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Spectacular ATV Kepler Launch Photo Captured from Orbiting ISS
[/caption] Have you ever seen a space launch from orbit ? Check out the spectacular launch photo (above) of the…
ATV Successfully Launches to Space Station
Here's a chance to practice your French countdown skills: watch today's successful launch of the European Space Agency's Automated Transfer…
New Looks at Phobos from Mars Express Flyby
[/caption] The Mars Express team released the images today from the close flyby the spacecraft made of Phobos on January…
Spectacular Eruptions of Mt. Etna in Sicily from Space and Earth
[/caption] Spectacular eruptions from Mt Etna are spewing massive quantities of lava, smoke and ash many hundreds of meters high…
Great View! January 4 Solar Eclipse As Seen From Space
Here’s a unique view of the January 4 partial solar eclipse: ESA’s sun-watching microsatellite Proba-2 captured the conjunction of the…
Highlights of 2010 from the European Space Agency
It has been another great year in space, and the European Space Agency has put together a video highlight reel…
Melas Chasma: The Deepest Abyss on Mars
[/caption] Melas Chasma is part of the huge Valles Marineris that cuts into the middle of Mars surface, making it…
Planck, XMM Newton Find New Galaxy Supercluster
[/caption] Scanning the sky in microwaves, the Planck mission has obtained its very first images of galaxy clusters, and found…
Weird Crater on Mars is a Mystery
[/caption] This is one of the strangest looking craters ever found on Mars, and this platypus-tail-shaped depression, called Orcus Patera,…
Instruments Chosen for Joint ESA/NASA Mission to Mars
[/caption] From a NASA press release: NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA) are working on a joint program to…