DESERT “RATS” TEST NEW GEAR

Arizona’s high desert isn’t quite as tough on equipment as the moon or Mars, but few…

Small satellites at ESA/CNES symposium

More than 200 experts from 25 countries meet next week to discuss small satellites and what…

GENESIS BOUNCING BACK FROM HARD LANDING

Scientists, who conducted the preliminary assessment of the Genesis canister, are encouraged by what they see.…

ISS STATUS REPORT: SS04-030

Russian engineers will spend this weekend analyzing an intermittent problem with the International Space Station (ISS)…

Learn more about how spacecraft operate

Have you ever wanted to be a space engineer, or at least see how space engineers…

New object found in Saturn’s rings

A small object, temporarily designated S/2004 S 3, has been found orbiting in Saturn’s outer F…

GRACE GRAVITY MISSION REPORT

For the first time, scientists have demonstrated precise measurements of Earth’s changing gravity field can effectively…

The temperature of Saturn’s rings

The varying temperatures of Saturn’s rings are depicted here in this false-colour image from the NASA/ESA/ASI…

KSC CLEANS UP AFTER HURRICANE

Workers at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center (KSC), Fla. are continuing damage assessments and making repairs to…

GENESIS MISSION STATUS REPORT

The Genesis sample return capsule entered Earth’s atmosphere at 9:52:47 MDT Sept. 8, 2004 and entered…