News articles tagged with 'space' (Page 39)
European Science Foundation helps Europe play lead role in new age of astronomical discovery
— 4 Jul 2007 07:01 | AstronomyAstronomy is entering a new golden age of discovery led by breakthroughs in telescopes and instruments making them capable of observing distant events early in the life of the universe.…
Media bid farewell to Jules Verne
— 3 Jul 2007 02:36 | AstronomyLast week, members of the international press visited the clean rooms at ESTEC, ESA's research and technology centre, in Noordwijk, the Netherlands, to view the Automated Transfer Vehicle…
NASA extends bioastronautics contract with Wyle Laboratories
— 3 Jul 2007 02:36 | AstronomyNASA has exercised a $294 million option to extend a contract with Wyle Laboratories Inc. of Houston to support the Space Life Sciences Directorate at NASA's Johnson Space Centre. The…
ESA and NASA sign agreement on James Webb Space Telescope and LISA Pathfinder
— 18 Jun 2007 14:51 | AstronomyAt a ceremony that took place today at the Paris Air Show at Le Bourget, ESA Director General Jean-Jacques Dordain and NASA Administrator Michael Griffin signed the official agreements…
Improved situation of on-board computers on International Space Station
— 17 Jun 2007 00:01 | AstronomyRelief on board the International Space Station after some days of worry, an ESA and European industry team of experts is working closely with NASA and Russian partners to help overcome…
Two more active moons around Saturn
— 13 Jun 2007 20:39 | AstronomySaturn's moons Tethys and Dione are flinging great streams of particles into space, according to data from the NASA/ESA/ASI Cassini mission to Saturn. The discovery suggests the possibility…
NASA gives go for space shuttle launch on 8 June
— 2 Jun 2007 13:29 | AstronomyNASA senior managers selected 8th of June as the official launch date for space shuttle Atlantis. Commander Rick Sturckow and his six crewmates are scheduled to lift off at 7:38 PM…
Spitzer nets thousands of galaxies in a giant cluster
— 28 May 2007 22:54 | AstronomyIn just a short amount of time, NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has bagged more than a thousand previously unknown dwarf galaxies in a giant cluster of galaxies. Despite their diminutive…