Rosetta Attached to Its Launch Hardware
The European Space Agency's Rosetta spacecraft was mated to launch hardware that will eventually be connected to the top of…
Close Examination of Bedrock Reveals More Clues
NASA's Opportunity rover is continuing to examine the exposed bedrock at the edge of the crater. The first images showed…
Cities on Fertile Land Affect Climate
New research from NASA shows that cities in the United States have been built on the most fertile soils of…
Wallpaper: Olympus Mons
Now in orbit for more than a month, the European Space Agency's Mars Express spacecraft has been delivering mountains of…
New Instruments for Fast Changing Objects
Many of the sky's most interesting objects, like gamma-ray bursts and supernovae, change within days or even hours. It's very…
Ozone Destroying Molecule Found
Using a NASA aircraft which flies over the Arctic, Harvard scientists have made observations of a molecule which is believed…
Both Rovers on the Move
After it had finished examining "Adirondack", NASA's Spirit rover drove right over it and kept on moving for another 6.4…
NASA Switches Around Upcoming Station Crews
NASA has swapped out the next crew headed for the International Space Station. Astronaut Michael Fincke and cosmonaut Gennady Padalka…
Canada Developing New Polar Satellite
Canadian government and business officials today announced the development of a new microsatellite called CASSIOPE which will serve a dual…
Black Holes Can Be Ejected From Galaxies
Astronomers from several US universities have developed a scenario where colliding black holes could be ejected from their galaxy. When…