Malfunction Caused Rough Soyuz Landing
It turns out it was a technical malfunction, not a mistake by the crew, which caused last week's Soyuz landing…
Europe Approves Global Navigation System
Image credit: ESA The governments of the European Union gave their final approval for the launch of the new Galileo…
Earthquakes Simulation Could Lead to Quake Forecasts
Image credit: NASA NASA scientists are working on ways to predict earthquakes using an advanced computer simulation. The software is…
Northern Europe’s Annular Eclipse: May 31, 2003
On Saturday, May 31, an annular eclipse of the Sun will be visible from a good portion of the Northern…
NASA Could Have Rescued Columbia Astronauts in Space
NASA now believes they could have launched the space shuttle Atlantis and four veteran astronauts to rescue the crew of…
China Launches Third Navigation Satellite
Chinese space officials announced on Sunday that a Long March 3-A rocket launched the third Beidou satellite, which will complete…
Mars Global Surveyor Snaps a Picture of Earth
Image credit: NASA Ever wondered what the Earth would look like seen through a small telescope on Mars? Currently in…
Galaxy Orbiting Milky Way in the Wrong Direction
Image credit: NRAO Before this week, "Complex H" was thought to be a strange cloud of stars with an unusual…
Uncovering More Details About the Solar Wind
Image credit: SOHO The ESA's SOHO spacecraft has uncovered new details about the Sun's solar wind which might overturn previously…
Researchers Stop Light in Its Tracks
Image credit: NASA Researchers at Harvard University demonstrated that they can slow light and even completely stop it for several…