Nearly 10 years after Los Angeles was shaken by the devastating, magnitude 6.7 Northridge earthquake, scientists…
MARS MISSIONS HAVE INTERNATIONAL FLAVOR
A European Space Agency (ESA) mission that will arrive at Mars this month has American participants,…
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Lots of us want to lose some weight but just take your seat on one…
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Immense cracks in Earth’s magnetic field remain open for hours, allowing the solar wind to gush…
Mars from 5.5 million kilometres
This picture (copyright ESA) was taken on 1 December 2003 from ESA’s Mars Express spacecraft by…
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NASA’S robotic Mars geologist, Spirit, embodying America’s enthusiasm for exploration, must run a grueling gantlet of…
CREW FOR NEW SPACE SHUTTLE MISSION
Four NASA astronauts have been chosen to fly on the newly created Space Shuttle mission, STS-121.…
Interview: Vittorio Formisano
Seven years ago Prof. Vittorio Formisano had the worst day of his professional life. A malfunctioning…
FIRST IIS EXPEDITION 8 SCHOOL AMATEUR RADIO CONTACT
ISS Expedition 8 Commander Mike Foale, KB5UAC, took the controls of NA1SS aboard the International Space…
Countdown to a red Christmas
Join ESA on their journey to Mars this Christmas, from the comfort of your own home.…