Gravity Probe B Launch Delayed
Image credit: NASA NASA has decided to push back the launch of its mission to test Einstein's theory of general…
Chandra Sees the Most Distant X-Ray Jet
Image credit: Chandra The most distant jet ever seen was recently photographed by the Chandra X-Ray Observatory. The jet is…
Bringing Back a Piece of Mars
Image credit: ESA The European Space Agency is planning a mission to study the surface of Mars by picking up…
True Colour Picture of Mars
Image credit: NASA/JPL The NASA/ASU THEMIS imaging team has released a photo of Mars which has been corrected as close…
ESO Watches Burst Afterglow for Five Weeks
Image credit: ESO Gamma-ray bursts are some of the largest explosions in the Universe; one can generate more energy in…
Nozomi is on a Collision Course with Mars
The Mars-bound Japanese spacecraft Nozomi, which has been plagued with problems since its launch in 1998, could be on a…
Ancient Rivers Lasted a While on Mars
Image credit: NASA/JPL NASA's Mars Global Surveyor spacecraft has revealed new features on Mars that look like ancient river deltas.…
New Cassini Image of Jupiter Released
Image credit: NASA/JPL The team responsible for the Cassini spacecraft's imaging system have produced the most detailed mosaic image of…
Three Kinds of Explosions Could Be the Same Thing
Image credit: Hubble Three of the Universe's largest explosions: gamma-ray bursts, X-ray flashes, and supernovae could actually come from the…
There Might Not Be Ice at the Moon’s Pole
Image credit: Cornell University At the South Pole of the Moon, there is a region that is always in the…