The instruments on board ESA’s mission to Mars, Mars Express, are in the process of being…
Month: June 2003
SOUTH AMERICA SHINES ON SPACE RADAR MAP
Straddling the equator and engaged in a titanic clash of great tectonic plates, South America is…
Europeans Say “Yes” to a Strong Europe in Space
The four-month consultation on the Green Paper on European Space Policy came to a close in…
NASA REVIEWING EDUCATOR ASTRONAUT APPLICATIONS
NASA will review more than 1,600 applications from teachers for the three to six slots in…
SECRET LIVES OF GALAXIES UNVEILED IN DEEP SURVEY
Two of NASA’s Great Observatories, bolstered by the largest ground-based telescopes around the world, are beginning…
Envisat MERIS image of the world March 2003
The global reach of the Medium Resolution Imaging Spectrometer (MERIS) instrument on board ESA’s Envisat environmental…
SPACECRAFT TRIO PEEKS AT STORMY SOLAR WEATHER
A three-spacecraft collaboration recorded for the first time the entire initiation process of a high-speed eruption…
ROSETTA STONE DECODES GAMMA-RAY BURST MYSTERY
Scientists have pieced together the key elements of a gamma-ray burst, from star death to dramatic…
NASA HIGHLIGHTS LIGHTNING SAFETY WEEK
The arrival of summer brings increased chances of thunderstorms and dangerous lightning. NASA marks National Lightning…
NIGHTTIME CLOUDS SHED LIGHT ON SPACE WEATHER
NASA is looking for the opportunity, beginning June 23, to launch rocket experiments that will form…