Spacecraft Image Volcano Disaster From Orbit
Three NASA spacecraft chronicled the devastation that occurred when the Nyiragongo volcano in Congo erupted on January 17th. The eruption…
Shuttle Columbia Rolls out to the Launch Pad
The space shuttle Columbia rolled out to the launch pad on Monday to prepare for the launch of STS-109; the…
New Clues About the Great Dying
Scientists know that approximately 250 million years something wiped out almost all the life on Earth; however, what exactly happened…
Odyssey Reaches Final Mapping Orbit
NASA?s Mars Odyssey spacecraft has reached its final mapping orbit after three months of aerobraking manoeuvres around the Red Planet.…
EUVE Expected to Enter the Earth’s Atmosphere Shortly
The Extreme Ultraviolet Explorer (EUVE) spacecraft is expected to re-enter the Earth?s atmosphere sometime on Thursday morning. Although they don?t…
New Image of the Horsehead Nebula
A new, high-resolution image has been taken of one of the most famous astronomical objects in the night sky ?…
Five New Martian Meteorites Discovered
Scientists believe they've found an additional five meteorites that originated from the planet Mars. The new rocks were discovered during…
Space News for July 30, 1999
Deep Space 1 Missed Photo Opportunity with Asteroid NASA's advanced Deep Space 1 probe missed its chance to catch pictures…
Space News for July 29, 1999
Moon Crash Will Also Help Fulfill Geologist's Last Wish Killed in a car crash in Australia in 1997, Gene Shoemaker…
Space News for July 28, 1999
Safe Landing for Space Shuttle Columbia After an extremely short mission to deploy the Chandra X-Ray observatory, the Space Shuttle…