Telescope Door on IRIS Opens
In its first step towards science operations since launch, the IRIS team opened the IRIS telescope…
In the Zone: How Scientists Search for Habitable Planets
NASA's Kepler mission is helping in the quest for “Goldilocks planets,” where conditions are "just right"…
NASA Announces Effort to Form New Collaborative Partnerships with Private Space Industry
NASA officials Wednesday released a synopsis requesting information from U.S. private enterprises interested in pursuing unfunded…
Memories of an Astronaut
Frank de Winne, the head of the European Astronaut Centre in Cologne, is one of ESA's…
Heat Wave Building Into the Ohio Valley and Eastern United States
A very anomalous weather pattern is in place over the U.S. for mid-July. Trapped between an…
Well-bred steering
ESA’s Advanced Concepts Team wins a ‘Humie’ award for their use of ‘evolutionary computation’ to evolve…
ESA team’s computer-evolved trek round Jupiter wins science prize
ESA’s Advanced Concepts Team has received a prestigious ‘Humie’ award for their use of ‘evolutionary computation’…
ESA test opens way to UK spaceplane engine investment
The UK government has announced plans to invest in the development of an air-breathing rocket engine…
Alphasat installed on Sylda
Europe's largest telecom satellite Alphasat is installed on Ariane’s Sylda dual launch pod in the Batiment d’assemblage…