NEWBORN BLACK HOLES

Scientists using NASA’s Swift satellite say they have found newborn black holes, just seconds old, in…

SPACE WEATHER FORECASTS

Scientists funded by NASA have made big strides in learning how to forecast “all clear” periods,…

Galaxy 14 satellite is in orbit

Starsem and Arianespace today successfully launched the Galaxy 14 telecommunications satellite for U.S. operator PanAmSat. The…

Zambia and Zimbabwe from space

The narrow, man-made Lake Kariba, located along the border of Zambia and Zimbabwe, as seen by…

MARS MISSION LAUNCHED

A seven-month flight to Mars began August 12 for NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO). It will…

Ariane 5 Record

Arianespace’s Ariane 5 Generic launcher set a new performance record on August 11 by successfully lofting…

Anomaly with the Suzaku

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has been carrying out initial operations of the “Suzaku” including…

NEXT SHUTTLE MISSION MAYBE MARCH

NASA is targeting March for the next Space Shuttle mission (STS-121). The mission will be the…

Saturns rings have own atmosphere

Data from the NASA/ESA/ASI Cassini spacecraft indicate that Saturn’s majestic ring system has its own atmosphere…

China’s Typhoon Matsa

Heavy rainfall and flooding from Typhoon Matsa killed at least 12 people and caused millions of…