Gaia Space Telescope Moves to Its Launch Pad

Gaia Space Telescope Moves to Its Launch Pad

Takeoff is currently scheduled to occur later this week

Billion-Star Surveyor to Create 3D Map of Milky Way

Billion-Star Surveyor to Create 3D Map of Milky Way

The telescope will analyze the positions of a billion stars

Arctic Sea Ices Finally Thickening for the Winter

Arctic Sea Ices Finally Thickening for the Winter

New satellite data show the ices recovering from summer extents

Billion-Star Survey Telescope Installed in Its Payload Fairing

Billion-Star Survey Telescope Installed in Its Payload Fairing

The telescope will be launched into space in about a week

World's Best Optical Telescopes Image the Crab Nebula

World's Best Optical Telescopes Image the Crab Nebula

Herschel and Hubble join forces for super-detailed photograph

New Norcia Station to Track Chinese Moon Lander on December 14

New Norcia Station to Track Chinese Moon Lander on December 14

The facility is well-suited for this type of communications support

Multi-Wavelength Image of the Last Solar Eclipse Released

Multi-Wavelength Image of the Last Solar Eclipse Released

Multiple spacecraft were used to collect the data in this image

Galileo Constellation Tracks Its First Aircraft

Galileo Constellation Tracks Its First Aircraft

The feat was achieved with just four operational satellites

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • December 11th, 2013
Antarctica Losing Ice Much Faster Than Scientists Thought

Antarctica Losing Ice Much Faster Than Scientists Thought

New satellite data paint a worrying image of ice sheets at the South Pole

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • December 10th, 2013
Time Has Come for the Rosetta Spacecraft to Wake Up

Time Has Come for the Rosetta Spacecraft to Wake Up

The probe will reach its target next year, mission controllers say

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • December 10th, 2013
ESA Monitored the Latest Massive Storm Surge in Europe

ESA Monitored the Latest Massive Storm Surge in Europe

A huge storm blasted through northern Europe a couple of days ago

Optical Technique Can Detect Nanometer-Level Features on Surfaces

Optical Technique Can Detect Nanometer-Level Features on Surfaces

European researchers demonstrate new optical detection method

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • December 4th, 2013
Earth's Gravity Can Be Affected by Earthquakes

Earth's Gravity Can Be Affected by Earthquakes

The effects can easily be distinguished over localized areas

New Galileo Satellite Completes Cryogenic Tests

New Galileo Satellite Completes Cryogenic Tests

The spacecraft will be launched into space in mid-2014

Hubble Sees Amazing Irregular Galaxy Nearby

Hubble Sees Amazing Irregular Galaxy Nearby

The cosmic formation is neither spiral, nor elliptical

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • November 29th, 2013
ESA to Assist China in Landing a Spacecraft on the Moon

ESA to Assist China in Landing a Spacecraft on the Moon

The agency will provide tracking data to Chinese mission controllers

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • November 29th, 2013
New Map Covers Entire Great Barrier Reef

New Map Covers Entire Great Barrier Reef

The formation is the largest and most important coral reef in the world

 
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