Mars for 6...http://www.newser.com/story/73917/nasa-will-try-to-free-rover-stuck-on-mars.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 12 Nov 2009 17:37:58 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72673/nasa-scrubs-rockets-test-flight.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNASA's newest rocket will remain on the launch pad today because of clouds and high winds. Officials are deciding whether to try again tomorrow morning. Launch controllers tried repeatedly to get the Ares I-X rocket flying and got to within two-and-a-half minutes before calling it off. Minor problems stalled the...http://www.newser.com/story/72673/nasa-scrubs-rockets-test-flight.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 27 Oct 2009 10:40:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/71329/nasa-crashes-probes-into-moon.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNASA has successfully bulldozed two spacecraft into the moon's south pole in a search for hidden ice, but without the promised live photos. First, a 2.2-ton empty rocket hull smacked the moon's south pole at 7:31am. Four minutes later, the camera-laden space probe made its plunge to examine...http://www.newser.com/story/71329/nasa-crashes-probes-into-moon.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 09 Oct 2009 7:05:50 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68344/send-astronauts-to-mars-and-leave-them-there.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe most feasible way to get humans on Mars is to offer retirement-age astronauts one-way tickets to live out their last days on the red planet. Say what? It's not as crazy as it sounds, writes scientist Lawrence Krauss in the New York Times , who believes his plan would solve...http://www.newser.com/story/68344/send-astronauts-to-mars-and-leave-them-there.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 01 Sep 2009 11:43:34 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66862/nasa-cant-afford-to-visit-moon-by-2020.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWith all the hoopla of the Apollo anniversary safely behind us, a White House panel is ready to deliver a sobering assessment of the nation's current moon plans: They're too expensive. The panel, set up by President Obama to review NASA's human space flight program, says the agency's budget is...http://www.newser.com/story/66862/nasa-cant-afford-to-visit-moon-by-2020.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 13 Aug 2009 19:01:38 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/65365/international-cast-crowds-space-station.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe International Space Station is more international than it's ever been before. With a full 13 astronauts aboard—six regular crew members and seven from the visiting Endeavor shuttle—the station has its biggest human payload ever, including representatives from all five of the top station partners. “It’s really fascinating...http://www.newser.com/story/65365/international-cast-crowds-space-station.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 27 Jul 2009 9:30:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/64796/40-years-on-armstrong-remains-an-enigma.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagForty years ago today Neil Armstrong strode across the surface of the moon and became the most famous man in the galaxy. Then he disappeared—leaving NASA for a university job, attending almost no public functions, and refusing nearly all interview requests. "Neil was very much the same person after...http://www.newser.com/story/64796/40-years-on-armstrong-remains-an-enigma.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 20 Jul 2009 6:45:45 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/64673/at-last-endeavour-reaches-iss.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSpace shuttle Endeavour docked today at the International Space Station, an important milestone in its oft-delayed mission, Space.com reports. The crew is scheduled to board the ISS later today. When the Endeavour's seven astronauts climb on, they will push the station's total population to a record-high 13.http://www.newser.com/story/64673/at-last-endeavour-reaches-iss.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 17 Jul 2009 13:58:02 CDT