Women’s International Simulation for Exploration

The second campaign of the Women’s International Space Simulation for Exploration (WISE) study has been fully…

Ringside view of Dione

The NASA/ESA/ASI Cassini spacecraft successfully completed its only fly-by of Dione on 11 October 2005. Cassini…

The Violent Cosmos

Observing the cosmos, full of violent phenomena and extreme energy, has been the task of ESA’s…

Hawaii from Space

This Envisat image shows the volcanic island of Hawaii (Hawai’i), also known as the ‘Big Island’,…

NEW STAR GENERATION

NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory revealed a new generation of stars spawned by a super-massive black hole…

Bat Inspires Space Tech

Metal detectors currently used for screening aircraft passengers could soon be supplanted by novel millimetre-wave cameras,…

LIFE IN SPACE

A team of NASA exobiology researchers revealed today organic chemicals that play a crucial role in…

Icy Dust-ball Comets

Observations of Comet 9P/Tempel 1 made by ESA’s Rosetta spacecraft after the Deep Impact collision suggest…

CENTENNIAL CHALLENGES

NASA announced its intent to collaborate with the X PRIZE Foundation on two planned Centennial Challenges…

Wetlands Satellite Mapping

Earth’s wetlands are havens for wildlife and vital to the water cycle, but they are also…