Mars Explorer Update
Image credit: NASA Just 48 hours after launch, NASA's Spirit spacecraft was 5.6 million kilometres away from Earth and on…
More Evidence that Meteors Caused Mass Extinctions
Image credit: NASA A team of researchers from Louisiana State University have uncovered a connection between a meteor strike and…
Where’s Spirit Now?
Just a few extra notes for today:NASA has made a Mars Explorer tracking page available on its website. Every few…
Investigators Find Another Potential Shuttle Problem
Shuttle investigators have found another potential problem that could damage future space shuttles during launch. When searching through radar data…
Ariane 5 Launches Two Satellites
Image credit: Arianespace An Ariane 5 rocket successfully launched two geostationary communications satellites Wednesday evening after an hour's delays because…
New Evidence for Cold Dark Matter
Image credit: Chandra A new image taken by the Chandra X-ray observatory is helping astronomers to understand the composition of…
Shuttle May Fly After Extreme Inspections
NASA is indicating that a new regime of inspections will be required for its fleet of space shuttle to start…
Russian Cargo Vessel Arrives at Station
Image credit: NASA A Russian Progress 11 cargo ship arrived at the International Space Station today, after spending three days…
Neutron Star’s Magnetism Measured for the First Time
Image credit: ESA Using the space-based XMM-Newton X-Ray observatory astronomers with the European Space Agency have made the first direct…
Flattest Star Ever Discovered
Image credit: ESO Astronomers with the European Southern Observatory have discovered a star which is extremely flat All rotating objects…