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International Space Hotel Envisioned
Plans for a new
international space hotel
students have been unveiled
by students this month as
part of a project for their
Masters degree. Students had
to grapple with the
... > full story
Coolest Spacecraft Ever In Orbit Around L2 (-273 Degrees Celsius)
On July 2 the detectors of
Planck's High Frequency
Instrument reached their
amazingly low operational
temperature of -273°C,
... > full story
New Class Of Black Holes Discovered
A new class of black hole,
more than 500 times the mass
of the Sun, has been
discovered by an
international team of
astronomers. ... > full story
Dense Knots Of Cold Cosmic Dust -- Potential Birthplaces Of New Stars -- Discovered In Inner Regions Of The Milky Way
Astronomers have unveiled an
unprecedented new atlas of
the inner regions of the
Milky Way, our home galaxy,
peppered with thousands of
... > full story
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US Space Program Should Align With Broader National Goals, Experts Urge
July 7, 2009 — The US civil space program should be aligned with widely acknowledged national challenges, says a new report from the National Research ... > full story -
Ulysses Hears The Siren's Song: End Of Mission To Chart Unexplored Regions Of Space
June 28, 2009 — Upon receipt of the last command from Earth, the transmitter on Ulysses will switch off on 30 June, bringing one of the most successful and longest missions in spaceflight history to an end. Ulysses, ... > full story -
ESA To Build Its Third Deep Space Ground Station In Argentina
June 26, 2009 — ESA has informed Argentinean authorities that an area 30 km south of the town of Malargüe in Mendoza province, about 1000 km west of Buenos Aires, has been chosen as the best option to build a ... > full story -
New Cleaning Protocol For Future 'Search For Life' Missions
June 10, 2009 — Scientists have developed a new cleaning protocol for space hardware, such as the scoops of Mars rovers, which could be used on future "search for life" missions on other ... > full story -
Planck Satellite Maneuver Aims At L2 Arrival
June 5, 2009 — Beginning June 5, ESA's Planck satellite will carry out a critical mid-course maneuver that will place the satellite on its final trajectory for arrival at L2, the second Lagrange point of the ... > full story -
Saturn's Moon Titan: Cassini Finds Titan's Clouds Hang On To Summer
June 4, 2009 — Cloud chasers studying Saturn's moon Titan say its clouds form and move much like those on Earth, but in a much slower, more lingering ... > full story -
Europe's Gravity Mission GOCE Achieves Drag-free Perfection
May 28, 2009 — ESA's gravity mission GOCE has achieved a first in the history of satellite technology. The sophisticated electric propulsion system has shown that it is able to keep the satellite completely free ... > full story -
New Mission Will Provide Global Maps Of Soil Moisture And Ocean Salinity
May 28, 2009 — ESA's next Earth Explorer, SMOS, has just passed the all-important Flight Acceptance Review, signifying that all the elements that make up the mission are in place for launch later this year. The ... > full story -
Historic Hubble Servicing Mission 4 Ends With Successful Landing
May 25, 2009 — The historic and successful Hubble Servicing Mission 4 concluded with a trouble-free Space Shuttle landing on Sunday. During a series of unprecedented spacewalks, astronauts replaced and repaired a ... > full story -
Herschel And Planck On Way To Study Our Cosmic Roots
May 14, 2009 — The Herschel and Planck spacecraft successfully blasted into space May 14 from the Guiana Space Centre in French Guiana. Herschel will explore, with unprecedented clarity, the earliest stages of star ... > full story
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