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NASA May Try to Capture Asteroid, Fix It in Lunar Orbit
The space agency is reportedly backing a Keck Institute plan to capture a near-Earth asteroid with an unmanned spacecraft and drag it into lunar orbit for study.
DARPA Wants Robotics to Rise to the Challenge of Disasters
DARPA seeks robotic substitutes to spare humans in treacherous situations.
7 Cool Animal Robots
Take a virtual safari with these not-so-cuddly wild things courtesy of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, or DARPA.
12 Flying Cars That Paved the Way for the Terrafugia Transition
There have been scores of attempts to build an actual flying car since the 1920s but none has ever entered mass production.
11 Incredible Photos of the Space Shuttle on Its Final Mission
During the final mission of the Space Shuttle program, NASA astronauts captured some epic photographs of Atlantis in orbit.
NASA's Space Shuttle Program: A Look Back
NASA's 30-year shuttle program is coming to an end. We take a look back.
2011: A Space Odyssey
With manned space travel on hold, we continue to explore the universe from the ground. Here's how.
