While not bursting with activity like its sister satellite Enceladus, the surface of Dione is definitely…
Year: 2015
Bad Weather Again Delays Launch of Japanese Cargo Ship to Space Station
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has postponed the launch of its H-II Transport Vehicle (HTV)-5…
Foul Weather Forecast Delays Launch of Japanese Cargo Ship to Space Station
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has pushed the launch of its H-II Transport Vehicle (HTV)-5…
NASA Scientists Help Understand Newly Discovered Planet
Recently, a team of astronomers including NASA scientists discovered a Jupiter-like planet within a young system…
NASA Awards Grants for Technologies That Could Transform Space Exploration
NASA has selected eight university-led proposals to study innovative, early stage technologies that will address high-priority…
Aurora at Concordia
ESA-sponsored medical doctor Beth Healey shared this image on Twitter, commenting: "We enjoyed a small aurora…
Hubble Sees a “Mess of Stars”
Bursts of pink and red, dark lanes of mottled cosmic dust, and a bright scattering of…
Meeting the press
Having passed their final exams last week and following their official certification for spaceflight, the prime…
A mess of stars
Bursts of pink and red, dark lanes of mottled cosmic dust, and a bright scattering of…
The Ariane 5 takes shape for Arianespace’s September mission with NBN Co 1A and ARSAT-2
The build-up of another Ariane 5 began this week in French Guiana, initiating preparations for Arianespace's…