Space  

Dramatic edge-on Cassini views of Saturn's E ring reveal for the first time a double-banded structure similar to that of Jupiter's gossamer ring and to the bands of dust found within the Sun's asteroid belt

Could it be matter falling on a clump of dark matter?

Take-home message: Looks can be deceiving!

Some debris have fallen from the fuel tank but NASA officials say there aren't reasons for too much concern

The first shuttle launch on Independence Day

After analysis of available data, the Mission Management Team has given a "go" for Tuesday's launch of Space Shuttle Discovery to the International Space Station

Detailed images of the nearby star Beta Pictoris, taken by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, offer tantalizing new evidence for at least one Jupiter-size planet

Devising the "shopping list" for future Mars missions

Because of low pressure

Scientific observations resumed Sunday

ESO's VLT image of Supernova in interacting galaxy

The first European polar-orbiting satellite dedicated to operational meteorology

The South Pole storm studied for the first time

Result heralds new era in space weather prediction

One of the largest composite casing solid rocket motors was successfully tested

Scientists try to find the correlation between lightning activity and hurricane development, intensification and behavior

But scientists are optimistic that the problem will be solved soon