WATER LEFT ITS MARK IN MARS ROCKS

NASA’s Opportunity rover has demonstrated some rocks on Mars probably formed as deposits at the bottom…

Mars – Ascraeus Mons in 3D

This is a link to a 3D image which shows a portion of the southern flank…

Chilean giant squid invasion

Masses of large ocean-going squid have inundated the shores of Southern Chile, alarming local fishermen who…

NEW MARS INTERACTIVE WEB FEATURE

NASA’s M2K4 Web site launched an interactive program giving any citizen of cyberspace the chance to…

INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION STATUS

Heading into the homestretch of their six-and-a-half month mission aboard the International Space Station, Expedition 8…

Patagonian ice cracks open

A spectacle unseen for 16 years occurred in Patagonia this week: a natural dam of blue…

SPACE SHUTTLE STATUS REPORT

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

ESA solves thirty-year old gamma-ray mystery

ESA’s Integral gamma-ray observatory has resolved the diffuse glow of gamma rays in the centre of…

NASA EXPLAINS “DUST BOWL” DROUGHT

NASA scientists have an explanation for one of the worst climatic events in the history of…

Fast lane for space technology innovation

A new ESA initiative got underway this week to speed up the turnaround time from idea…