ESA’s Mars Express, successfully inserted into orbit around Mars on 25 December 2003, is about to…
AUCTION OF SATELLITE SCULPTURE
The bidding begins January 21 on a handsome original sculpture of the AO-40 satellite as AMSAT-NA…
NEXT ISS COMMANDER
Veteran NASA astronaut Leroy Chiao will replace William McArthur Jr, KC5ACR, as the commander of Expedition…
Getting closer to the Lord of the Rings
This time next year, ESA’s Huygens spaceprobe will be descending through the atmosphere of Saturn’s largest…
Space technology fights breast cancer
A novel non-invasive system for cancer treatment is being developed with technology from the European space…
Hubble’s Carina Nebula
Previously unseen details of a mysterious, complex structure within the Carina Nebula (NGC 3372), also called…
SPIRIT’S SURROUNDINGS IN COLOR PANORAMA
The first 360-degree color view from NASA’s Spirit Mars Exploration Rover presents a range of tempting…
NEXT SPACE STATION COMMANDER
Veteran NASA astronaut Leroy Chiao will replace William S. McArthur, Jr., as the commander of Expedition…
Tropical Cyclone Research
They are called hurricanes in the Atlantic, typhoons in the West Pacific, and tropical cyclones worldwide;…
RESEARCH ENHANCES BENEFITS OF PLANT EXPERIMENTS
NASA-funded scientists are researching methods to address current issues and future needs for efficiently growing plants…