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…