‘Happy face’ crater on Mars

These images, taken by the High Resolution Stereo Camera (HRSC) on board ESA’s Mars Express spacecraft,…

Iceberg collision from Space

An enormous iceberg, C-16, rammed into the well-known Drygalski Ice Tongue, a large sheet of glacial…

Planetary Birth

NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope has uncovered new evidence that planets might rise up out of a…

Asteroids a threat to the future ?

If a large asteroid such as the recently identified 2004 VD17 � about 500 m in…

AKARI Observations

The infrared satellite AKARI (formerly ASTRO-F) of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), which was launched…

Ariane 5 Breaks Record

Arianespace’s Ariane 5 heavy-lift launcher logged another flawless mission on May 27, delivering a record-setting dual-satellite…

Canadian-built cameras

Launched in June 1999 and originally designed for a three-year mission, NASA’s Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer…

Libyas Circles of Life

The Al Kufrah Oasis in southeastern Libya, one of the most easily recognisable landmarks from the…

Discovery stands at its launch pad

The Space Shuttle Discovery stands at its launch pad at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, Fla. The…

Russian ROV

The Russian Navy is setting up a rapid response, air transportable rescue system which can be…