The damage done to Spain’s Guadalajara province by July’s fierce forest fire has been measured from…
Month: August 2005
HIDDEN, HUNGRY BLACK HOLES
Most of the biggest black holes in the universe have been eating cosmic meals behind closed…
China flooding
China’s rainy season has led to serious flooding in the north-east and south of the country.…
AERONAUTICAL CENTENNIAL CHALLENGE
NASA and the Comparative Aircraft Flight Efficiency (CAFE) Foundation announced their intention to pursue the first…
Launch of OICETS and INDEX
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) reported to the Space Activities Commission (SAC) about the launch of…
MESSENGER EARTH SWINGBY
NASA’s MESSENGER spacecraft, headed toward the first study of Mercury from orbit, swung by Earth on…
Water ice on Mars
These images, taken by the High Resolution Stereo Camera (HRSC) on board ESA’s Mars Express spacecraft,…
CHANDRA SOLVES SOLAR PARADOX
NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory survey of nearby sun-like stars suggests there is nearly three times more…
THAICOM 4 to be launched August 11
Arianespace’s next Ariane 5 mission is set for the early morning hours of August 11 from…