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Latest Space Science News
Micro Satellites are Ready to Fill Up Earth OrbitROSCOSMOS is planning to launch about twenty micro satellites based on the "Karat" platform to perform specialized scientific tasks. Their launch is planned accordingly to Federal Space Programme on l...
NASA Launches Interactive Simulation of Satellite Communications NASA today unveiled an interactive computer simulation that allows virtual explorers of all ages to dock the space shuttle at the International Space Station, experience a virtual trip to Mars or a lu...
Deep Space Network Antenna Starts Major SurgeryLike a hard-driving athlete whose joints need help, the giant "Mars antenna" at NASA's Deep Space Network site in Goldstone, Calif. has begun major, delicate surgery. The operation on the historic 70-...
Smooth Sailing by Rhea and Helene, Saturn's moonsCassini's closest-ever flyby of Saturn's moon Rhea went quite smoothly and teams are busy checking out their data! These flybys never fail to amaze me. And the raw images -- which give us an unprocess...
Turning up the heat: Finding out how well the Webb telescope's sunshield will performKeeping an infrared telescope at very cold operating temperatures isn't an option, it's an absolute necessity. For the James Webb Space Telescope to see the traces of infrared light generated by stars...
