Using XMM-Newton, astronomers have obtained the world’s deepest ‘wide screen’ X-ray image of the cosmos to…
UNIQUE VIEW OF HURRICANE CLAUDETTE
International Space Station crewmembers are seeing Hurricane Claudette from a unique vantage point, 240 miles above…
Galileo taking shape
“Galileo is taking shape with every passing day. These first contracts are symbolic of Europe’s collective…
HUBBLE HELPS CONFIRM OLDEST KNOWN PLANET
Long before our Sun and Earth ever existed, a Jupiter-sized planet formed around a sun-like star.…
ISS CREW TO TALK WITH EDUCATORS
Educators will talk with orbiting International Space Station astronauts during a special conference call at NASA’s…
MERIS ready for work
The MERIS sensor on ESA’s Envisat environmental satellite is ready for operational use by science and…
JAPANESE SPACE AGENCY TEAM INSPIRES STUDENTS
NASDA (Japan’s space agency) and NASA arranged for five Japanese students, chosen from 1,861 applicants, and…
Space Tech Helps Sun Sensitive Children
A better life is in reach for children with a rare genetic disorder that puts their…
Imaging vineyards from space will benefit Europe’s wines
Space data are set to become an added ingredient in future European wines. ESA is contributing…
HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE FINDS EXTRA-SOLAR PLANET
NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope found an intriguing extra-solar planet in an unlikely place. The discovery is…