ESA’s Proba-V has become the first satellite to pick up aircraft tracking signals, allowing aircraft across…
NASA’s Hubble Uncovers Evidence of Farthest Planet Forming From Its Star
Astronomers using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope have found compelling evidence of a planet forming 7.5 billion…
The Moon and Sun
Two or three times a year, NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory observes the moon traveling across the…
College Students Study The Earth From NASA's DC-8 Flying Lab
College students in NASA's SARP field experience will measure pollution and air quality, study forest ecology…
Warm Ocean, Not Icebergs, Causing Most of Antarctic Ice Shelves' Mass Loss
Ocean waters melting the undersides of Antarctic ice shelves are responsible for most of the continent's…
GAIA soon to map the Milky Way
Gaia is a global space astrometry mission. Its goal is to make the largest, most precise…
NASA’S Chandra Turns up Black Hole Bonanza in Galaxy Next Door
Using data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory, astronomers have discovered an unprecedented bonanza of black holes…
Preparing IRIS Spacecraft for Launch
Orbital Sciences team members move the second half of the payload fairing before it is placed…
NASA'S Chandra Turns up Black Hole Bonanza in Galaxy Next Door
Using data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory, astronomers have discovered an unprecedented bonanza of black holes…
ATV-4 before docking
The fourth in ESA's series of five Automated Transfer Vehicles was launched on June 5th, 2013…