Satellite Navigation for Europe

The European Space Agency will be joining forces with the European Commission in a major contribution…

COMPUTERS USE TINY CARBON TUBES ON SILICON CHIPS

The life of the silicon chip industry may last 10 or more years longer, thanks to…

PERIL IN PERU? A MENACING GLACIER?

An Earth-monitoring instrument aboard NASA’s Terra satellite is keeping a close eye on a potential glacial…

ROVERS TO EXAMINE TWO INTRIGUING SITES ON MARS

NASA has chosen two scientifically compelling landing sites for twin robotic rovers to explore on the…

NASA HELPS LINK GAMMA RAY BURST & SUPERNOVA

Scientists have discovered one of the brightest and closest gamma ray bursts on record is also…

EL Nino drought affected by natural air polution

Scientists using NASA satellite data have found the most intense global pollution from fires occurred during…

Space Station talks to School Students

US astronauts Don Pettit, KD5MDT, and Ken Bowersox, KD5JBP, handled separate Amateur Radio on the International…

Real Robotics Competition

NASA, with corporate and institutional partners, is sponsoring 280 student teams competing in the FIRST (For…

How far can a dentist’s drill go?

When ESA’s Mars Express reaches the Red Planet in December 2003, there will be a drill…

COLLISION-AVOIDANCE TEST RESULTS PROMISING

NASA and industry researchers are increasingly confident a pilot in a remote ground station can safely…