Russia’s stricken Mars probe ‘contacted’
MOSCOW, November 23 (RIA Novosti) – The European Space Agency (ESA) has said it established contact with Russia’s Mars mission probethat is stranded circling Earth. “ESA’s tracking station at Perth,…
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NASA finds Water Lakes on Europa
NASA Probe Data Show Evidence Of Liquid Water On Icy Europa WASHINGTON — Data from a NASA planetary mission have provided scientists evidence of what appears to be a body…
NPP First Light Image
On October 28th NASA launched the NPP mission. This is the newest satellite in it’s fleet of Earth Observation Satellites. The satellite is still being commissioned and most of the…
Fermi Finds Youngest Millisecond Pulsar, 100 Pulsars To-Date
WASHINGTON — An international team of scientists using NASA’s Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope has discovered a surprisingly powerful millisecond pulsar that challenges existing theories about how these objects form. At…
NASA Transfers Endeavour Title To California Science Center
WASHINGTON — NASA transferred title and ownership of space shuttle Endeavour to the California Science Center (CSC) during a ceremony Tuesday at the center in Los Angeles. The transfer is…
LRO Spacecraft Gets Its First Look at Apollo Landing Sites
WASHINGTON — NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, or LRO, has returned its first imagery of the Apollo moon landing sites. The pictures show the Apollo missions’ lunar module descent…
MESSENGER Spacecraft Begins Historic Orbit Around Mercury
WASHINGTON — NASA’s MESSENGER spacecraft successfully achieved orbit around Mercury at approximately 9 p.m. EDT Thursday. This marks the first time a spacecraft has accomplished this engineering and scientific milestone…
