Some Stars Take an Erratic Journey
Our Solar System takes a very consistent journey as it completes an orbit around the centre of the Milky Way…
Early Solar System Was a Mess
Brand new planetary systems take much longer to form than previously thought, according to new data gathered by the Spitzer…
Edge of Huygens Crater
The European Space Agency's Mars Express took this image of the rim of impact crater Huygens, which is 450 km…
What’s Up This Week? – October 18 – 24
What a wonderful week to be out under the stars! The nights are cool and clear, and there will be…
Deep Impact Arrives in Florida
NASA's Deep Impact spacecraft arrived at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, and will now be prepared for its launch.…
SMART-1 Nearly Captured By the Moon
The European Space Agency's SMART-1 spacecraft fired its ion thruster nearly continuously last week to set itself up to be…
Investigators Focus in On a Potential Cause for Genesis Crash
NASA investigators think they might have a potential reason why the Genesis sample return capsule failed to deploy its parachute…
New Guinea From Space
This image of the western part of the island of New Guinea was taken by the European Space Agency's Envisat…
Proton Launches AMC-15 Satellite
A Russian Proton rocket launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome yesterday evening, carrying the AMC-15 broadcast satellite into orbit. The rocket…
Mars and Back in 90 Days on a Mag-Beam
Researchers from the University of Washington have been funded by NASA to develop a magnetized-beam plasma propulsion system (or mag-beam).…