Astronomy
China announces HXMT to be first astronomy satellite
By: William Atkins
The Xinhua News Agency, the official Chinese news agency, has announced that the Chinese space agency is planning a 2010 launch of a space telescope to study x-ray sources such as black holes and neutron stars.
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By: William Atkins
The Xinhua News Agency, the official Chinese news agency, has announced that the Chinese space agency is planning a 2010 launch of a space telescope to study x-ray sources such as black holes and neutron stars.
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“Omigod! I can’t believe it” comment of New Horizons Tvashtar photo
By: William Atkins
On February 28, 2007, NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft took a stunning photograph of the volcano Tvashtar erupting on Jupiter’s moon Io.
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By: William Atkins
On February 28, 2007, NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft took a stunning photograph of the volcano Tvashtar erupting on Jupiter’s moon Io.
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Microsoft tantalises with TechFest demos
By: Stephen Withers
Google is perhaps the best known example of a company that allows 'side projects' - activities not immediately directed towards current or planned products and services - but Microsoft's TechFest shows it still knows something about innovation.
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By: Stephen Withers
Google is perhaps the best known example of a company that allows 'side projects' - activities not immediately directed towards current or planned products and services - but Microsoft's TechFest shows it still knows something about innovation.
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Sunlight speeds asteroid spin
By: Stephen Withers
Weak but cumulative forces generated by sunlight are enough to accelerate the rotation of asteroids, scientists have determined.
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By: Stephen Withers
Weak but cumulative forces generated by sunlight are enough to accelerate the rotation of asteroids, scientists have determined.
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Scientists: Mars minerals left by groundwater, not seas
By: Stephen Withers
Mineral deposits found on Mars by the Opportunity rover were probably due to springs rather than long-evaporated seas, scientists now believe.
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By: Stephen Withers
Mineral deposits found on Mars by the Opportunity rover were probably due to springs rather than long-evaporated seas, scientists now believe.
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Martian soil brought to Earth: Could it contaminate?
By: William Atkins
Based on her research study, an Australian researcher stated that less than 50% of astronomers polled believe that NASA would be able to protect Earth from possible contamination if foreign organisms are brought back from Mars.
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By: William Atkins
Based on her research study, an Australian researcher stated that less than 50% of astronomers polled believe that NASA would be able to protect Earth from possible contamination if foreign organisms are brought back from Mars.
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Once in a red moon eclipse comes again August 28
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
The lunar eclipse is a once in a blue moon event, and if you missed it, you’ve got one more chance to see it happen in 2007 – but you’ll need to be in or travel to Australia, New Zealand or Alaska for an amazing view!
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By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
The lunar eclipse is a once in a blue moon event, and if you missed it, you’ve got one more chance to see it happen in 2007 – but you’ll need to be in or travel to Australia, New Zealand or Alaska for an amazing view!
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ESA, NASA tag-team on Jupiter
By: Stephen Withers
The US and European space agencies will team up this month for a coordinated observation of Jupiter from two separate spacecraft.
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By: Stephen Withers
The US and European space agencies will team up this month for a coordinated observation of Jupiter from two separate spacecraft.
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Great photos of March 3rd lunar eclipse and info on future ones
By: William Atkins
Some of the words describing the March 3rd total lunar eclipse were “thrilling”, “exciting”, “delight”, and “thriller”—of course others (like this journalist in Illinois) were disappointed with cloudy conditions.
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By: William Atkins
Some of the words describing the March 3rd total lunar eclipse were “thrilling”, “exciting”, “delight”, and “thriller”—of course others (like this journalist in Illinois) were disappointed with cloudy conditions.
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Cassini eats Saturn
By: Posted by Peter Dinham
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By: Posted by Peter Dinham
The Cassini spacecraft has moved into a new orbit around Saturn, soaring to ever higher latitudes and greater distances from the planet. The result is that the craft has been able to capture some truly unusual new pictures of the ringed planet.
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Cassini shows photographer’s eye with fantastic Saturn images
By: William Atkins
NASA's Cassini spacecraft has taken images of Saturn—complete with photographs of the planet’s remarkable ring system—that astronomers say have never been seen by humans before.
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By: William Atkins
NASA's Cassini spacecraft has taken images of Saturn—complete with photographs of the planet’s remarkable ring system—that astronomers say have never been seen by humans before.
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By the glow of the coppery Moon: check out lunar eclipse March 3rd
By: William Atkins
A total lunar eclipse will occur on March 3, 2007, over the eastern parts of the Americas, Europe, Africa, and western Asia.
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By: William Atkins
A total lunar eclipse will occur on March 3, 2007, over the eastern parts of the Americas, Europe, Africa, and western Asia.
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Euro-Japanese mission to Mercury gets the nod
By: Stephen Withers
The BepiColombo mission to Mercury planned by the European Space Agency (ESA) and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has been given the green light for an August 2013 launch.
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By: Stephen Withers
The BepiColombo mission to Mercury planned by the European Space Agency (ESA) and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has been given the green light for an August 2013 launch.
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Venus and Mars are alright tonight
By: Stephen Withers
The European Space Agency's (ESA) Science Program Committee has decided to extend the Mars Express and Venus Express missions until May 2009.
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By: Stephen Withers
The European Space Agency's (ESA) Science Program Committee has decided to extend the Mars Express and Venus Express missions until May 2009.
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Europe has a Cosmic Vision
By: Stephen Withers
The European Space Agency is about to invite the scientific community to propose missions for its 'Cosmic Vision' program for the years 2015 to 2025.
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By: Stephen Withers
The European Space Agency is about to invite the scientific community to propose missions for its 'Cosmic Vision' program for the years 2015 to 2025.
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South Pole Telescope collects First Light in quest of dark energy
By: William Atkins
Researchers working with the new South Pole Telescope have announced that the telescope has successfully observed its First Light in its quest to find a mystery that has baffled cosmologists for years: Does dark energy exist and, if so, in what form does it exist?
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By: William Atkins
Researchers working with the new South Pole Telescope have announced that the telescope has successfully observed its First Light in its quest to find a mystery that has baffled cosmologists for years: Does dark energy exist and, if so, in what form does it exist?
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Pluto probe passes Jupiter on Wednesday
By: Stephen Withers
NASA's New Horizons spacecraft will make a flyby of Jupiter this Wednesday (28 February 2007), picking up an additional 9000mph from the slingshot effect and accelerating it towards Pluto. Already the fastest spacecraft ever launched, New Horizons will be travelling at over 52,000mph when it leaves Jupiter.
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By: Stephen Withers
NASA's New Horizons spacecraft will make a flyby of Jupiter this Wednesday (28 February 2007), picking up an additional 9000mph from the slingshot effect and accelerating it towards Pluto. Already the fastest spacecraft ever launched, New Horizons will be travelling at over 52,000mph when it leaves Jupiter.
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Rosetta swings by Mars, heads towards the Sun
By: Stephen Withers
The Rosetta comet probe successfully completed its swing-by of Mars and is now heading towards the Sun on its way back to Earth, according to the ESA's Space Operations Centre in Darmstadt, Germany.
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By: Stephen Withers
The Rosetta comet probe successfully completed its swing-by of Mars and is now heading towards the Sun on its way back to Earth, according to the ESA's Space Operations Centre in Darmstadt, Germany.
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