Armadillo Aerospace Rocket Destroyed
Another X Prize contender's rocket crashed over the weekend. Armadillo Aerospace's lead engineer and funder John Carmack reported that their…
Mars Express Relays Photos from Rovers
The European Space Agency's Mars Express has relayed images from the NASA Mars rovers for the first time, demonstrating how…
Cassini’s View of Rhea
This image of Saturn's moon Rhea was taken as Cassini was looping away after it went into its initial orbit…
Japanese Solar Sail Launched
The Japanese Institute of Space and Astronautical Science has succeeded in launching and deploying the first ever solar sail into…
Hubble Instrument Fails
NASA announced on Friday that one of Hubble's four science instruments has failed, and they're not sure if they can…
X Prize Contender’s Rocket Explodes
Space Transport Corp., a competitor for the $10 million Ansari X Prize, suffered a major setback on Sunday when their…
NASA’s Robonaut Can Move Around Now
NASA is working on a human-like robot called "Robonaut" to assist astronauts with the maintenance of the International Space Station.…
Envisat Sees the Earth Changing in Real Time
The European Space Agency's Envisat Earth observation satellite is so sensitive it can track changes on the surface of our…
Detailed Picture of Stormy Saturn
This detailed picture of Saturn's stormy atmosphere was taken on July 13 by NASA's Cassini spacecraft, when it was 5.1…
Dwarf Galaxies Have Been Through a Lot
Astronomers used to believe that dwarf irregular galaxies were leftover building blocks from the beginning of the Universe which somehow…