Chandra Sees Magnesium in an Exploded Star
NASA's Chandra X-Ray Observatory has found unexpectedly large quantities of magnesium in an exploded star called N49B. N49B exploded as…
Solving the Puzzle of Mars’ Spiral Icecaps
The spiral shape of the Martian icecaps has puzzled astronomers since they were discovered. No place on Earth, or in…
Greece and Luxembourg to Join the ESA
Greece and Luxembourg have been approved to join the European Space Agency; they should become full members of the agency…
Yangtze River From Space
The European Space Agency's Envisat satellite took this latest image of the mouth of the Yangtze River; the longest river…
Space Initiative Hearings Underway
If you're interested in watching space history in the making, check out a live video stream of public hearings by…
Opportunity Looks Back at its Crater
Opportunity took a last look back at the 22-metre "Eagle Crater" that it called home for two months while providing…
Smart 1 Reaches its 250th Orbit
The European Space Agency's SMART-1 spacecraft completed its 250th orbit this week on its long, slow journey to the Moon.…
X-43A is Ready for Testing
NASA has scheduled March 27 for the next flight for the experimental X-43A research vehicle. The unpiloted 4-metre prototype will…
Opportunity is Parked at the Shore of an Ancient Martian Sea
NASA announced today that Opportunity has found evidence that the rocks around it were built up at the bottom of…
Shuttle Components Were Installed Backwards
Technicians working on the space shuttles discovered last week that some gears in the braking mechanism had been installed backwards,…