Shuttle Flights Will Probably Resume in 2004
Although NASA has made tentative plans to launch the space shuttle Atlantis some time near the end of 2003, it's…
Soyuz Tourist Flights Beginning Soon
Image credit: Space Adventures Two space tourists will have a chance to fly to the International Space Station in 2005,…
Gamma Ray Bursts and Hypernovae Linked
Image credit: ESO On March 29, 2003 NASA's High Energy Transient Explorer detected a bright burst of gamma rays, and…
Second Mars Rover Launch Pushed Back a Day
NASA announced on Tuesday that it would push back the launch of its second Mars rover, "Opportunity" one day; now…
Japanese Mars Mission Faces Critical Challenges
With NASA's Mars Explorer and Europe's Mars Express missions well on their way to the Red Planet, many are forgetting…
First Light: An Introduction to Stargazing
Interested in space and astronomy but you've never actually looked through a telescope? Until you've actually gone out and done…
40 Years After the First Woman in Space
Officials from the Russian Space Agency marked the 40th anniversary of the first woman to travel to space by presenting…
Object Floating Outside Station Isn’t a Threat
While looking out the window of the International Space Station last Thursday, astronaut Ed Lu noticed a small object floating…
Glimpse Into a Star Factory
Image credit: ESO A new series of photographs taken by the European Southern Observatory show a rare look into the…
Preparing for Human Mars Missions in Antarctica
Image credit: ESA Although a human mission to Mars is still years (maybe even decades) away, research is still being…