Scientists have found that a star that exploded in 1979 is as bright today in X-ray…
Month: August 2005
CryoSat testing over
The intense mechanical testing period is finally over for the CryoSat satellite, and with launch just…
Cupola Transfer
Ownership of the European-built Cupola observation module for the International Space Station (ISS) was officially transferred…
Smoke Alarms
NASA researchers have successfully tested a new generation of fire detectors that could significantly reduce the…
Three satellites find shy star
An international team of scientists has uncovered a rare type of neutron star so elusive that…
Space Telescope Launched
A pioneering X-ray detector, developed jointly by NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md., and the…
Launch of M-V-6
The M-V Launch Vehicle No. 6 (M-V-6) with the 23rd scientific satellite (ASTRO-EII) onboard was launched…
QUIETER SUPERSONIC BOOM
NASA and industry teams are studying how to design and build an airplane that could demonstrate…
Great Barrier Reef
This Envisat image shows part of the world’s largest coral reef, the 2300-kilometre-long Great Barrier Reef…
LAKE-LIKE FEATURE ON TITAN
Scientists are fascinated by a dark, lake-like feature recently observed on Saturn’s moon Titan. NASA’s Cassini…