New Kuiper Object Rivals Pluto
Astronomers from Caltech and Yale University have discovered a distant object that could be nearly as large as Pluto. The…
Nasca Lines Imaged from Orbit
The European Space Agency's Proba spacecraft imaged the Nasca region of Peru; famous for its giant lines and animal figures.…
Hubble Sees a Ring of Pearls Around 1987 Supernova
Astronomers spotted the brightest supernova seen in modern times almost 17 years ago, and the Hubble Space Telescope has been…
Shuttle Launch Pushed Back to 2005
Space shuttle director Michael Kostelnik announced this week that work to return the shuttle fleet to flight was going slower…
Secret Russian Satellite Launched
A Russian Soyuz rocket with a classified government cargo lifted off from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in far northern Russia. The…
What are the Risks of Radiation for Humans in Space?
Human travelers to Mars face many challenges. One of the biggest unknowns is exactly what effect radiation from the Sun…
Interstellar Cloud of Gas is a Natural Lens
Dr. Hayley Bignall, an astronomer from the Joint Institute for Very Long Baseline Interferometry in Europe (JIVE), believes that interstellar…
Mars Express Image of Kasei Vallis
The latest image released from the European Space Agency's Mars Express spacecraft is of Kasei Vallis; one of the largest…
Largest Mirror in Space Under Development
Construction of the European Space Agency's Herschel Space Observatory is well underway, and engineers recently completed a significant part of…
Glitch Delays X-43 Test
NASA has postponed the test of its X-43 prototype because of a problem with the aircraft's rudder. The 4-metre X-43…