Students Learning about space and agriculture

Today’s children may be whiz kids on computers but many know little about the origins of…

NASA BEGINS NEW YEAR WITH INTERNATIONAL ARCTIC OZONE STUDY

NASA researchers, and more than 350 scientists from the United States, European Union, Canada, Iceland, Japan,…

MILKY WAY MONSTER STARS IN COSMIC REALITY SHOW

The longest X-ray look at the supermassive black hole at the Milky Way’s center has given…

Astronauts Contact World Scout Jamboree Via Ham Radio

On December 31, 15 Scouts at the 20th World Scout Jamboree http://www.worldscout.pacific.net.th/ in Thailand spoke with…

CHICAGO YOUNGSTERS ENJOY END-OF-YEAR ARISS QSO

Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) school and educational contacts resumed in late December…

Bringing the coldness of space to the Sahara

Cooling is key in the Sahara Desert, especially when you’re in the middle of it, trying…

EARTH & ASTEROID PLAY ORBITAL MOUSE & CAT GAME

The first asteroid discovered to orbit the Sun in nearly the same path as Earth will…

RADARSAT-1 Delivering Precise Imaging

The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) announced December 30, 2002 that its engineers have successfully developed procedures,…

German Amateur Radio payload reaches orbit

Oliver Amend, DG6BCE, and the German Amateur Radio Association report that the RUBIN-2 scientific satellite carrying…

SCIENTISTS CATCH THEIR FIRST ELUSIVE “DARK” GAMMA-RAY BURST

For the first time, scientists — racing the clock — have snapped a photo of an…