Robotic ‘spiders’ could be the key to building large-scale structures in space, according to ESA’s Advanced…
SUITSAT-1 “TREMENDOUSLY SUCCESSFUL”
Released into Earth orbit February 3, the novel SuitSat-1 Amateur Radio transmit-only spacesuit turned satellite has…
New Space Thruster
ESA has confirmed the principle of a new space thruster that may ultimately give much more…
OICETS and Artemis
The first bi-directional optical link between KIRARI, the Japanese satellite officially called OICETS (which stands for…
Yucatan from Space
This wide-area Envisat image shows Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula extending into the Caribbean, together with the countries…
WISE volunteers back on their feet
ESA PR 58-2005. When the first women astronauts set foot on Mars, they may spare a…
AURA Satellite Views Ozone Hole
NASA researchers, using data from the agency’s AURA satellite, determined the seasonal ozone hole that developed…
Space Weather “Fronts”
Scientists from NASA and the National Science Foundation discovered a way to combine ground and space…
Cassini Images Reval Active Moon
Jets of fine, icy particles streaming from Saturn’s moon Enceladus were captured in recent images from…
ESA San Salvador from space
The small island of San Salvador, its southern section seen here by ESA’s Proba microsatellite, is…