The Rosetta space probe’s long trek to Comet 67/P Churyumov-Gerasimenko The countdown to Rosetta’s rendezvous in…
SHUTTLE COLUMBIA MEMORIAL
The families of the Space Shuttle Columbia STS-107 crew and NASA Administrator Sean O’Keefe unveiled a…
X-ray shout echoing through space
ESA’s X-ray observatory, XMM-Newton, has imaged a spectacular set of rings which appear to expand, with…
Artificial island arises off Dubai
The rapidly changing face of Dubai in the United Arab Emirates is portrayed by contrasting Synthetic…
EDUCATORS SPRING INTO FLIGHT
This spring, NASA Explorer Schools teams of teachers and administrators from Nebraska, Minnesota, and Iowa will…
Rosetta is topped off
Europe’s Rosetta comet-intercept spacecraft has been fueled at the Spaceport in French Guiana, as the countdown…
AO-40 Amateur Satellite Ailing
Ground controllers for the AO-40 satellite are trying to figure out just what happened to cause…
SATELLITES HELP IMPROVE WEATHER FORECASTS
Freighters, cruise lines, marine rescuers and coastal managers are among those who could benefit from prototype…
Envisat completes 10k orbits
Around 7pm CET on 28 January 2004, ESA’s Envisat spacecraft completed its ten thousandth orbit of…
In Memory of the Columbia Crew
Longueuil, Quebec – January 30, 2004 – A year ago, on the last phase of its…