ESA 2003 events calendar

In 2003 ESA will be involved in a series of international events. The major ones are…

MILKY WAY MONSTER STARS IN COSMIC REALITY SHOW

The longest X-ray look at the supermassive black hole at the Milky Way’s center has given…

NASA BEGINS NEW YEAR WITH INTERNATIONAL ARCTIC OZONE STUDY

NASA researchers, and more than 350 scientists from the United States, European Union, Canada, Iceland, Japan,…

Bringing the coldness of space to the Sahara

Cooling is key in the Sahara Desert, especially when you’re in the middle of it, trying…

EARTH & ASTEROID PLAY ORBITAL MOUSE & CAT GAME

The first asteroid discovered to orbit the Sun in nearly the same path as Earth will…

RADARSAT-1 Delivering Precise Imaging

The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) announced December 30, 2002 that its engineers have successfully developed procedures,…

SCIENTISTS CATCH THEIR FIRST ELUSIVE “DARK” GAMMA-RAY BURST

For the first time, scientists — racing the clock — have snapped a photo of an…

NASA’S YEAR OF CHALLENGES, CHANGES AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS

NASA completed a monumental and comprehensive shift in management philosophy and structure during a busy and…

INTERNATIONAL SPACE SHUTTLE SCIENCE MISSION PREVIEW

The NASA Space Shuttle Columbia will be launched on a 16-day the multi-faceted science research mission…

SPACE STATION EXPEDITION 10 BACKUP CREW NAMED

Astronauts Jeffrey N. Williams (Col., USA), Sunita L. Williams (Cmdr., USN) and Russian cosmonaut Konstantin M.…