Satellite navigation tracks rally cars

EGNOS makes the difference. This is what was demonstrated at the German round of the World…

SPIRIT ON MARS

Working atop a range of Martian hills, NASA’s Spirit rover is rewarding researchers with tempting scenes…

Breath of the Dragon

ERS-2 and Envisat reveal impact of economic growth on China’s air quality China’s spectacular economic growth…

SMART-1 views Glushko crater

This image, taken by the Advanced Moon Micro-Imager Experiment (AMIE) on board ESA’s SMART-1 spacecraft, shows…

HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE

NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope entered a new era of science operations this week, when engineers shut…

UNDERSEA LAB

NASA is sending three astronauts and a Cincinnati doctor to test new space medicine concepts and…

XMM-Newton probe

ESA’s X-ray observatory, XMM-Newton, has for the first time allowed scientists to study in detail the…

DESERT “RATS”

Meaningful exploration in the hostile environs of the moon and Mars will depend on mobility. Tough,…

ENCELADUS TIGER STRIPES

The Cassini spacecraft discovered the long, cracked features dubbed “tiger stripes” on Saturn’s icy moon Enceladus…

MARS ORBITER

NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) successfully tested its main engines by making a successful trajectory adjustment…