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ESA Human Spaceflight and Exploration
11 Mar 2011, 09:33 UTC
With almost half of the MagISStra mission behind him, ESA astronaut Paolo Nespoli has not had much free time on the International Space Station. In addition to his heavy workload, he has been also on a special diet.
Fasting for science on Space Station
11 Mar 2011, 09:33 UTC
With almost half of the MagISStra mission behind him, ESA astronaut Paolo Nespoli has not had much free time on the International Space Station. In addition to his heavy workload, he has been also on a special diet.
ESA Space Science
10 Mar 2011, 23:25 UTC
Twenty-five years ago, ESA made its mark in deep space. A small spacecraft swept to within 600 km of Halley’s comet. The Giotto probe was nearly destroyed by the encounter but what it saw changed our picture of comets forever.
ESA remembers the night of the comet
10 Mar 2011, 23:25 UTC
Twenty-five years ago, ESA made its mark in deep space. A small spacecraft swept to within 600 km of Halley’s comet. The Giotto probe was nearly destroyed by the encounter but what it saw changed our picture of comets forever.
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory News and Features
10 Mar 2011, 20:03 UTC
WISE has captured a star zipping through space like a race car driver.
Speed Demon Creates a Shock
10 Mar 2011, 20:03 UTC
WISE has captured a star zipping through space like a race car driver.
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory News and Features
10 Mar 2011, 17:07 UTC
There is an old chestnut about a pedestrian who once asked a virtuoso violinist near Carnegie Hall how to get to the famed concert venue.
Dawn Gets Vesta Target Practice
10 Mar 2011, 17:07 UTC
There is an old chestnut about a pedestrian who once asked a virtuoso violinist near Carnegie Hall how to get to the famed concert venue.
NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory
10 Mar 2011, 17:00 UTC
A galaxy about 43 million light years from Earth with an actively growing black hole at its center.
An Active Black Hole in the "Eye of Sauron"
10 Mar 2011, 17:00 UTC
A galaxy about 43 million light years from Earth with an actively growing black hole at its center.
Science and Technology Facilities Council News and Press Releases
10 Mar 2011, 13:00 UTC
Professor Mike Hapgood, Head of the Space Environment Group at STFC's RAL Space, looks at the impact of space weather in the 102nd Kelvin Lecture 2011 - 'Space weather: nature's electromagnetic hazard'
Impact of space weather threat examined
10 Mar 2011, 13:00 UTC
Professor Mike Hapgood, Head of the Space Environment Group at STFC's RAL Space, looks at the impact of space weather in the 102nd Kelvin Lecture 2011 - 'Space weather: nature's electromagnetic hazard'
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory News and Features
9 Mar 2011, 23:00 UTC
The latest evidence of the role humans play in changing Earth's climate comes not from observations of the ocean, atmosphere or land surface, but from Earth's molten core.
NASA Study Goes to Earth's Core for Climate Insights
9 Mar 2011, 23:00 UTC
The latest evidence of the role humans play in changing Earth's climate comes not from observations of the ocean, atmosphere or land surface, but from Earth's molten core.
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory News and Features
9 Mar 2011, 20:03 UTC
A new color view from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter catches the rover Opportunity at work beside a football-field-size crater which the rover will soon leave behind.
Color View from Orbit Shows Mars Rover Beside Crater
9 Mar 2011, 20:03 UTC
A new color view from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter catches the rover Opportunity at work beside a football-field-size crater which the rover will soon leave behind.
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory News and Features
9 Mar 2011, 20:03 UTC
NASA's versatile Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, which began orbiting Mars five years ago tomorrow, March 10, has radically expanded our knowledge of the Red Planet and is now working overtime.
Prolific NASA Orbiter Reaches Five-Year Mark
9 Mar 2011, 20:03 UTC
NASA's versatile Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, which began orbiting Mars five years ago tomorrow, March 10, has radically expanded our knowledge of the Red Planet and is now working overtime.
Science and Technology Facilities Council News and Press Releases
9 Mar 2011, 16:36 UTC
STFC supported research reveals baby stars born while their parent stars sleep
