ESA' Artemis Satellite Still Going Strong After Nearly 11 Years

ESA' Artemis Satellite Still Going Strong After Nearly 11 Years

The mission was plagued by bad luck at first, but delivered afterwards

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • May 16th, 2012
Ariane 5 Rocket Blasts Off from Kourou Spaceport

Ariane 5 Rocket Blasts Off from Kourou Spaceport

The delivery system carried two telecommunications satellites to orbit

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • May 15th, 2012
Orbital Maneuver Spacecraft Awaits First Customers

Orbital Maneuver Spacecraft Awaits First Customers

The vehicle was developed to extend the lifespan of other satellites

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • May 12th, 2012
JPL Complete Carbon Instrument for OCO-2 Spacecraft

JPL Complete Carbon Instrument for OCO-2 Spacecraft

The device was recently delivered to a Gilbert, Arizona-based facility

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • May 9th, 2012
Envisat Is No More

Envisat Is No More

ESA ends iconic Earth-observation mission after more than a decade

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • May 4th, 2012
Pair of Galileo Satellites to Launch in Early September

Pair of Galileo Satellites to Launch in Early September

ESA announces parts of its flight manifest for this autumn

Anniversary: Aqua Satellite Turns 10 in Earth's Orbit

Anniversary: Aqua Satellite Turns 10 in Earth's Orbit

The NASA spacecraft is one of the most proficient Earth observatories ever

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • May 4th, 2012
Analyzing Schumann Resonance to Reveal Solar System History

Analyzing Schumann Resonance to Reveal Solar System History

The phenomenon was last year identified on other planets as well

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • April 21st, 2012
Envisat Still Out of Contact

Envisat Still Out of Contact

ESA engineers are working hard to reestablish a link

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • April 19th, 2012
Satellites Can Count Penguins in Colonies

Satellites Can Count Penguins in Colonies

Study reveals large number of emperor penguins in Antarctica

North Korean Rocket Launch Fails

North Korean Rocket Launch Fails

Reports indicate the payload did not make it to orbit

ESA Loses Contact with Envisat

ESA Loses Contact with Envisat

The satellite has been monitoring Earth for more than a decade

North Korea Presses On with New Long-Range Rocket Launch

North Korea Presses On with New Long-Range Rocket Launch

The event has drawn open criticism from several countries

Western Part of Antarctica Is Falling Apart

Western Part of Antarctica Is Falling Apart

Long-term trends are extremely worrying, scientists say

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • March 28th, 2012
New Asteroid Deflection Technology Is Based on Lasers

New Asteroid Deflection Technology Is Based on Lasers

The approach is being developed in the United Kingdom

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • March 27th, 2012
Satellites Reveal How Northern Permafrosts Are Melting

Satellites Reveal How Northern Permafrosts Are Melting

Space-based instruments produce high-resolution images covering these soils

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • March 22nd, 2012
Virtual Reality Helps in Designing GPS 3 Satellites

Virtual Reality Helps in Designing GPS 3 Satellites

This is the next generation of US positioning and navigation spacecraft

 
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