Chinese Launch is a Success
China joined an elite club of spacefarers on Wednesday with the launch of the Shenzhou 5 spacecraft from the Jiuquan…
NASA Lab Will Study Astronaut’s Radiation
Image credit: NASA NASA and the US Department of Energy have set up a new laboratory to study the effect…
SIRTF Successfully Focused
Image credit: NASA NASA?s recently launched Space Infrared Telescope Facility (SIRTF) passed an important milestone this week when it was…
Happy Thanksgiving
I just wanted to let you all know that it's Thanksgiving here in Canada today, so there won't be an…
New Method for Finding Life on Mars
Image credit: NASA Is there life on Mars? A team of scientists from the University of Glasgow have developed a…
Laser Powered Plane Takes Flight
Image credit: NASA A team of NASA researchers have created a remote control plane that gets its power from a…
Chase Planes Could Let the Shuttle Launch at Night
NASA is considering sending two WB-57F research planes to chase the space shuttle when it launches at night to watch…
China Finally Reveals Launch Plans
After years of secrecy, the Chinese government has finally revealed details of its upcoming launch. As predicted by media and…
Four New Space-Related Bills Passed
Image credit: Scaled Composites The US government passed four new bills by voice vote that promote space and astronomy. The…
NASA Working on a Solution to Repair Shuttles
NASA gave a progress update this week on how their safety improvements to the space shuttle are going. It turns…