Astronomers Peer Through Titan’s Clouds
Image credit: NASA Astronomers from Cornell university have used the Arecibo radio telescope to peer through the thick clouds on…
Huge Iceberg Breaks Away from Antarctica
Image credit: NASA NASA satellites have been watching a gigantic iceberg as it disrupts the fragile Antarctic marine environment. The…
Twin Telescopes Peer at Distant Galaxy
Image credit: NASA/JPL Two linked telescopes at the W.M. Keck Observatory on Hawaii's Mauna Kea took a good look at…
ESA Chooses Designers for New Mars Missions
Image credit: ESA Three European firms have won contracts to design the European Space Agency's ExoMars spacecraft - a mission…
10,000 New Images of Mars
Image credit: NASA/JPL NASA has released 10,232 new images of the Red Planet taken by the Mars Global Surveyor spacecraft,…
Sea Launch Lofts Galaxy XIII/Horizons-1
Image credit: Boeing Sea Launch successfully launched Boeing-built Galaxy XIII/Horizons-1 satellite from the equator in the Pacific Ocean early this…
SMART-1 Fires its Ion Engine
Image credit: ESA The European Space Agency's SMART-1 spacecraft passed an important test on Tuesday when it started up its…
Sea Launch Countdown Begins
Image credit: Boeing The Sea Launch arrived at the equator in the Pacific Ocean on the weekend, and began the…
Envisat is Watching the World’s River Levels
Image credit: ESA The European Space Agency's demonstrated the capability of its Envisat Earth monitoring satellite to track the water…
Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman Join Forces on Space Plane Bid
Image credit: NASA Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman announced that they will be working together on their proposal for NASA's…