In a few days, a three-man scientific expedition called Pole Track is to embark upon a…
Month: February 2005
MYSTERIOUS EARTH ENERGY
Scientists using observations from NASA’s Reuven Ramaty High Energy Solar Spectroscopic Imager (RHESSI) satellite detected flashes…
SHUTTLE RETURN TO FLIGHT EFFORTS
NASA engineers continue to acquire data on how insulating foam debris behaves when shed from the…
SHUTTLE MAPPING MISSION FINALE
Culminating more than four years of processing data, NASA and the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) have…
P3E satellite design
AMSAT-DL reviews P3E satellite design: An international team gathered in Marburg, Germany, in late January to…
Ariane 5 tech turns on the lights
Soon we may be able to fill the bath, turn the lights on and play our…
FALSE CLAIM OF LIFE ON MARS
News reports on February 16, 2005, that NASA scientists from Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif.,…
Iceland from Space
Sparse tundra vegetation alternates with glaciers and permanent snow on the island of Iceland, but life…
BRIGHTEST COSMIC EXPLOSIONS
Scientists detected a flash of light from across the Galaxy so powerful; it bounced off the…
ISS STATUS REPORT: SS05-008
The International Space Station crew is preparing for the arrival of fresh supplies aboard a Russian…