Missions
COROT is Blasted Into Space
The debut launch of the Soyuz 2-1b rocket carried ESA's COROT space telescope into orbit today. The rocket lifted off…
Early Images of the Sun From Hinode
The recently launched Japanese Hinode spacecraft is turning in some amazing new photographs of the Sun as part of its…
Next Up, the COROT Space Telescope
Step aside Hubble, Chandra, Spitzer, there's a new space telescope ready for launch. On December 27, 2006, the European Space…
Rosetta Prepares for its Martian Close Up
Get ready Mars, you're about to have a visitor. ESA's Rosetta spacecraft, officially headed towards its 2014 encounter with comet…
Back to Venus with Vesper
While Venus is the same size as our Earth, its hellish surface environment makes it inhospitable to life. What went…
A New Target for Deep Impact
NASA announced today that it will be extending Deep Impact's mission, giving it a chance to visit another comet. The…
New Planet Hunter Prepares for Launch
A powerful new instrument for finding extrasolar planets is about to launch: COROT (Convection Rotation and planetary Transits). Developed by…
Successful Liftoff for NASA’s STEREO Spacecraft
NASA's solar-observing STEREO spacecraft were carried into space Wednesday evening, atop a Boeing Delta II rocket. STEREO, aka the Solar…
NASA’s Wise Satellite Moves Ahead
NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer team got the good news this week when their space telescope was approved for construction.…
Solar B Prepares for Launch
Solar flares are the most powerful explosions in the Solar System, releasing enormous energy in the form of radiation, high…