Cosmonaut Planning Space Marriage
Russian cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko is going ahead with his plans to marry his fianc? from space on August 10, despite…
NASA Picks the Next Mars Lander
Image credit: NASA/JPL NASA announced on Monday that it has selected the University of Arizona's "Phoenix" mission to launch to…
Three Gorges Dam Seen From Above
Image credit: ESA China's Three Gorges Dam was recently photographed from above by the European Space Agency's CHRIS instrument on…
Searching For Life on Non-Earthlike Planets
Image credit: NASA A team of astronomers from Ohio State University believe that we should be seeking life on a…
Local Galactic Dust is on the Rise
Image credit: ESA New observations from the European Space Agency's Ulysses spacecraft show that galactic dust in the Milky Way…
Largest Robotic Telescope Begins Operations
The Liverpool Telescope, the world's largest robotic observatory, began operations this week. The 2-metre telescope is operated from Liverpool John…
Sea Launch Heads Out
Image credit: Sea Launch The Odyssey platform and Sea Launch Commander departed home port in California to make the journey…
What to Do With Hubble?
Image credit: NASA The Hubble Space Telescope, one of the most important scientific instruments ever created, is entering the final…
Solar Sail on Exhibit in New York
Image credit: Planetary Society A full-sized replica of a Cosmos 1 solar sail is now on display at the Rockefeller…
Palomar Begins a New Sky Survey
Image credit: Caltech The Palomar Observatory has begun a new survey of the sky, and will explore the Universe from…