Private Spaceflight Bill Passes
The U.S. Senate gave final congressional approval to the Commercial Space Launch Amendments Act (H.R. 5382) on Wednesday, which will…
Mission to Neptune Under Study
With Jupiter and now Saturn getting attention, NASA is setting its eyes further out in the Solar System - on…
Saturn’s C Ring
Cassini took this image of Saturn's outer C ring on October 29, 2004 when it was 838,000 km (521,000 miles)…
Study Negative on Hubble Repair
There has been tremendous controversy ever since NASA announced that they wouldn't sending astronauts to repair and upgrade the aging…
Channels at Reull Vallis
The European Space Agency's Mars Express took this image of Reull Vallis, a region in the southern hemisphere of Mars.…
Views of Iapetus
NASA released Cassini's photos of Iapetus this week, taken when the spacecraft was within 1.1 million km (684,000 miles) of…
Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera Ready
The main camera for NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) was delivered to NASA this week to be installed on the…
Huygens Ready to Go Solo
It's been a 7-year journey, but now it's almost over; Huygens will detach from Cassini on December 25th. On January…
What’s Up This Week – Dec 6 – Dec 12, 2004
Greetings fellow sky watchers. This will be an exciting week for both hemispheres! Our own solar system continues to put…
Astronauts Running Low on Food
The 2-man crew onboard the International Space Station are going to be rationing their food carefully between now and the…