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    Darklighter: Well, it's about damn time we saw something like this. We can't let the wheeled robots have all the fun, can we? #space more »
    lazyeight: I'd like to hear more about the Advanced Stirling Radioisotope Generator. Is this a 'true' Stirling engine (external combustion)? #space more »
    icelight: Nuclear Windjammer would be an awesome name for just about anything. My new band, of course, but it also sounds like a fantastic novel, a really good ... more »
    burlybax: Did she outline a reason for doing this in her plan? Or is it the obvious, were establishing a robot navy on Jupiter? #space more »
    J_Frank_Parnell: We do not sow. #space more »
    ManchuCandidate: We will sail the Titan sea, And our nukey ship's a beauty; We've got lots of memory free, And attentive to our duty. When the ship orbits free O'er th... more »
    whormongr: I have to wonder that if there is a leak or a meltdown to you risk igniting a giant methane or propane sea? #space more »
    NefariousNewt: These mission are going to be a real gas. more »
    ImTheGarbageman: OK, I'm looking into the 150 years thing, and it is DEFINITELY wrong. Log1c's post above is right. I looked at the Telegraph article this links to, a... more »
    Log1c: 150 years isn't anywhere near correct. Its not days either. The entire mission has a complete cycle time of 24 orbits totalling 6.4 years. The final 3... more »
    crashedpc - Haifisch: "So, what should we name this landmark space probe?" "Solar Probe?" "Nah... not bombastic enough." "Solar Probe Plus?" "Fuck yea, bro!" *slams down a ... more »
    Kevin Jones: Sunshine is on my Netflix list. Should I just wait for the reality show? more »
    acrobatic rabbit: For some reason, 15 inches is a bit thin to me. And we're sending a seemingly flimsy metal satellite to it with only a 15 inch heat shield? I dunno...... more »
    estapler: It has nothing to do with space junk. The HST orbit's angle of inclination is a completely different angle from the ISS's orbit. That means that whe... more »
    phoenix: Go get em NASA! MY SPACE PR0N SUPPLY MUST NOT BE COMPROMISED. more »
    浴武士!!!! I'd like to start a manga like that: wait...if theres a risk of one shuttle colliding with space junk...wouldnt the rescue shuttle have a larger risk of colliding with more space junk?...... more »
    crashedpc - Haifisch: "Yea... just lift up that ring right there... ooh that's a nice giant Red Spot... oh yeah..." more »
    ceilingFANBOY: And to think, all this time no one thought to look in the giant white square zooming around the planet. more »
    Ruthless, If you let me: So NASA found Saturn's G spot?/Fleshboted more »
    crashedpc - Haifisch: Space porn? Those look like giant norks to me! They finally found the nipple. more »
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    A Nuclear-Powered Boat Could Sail The Great Lakes Of Titan

    A robot ship could soon be sailing across the massive bodies of liquid that dot the arctic region of Titan, Saturn's moon. Titan has huge lakes, but they're made up of ethane, methane and propane. More »
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    Pack Your SPF-5 Billion: We're Going To The Sun!

    We're sending not one, but two probes to the sun in the next few years. Hopefully making first contact with the super-hot aliens who have been watching us from inside the solar coronas. Gallery below. More »
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    NASA Preps Space Shuttle For Possible Rescue Mission

    It might take two space shuttles to complete NASA's next mission: making final repairs to the Hubble Space Telescope, and ensuring our supply of space porn. More »
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    NASA Finds Saturn's Missing Moon

    Every one of Saturn's rings has had a known moon — except the mysterious "G" ring. Now NASA's Cassini Space Probe has found the planet's 61st satellite. Meanwhile, you've voted for your next space-porn fix. More »
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    The Coolest-Looking Observatories On Earth

    We often marvel at the amazing deep-space images that observatories beam back to Earth - but those observatories are almost as gorgeous in their own right. looking like spaceships or temples. Here's a luscious gallery. More »