China took a crucial step towards fulfilling its ambition to set up a manned space station…
ATV-3 Solar Panels fully extended – Image
Credits: ESA, Arianespace, Photo Optique du CSG - J.M. Guillon
Media Invited To View Next J-2X Rocket Engine Test
Reporters are invited to NASA's John C. Stennis Space Center in Mississippi on Wednesday, Nov. 9…
NASA’s Fermi Finds Youngest Millisecond Pulsar, 100 Pulsars To-Date
An international team of scientists using NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope has discovered a surprisingly powerful…
Bean Walks on the Moon
Astronaut Alan L. Bean, Lunar Module pilot, pauses near a tool carrier during the Apollo 12…
EUTELSAT COMMUNICATIONS FIRST QUARTER 2011-2012 REVENUES UP 3.4% ON TRACK TO MEET FULL YEAR OBJECTIVES
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Megatelescopes look for support
As a huge European observatory nears approval, a National Science Foundation funding competition between equivalent US…
Megatelescopes look for support
As a huge European observatory nears approval, a National Science Foundation funding competition between equivalent US…
Astronomers gear up for asteroid fly-by
An unusually close near-Earth asteroid gets observers excited.