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- Bill Nye launches crowdfunding campaign to back Carl Sagan’s dream LightSail Sat, 16 May 15, 12:00amYou can become a backer of one of the coolest space programs in this universe. Bill Nye—yep, The Science Guy—has launched a Kickstarter campaign to fuel The Planetary Society, which will help make Carl Sagan’s space...
- Chinese Researchers Plan to Use a Solar Sail to Save Earth from Asteroid Collision Sat, 20 Aug 11, 3:10amChinese researchers plan to build a solar sail-powered spacecraft that will launch into space in the near future on a suicide mission to save planet Earth...
- NASA PICS: Farthest Ever Solar-Powered Journey Takes Off Today for Jupiter Sat, 6 Aug 11, 1:12amRead the rest of NASA PICS: Farthest Ever Solar-Powered Journey Takes Off Today for Jupiter Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: juno liftoff, juno solar power, juno spacecraft, jupiter mission, nasa...
- NASA LIVE VIDEO: Farthest Ever Solar-Powered Journey Takes Off Today for Jupiter Sat, 6 Aug 11, 1:12amIf you’re sad about the recent retiring of NASA’s shuttle program, here’s news that should pick your spirits up: this morning, you can watch NASA’s Juno spacecraft lift off for deep space! NASA’s...
- NASA’s Juno Spaceship to Jupiter Will Make the Most Distant Use of Solar Power Ever Tue, 2 Aug 11, 6:21amNASA is prepared to launch a mission to Jupiter this week that will probe deep into the planet’s clouds to reveal what it is made of. The Juno spacecraft will also make history by being the most distant space probe...
- Japan Gears Up to Launch “Ikaros” Solar Sail Spacecraft Thu, 29 Apr 10, 12:11amPhoto courtesy of JAXA Solar backpacks and sun-fueled vehicles are impressive, but a solar-powered spacecraft just blows our minds. Japan’s Aerospace Exploration Agency, or JAXA, plans to launch a spacecraft powered...