Investigators Needed Better Launch Photos
Investigators working on the Columbia accident said this week that the launch photos from a key camera were too blurry…
Two Telescopes Act as One
Image credit: NASA Astronomers have directly observed a hot disc of dust and gas surrounding a protostar using the twin…
Astronomers Find Seven New Planets
Image credit: NASA A team of European astronomers announced this week that they have discovered seven new planets, bringing the…
Eurockot Launches Nine Satellites
Image credit: Eurockot A Russian Rockot booster successfully launched nine microsatellites into different orbits on Monday. The Rockot, a converted…
Gemini Pictures Rival Hubble
Image credit: Gemini Thanks to its adaptive optics system and new imaging spectrograph, the Gemini observatory in Chile is producing…
Opportunity Launch Rescheduled
Image credit: NASA/JPL NASA has decided to push back the launch of its second rover, Opportunity, to no earlier than…
Book Review: Made in Space
Got a little extra cash and looking for the next high-flying investment opportunity? Maybe you need to look up? way…
Opportunity Set for Weekend Launch
NASA's second Mars Explorer rover, Opportunity, is set for launch on the weekend atop a Delta II rocket from Cape…
Odyssey Reveals More of Frosty Mars
Image credit: NASA/JPL It turns out that Mars has been hiding its water underneath a layer of dry ice. By…
Pegasus Rocket Launches Imaging Satellite
Image credit: Orbital Sciences Orbital Sciences Pegasus rocket carried an Orbview-3 satellite into orbit Thursday. The Pegasus is different from…