Galileo Navigation System is a Go
European transport ministers have approved a plan to develop Galileo, a satellite navigation system. Galileo, which is due to come…
Hubble Reveals Blue Galaxy Ablaze with Star Formation
A new photo released from the Hubble Space Telescope shows how galaxy NGC 7673 is teeming with hot star nurseries.…
NASA Classifies Shuttle Launch Times
NASA officials have decided to keep the exact time of launch of the next space shuttle a secret until 24…
New Evidence of the Universe’s Expansion
A team of UK and Australian astronomers have come up with independent evidence that the expansion of the universe is…
Asteroid Discovered After a Near Miss
Astronomers discovered a new asteroid, four days after it made a near miss of the Earth. The object, now called…
Six Telescopes Acting as One
Image credit: USNO Astronomers from several US observatories announced that they have successfully merged the light from six independent telescopes…
Grace Satellites Launched
Image credit: NASA NASA and the German Center for Air and Space Flight successfully launched the Gravity Recovery and Climate…
Tightest Binary System Discovered
Image credit: ESO Astronomers have discovered a pair of white dwarf stars that revolve around each other at a distance…
Young Pulsar Defies Theories
Astronomers working with the National Science Foundation's Very Large Array have found a pulsar that is much younger than previously…
Shuttle Prepares for Morning Landing
The weather in Florida is looking good for Tuesday morning's landing of the space shuttle Columbia. Assuming everything goes as…