BLACK HOLE LIMITS ?

The very largest black holes reach a certain point and then grow no more. That’s according…

Space eye for textiles

An artificial eye developed for Earth observation is now being employed to recognise colour variations in…

Earth and Space Expo

Visiting the Earth and Space Expo in Brussels is like nowhere else on Earth ­ you…

Flight 164 photo report now available

On-line photos of Flight 164’s successful February 12 mission are now available, showing the Ariane 5…

Enhanced Ariane 5 heavy-lift capability

The latest version of Ariane 5, designed to loft payloads of up to 10 tons to…

SHUTTLE PROCESSING STATUS REPORT: S05-006

The Shuttle fleet is housed and processed at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center (KSC), Fla. The order…

Brussels from Space

The image shows Brussels, capital of Belgium and site of Earth & Space Week, as seen…

Phytoplankton studied from Space

NASA and university scientists have made a breakthrough in using satellites to study the tiny, free-floating…

PHYSICISTS HEAR HIGH-TECH WHISTLE

It was music to the ears of physicists at the University of California (UC), Berkeley, when…

Titans winds from Huygens Probe

Using a global network of radio telescopes, scientists have measured the speed of the winds faced…