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'Supermodel' Satellite Head to Space

Sunday, March 15th, 2009 - 10:13:47 - Sarah Gingichashvili

Europe is set to launch one of its most challenging space missions to date. The Goce satellite will map minute variations in the pull of gravity...

Satellite Crash Points to U.S. Space Weapon?

Sunday, March 8th, 2009 - 12:31:01 - Iddo Genuth

A recent collision between Russian and U.S. satellites high above the Earth has been officially explained as something of a freak accident. However...

Launch Mishap Ends OCO Mission

Wednesday, February 25th, 2009 - 12:06:25 - Anuradha Menon

NASA's Orbiting Carbon Observatory satellite failed to reach orbit after its 4:55 a.m. EST liftoff Feb. 24 from California's Vandenberg Air Force...

The Orbital Menace - Space Garbage
Tuesday, February 24th, 2009 - Ran Levi
We have all heard about the challenges and dangers involved in space travel. Even though the space shuttle is equipped with...

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The End of Hubble?

Thursday, February 19th, 2009 - 18:30:44 - Iddo Genuth

The spectacular collision between two satellites on Feb. 10 could make the shuttle mission to fix the Hubble Space Telescope too risky to attempt...

Two Satellites Collide in Orbit

Wednesday, February 11th, 2009 - 20:13:55 - Iddo Genuth

In an unprecedented space collision, a commercial Iridium communications satellite and a defunct Russian satellite ran into each other Tuesday above...

Fireworks From a Flaring Gamma-Ray Star

Wednesday, February 11th, 2009 - 16:12:32 - Anuradha Menon

Astronomers using NASA's Swift satellite and Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope are seeing frequent blasts from a stellar remnant 30,000 light-years...

Satellite to Eye Greenhouse Gases

Sunday, February 8th, 2009 - 16:02:56 - Sarah Gingichashvili

The Japanese space agency launched a satellite Friday that will measure greenhouse gases from the earth's orbit. The IBUKI satellite is designed "to...

High-Speed Internet in…Trains
Wednesday, January 28th, 2009 - Sarah Gingichashvili
Scientists from the University of York in England are taking mobile entertainment to the next level with a new technology...