Scientists funded by the European Space Agency have measured the gravitational equivalent of a magnetic field…
Mars Orbiter Test Images
The first test images of Mars from NASA’s newest spacecraft provide a tantalizing preview of what…
Cannibal Stars
ESA’s XMM-Newton has seen vast clouds of superheated gas, whirling around miniature stars and escaping from…
Space Technology 5 Sat launched
NASA’s Space Technology 5 successfully launched on March 22, 2006 at 9:04 a.m. EST, from Vandenberg…
Space suit technology
The technology used in space suits to protect astronauts carrying out space walks in direct sunlight…
Night Views of European Seas
The Mediterranean looks better in the dark – at least in the view of an ESA-led…
Scandinavian Peninsula From Space
ESA’s Envisat captured the snow-covered Scandinavian Peninsula on 11 March, 2006. See it at: http://www.esa.int/esaEO/SEMGFTNVGJE_index_0.html
The First Trillionth of a Second
Scientists peering back to the oldest light in the universe have new evidence to support the…
Pacific Height Shows La Ninia
Satellite measurements of a steep difference in sea surface height between the western and eastern tropical…
NASA HONORS BUZZ ALDRIN
NASA honored former astronaut Buzz Aldrin for his involvement in the U.S. space program with the…