First Detection of Short Gamma Ray Burst Afterglow
Scientists believe they have spotted the first evidence of a radiation afterglow from short gamma-ray bursts. The afterglow from the…
Saturn Obscured by the Moon on Wednesday
Astronomers will have a treat on Wednesday when the planet Saturn sneaks behind a quarter moon and then return approximately…
Dust Disks Could Indicate Planets
A newly detected dust ring, just outside the orbit of Saturn could help astronomers have come up with a new…
New Evidence Supports Formation Theory for Rapidly Spinning Pulsars
Combining images taken by the Hubble Space Telescope, as well as data from radio observatories, astronomers from the European Space…
Moon Could Still Have Molten Interior
Astronomers have calculated that the Moon, pulled by the gravity of the Earth and the Sun, may bulge as much…
New Images from Mars Global Surveyor Released
NASA's Mars Global Surveyor began its second year of extended operations at the beginning of February, and recently delivered a…
Delta Rocket Increases Iridium Constellation
A Boeing Delta II rocket lifted off from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California today carrying a cargo of five spare…
Odyssey Deploys Communications Antenna
NASA's Mars Odyssey spacecraft deployed its high-gain antenna on Tuesday night, establishing a high-speed connection between the spacecraft and controllers…
Hubble Reveals Backwards Galaxy
The latest image released from the Hubble Space Telescope shows a spiral galaxy that seems to be rotating in the…
Entire Earth Imaged
NASA has released a new set of photographs which form the most detailed true-colour image of the entire Earth ever…