LISA Pathfinder:LISA Pathfinder takes major step in hunt for gravitational waves
Sensors destined for ESA’s LISA Pathfinder mission in 2014 have far exceeded expectations, paving the way for a mission to detect one of the most elusive forces permeating through space – gravitational waves.
Final preparation [...]
Hubble:Hubble uncovers tiny galaxies bursting with starbirth in early Universe [heic1117]
Using its infrared vision to peer nine billion years back in time, the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has uncovered an extraordinary population of tiny, young galaxies that are brimming with star formation.
An extraordinary population [...]
Mars Express:Mars Express observations temporarily suspended
Anomalies in the operation of the solid-state mass memory system on board Mars Express have caused science observations to be temporarily halted. A technical work-around is being investigated that will enable the resumption of a number of observations [...]
Ripples in one of Saturn’s rings
In this image taken by the Cassini spacecraft, the outer part of Saturn’s C Ring is shown at left, the inner part of the planet’s B Ring at right. Red lines indicate “dirty” particles, while the green and turquoise sections contain [...]
‘Broadband giant’ set for launch
Viasat-1′s antennas undergoing testing during its construction at Space Systems/LoralOne of the most powerful satellites ever built is about to go into orbit on a Russian Proton rocket.
The Viasat-1 spacecraft will deliver broadband services [...]
Mars Express:ESA orbiter discovers water supersaturation in the Martian atmosphere
New analysis of data sent back by the SPICAM spectrometer on board ESA’s Mars Express spacecraft has revealed for the first time that the planet’s atmosphere is supersaturated with water vapour. This surprising discovery has major [...]
ISRO gets ready for launch of ‘Megha-Tropiques’ tomorrow
It was conceived as a scientific satellite experiment of India and France in the late 1990s. Megha-Tropiques, scheduled to fly out of Sriharikota on Wednesday, finds itself at the forefront of global tropical climate and cloud study.
In [...]
NASA Selects Science Investigations For Concept Studies
NASA has selected 11 science proposals for evaluation as potential future science missions. The proposals outline prospective missions to study the Earth’s atmosphere, the sun, the Milky Way galaxy, and Earth-like planets around nearby [...]
Tests Under Way On The Sunshield For NASA’S Webb Telescope
NASA is testing an element of the sunshield that will protect the James Webb Space Telescope’s mirrors and instruments during its mission to observe the most distant objects in the universe.
The sunshield will consist of five tennis court-sized [...]
NASA’S Webb Telescope Completes Mirror Coating Milestone
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has reached a major milestone in its development. The mirrors that will fly aboard the telescope have completed the coating process at Quantum Coating Inc. in Moorestown, N.J.
The telescope’s mirrors [...]
