For the first time, NASA has the tools and expertise to understand the rate at which…
Sun-powered Aircraft
Swiss adventurer Bertrand Piccard is constructing a solar-powered plane to fly around the world. His aim…
NO PETS ALLOWED IN SPACE
Students in Texas peppered US astronaut John Phillips, KE5DRY, with questions about life in space during…
DEEP SPACE FIREWORKS
After 172 days and 268 million miles of deep space stalking, Deep Impact successfully reached out…
ISS ON THE AIR FOR FIELD DAY
The International Space Station Expedition 11 crew of John Phillips, KE5DRY–operating as NA1SS–and Sergei Krikalev, U5MIR–operating…
Venice from Space
The canal city of Venice (Venezia) and the Laguna Veneta are shown here by ESA’s microsatellite…
LARGEST SOLID CORE
NASA researchers recently discovered the largest solid core ever found in an extrasolar planet, and their…
ASTRO-E2 ON JAPANESE OBSERVATORY
A pioneering X-ray detector developed at NASA’S Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) in Greenbelt, Md. will…
Humble Space Telescope
Longueuil, June 30, 2005 – Soon after its launch two years ago by the Canadian Space…