Plumes of smoke from serious wildfires across Portugal fan into the Atlantic in this Envisat satellite…
ASTRONAUT’S PASSION FOR PHOTOGRAPHY
For many years, exotic spaces from exotic places have captured the hearts of many photographers, both…
1000th comet
On 5 August 2005, the ESA/NASA SOHO spacecraft achieved an incredible milestone – the discovery of…
NEWBORN BLACK HOLES
Scientists using NASA’s Swift satellite say they have found newborn black holes, just seconds old, in…
SPACE WEATHER FORECASTS
Scientists funded by NASA have made big strides in learning how to forecast “all clear” periods,…
Zambia and Zimbabwe from space
The narrow, man-made Lake Kariba, located along the border of Zambia and Zimbabwe, as seen by…
MARS MISSION LAUNCHED
A seven-month flight to Mars began August 12 for NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO). It will…
Anomaly with the Suzaku
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has been carrying out initial operations of the “Suzaku” including…
NEXT SHUTTLE MISSION MAYBE MARCH
NASA is targeting March for the next Space Shuttle mission (STS-121). The mission will be the…
Saturns rings have own atmosphere
Data from the NASA/ESA/ASI Cassini spacecraft indicate that Saturn’s majestic ring system has its own atmosphere…