NASA Orders Pegasus and Taurus Rockets for Future Launches
Image credit: Orbital NASA has ordered four launch vehicles from Orbital Sciences Corporation, including two Pegasus and two Taurus rockets,…
China Launches Science Satellite
A Chinese-built science satellite was launched Monday by a Long March 2-D booster from the Jiuquan launch centre in Northwestern…
Cassini Listens to a Solar Storm
Image credit: NASA/JPL The Sun ejected two massive flares towards the Earth last week, and NASA's Cassini spacecraft listened in…
Aurora Reports from Around the World
The aurora reports are in. Universe Today readers from around the world have kept their eyes to the sky over…
Storm Compressed the Earth’s Magnetosphere
Image credit: ESA The European Space Agency's Cluster spacecraft were perfectly positioned to watch the effect of the recent solar…
Hubble Sees a Huge Star Forming Region
Image credit: ESA The Hubble Space Telescope was recently used to peer into a star forming region that's a million…
Solar Storm Buffets the Earth
Image credit: SOHO It started as the largest flare ever seen by the SOHO spacecraft, and only 19 hours later,…
Green Minerals on Mars Say it’s Dry
Image credit: NASA Astronomers have uncovered a green mineral on Mars called olivine that could indicate that the planet has…
New Space Plane Could Be Put on Hold
Key members of the United States Congress are asking NASA to postpone further work on the Orbital Space Plane until…
SMART-1 Update: One Month in Orbit
Image credit: ESA The European Space Agency's SMART-1 spacecraft has been orbiting the Earth for a full month now, and…