San Antonio — Two science instruments to be developed by Southwest Research Institute® (SwRI) are part of a proposal selected by NASA as a candidate for the next mission in […]
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UK Science Minister says agencies working together will achieve space goals UK Science Minister Lord Sainsbury today joined with NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA) to promote a future […]
Space researchers gather in Paris
At the invitation of ESA and CNES, the Committee on Space Research (COSPAR) is holding its 35th Scientific Assembly in Paris from 19 to 25 July. As happens every two […]
NASA Unveils Anatomy of a Comet
Findings from the historic encounter between NASA’s Stardust spacecraft and a comet will be discussed during the next Space Science Update (SSU). The SSU is 2 p.m. EDT, Thursday 17 […]
Space, culture and communication at the Berlin Air and Space Show
Space for life is the theme of the special pavilion devoted to European space activities at the International Aerospace Exhibition and Conference (ILA), opening today at Berlin’s Schoenefeld airport. […]
Philae’s Challenge: Landing on Powder or Ice?
Rosetta’s lander Philae will do something never before attempted: land on a comet. But how will it do this, when the kind of surface it will land on is unknown? […]
Lockheed Martin Space Instrument to Study Role of Comets in Formation of Solar System
The Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT) Advanced Technology Center (ATC) in Palo Alto, Calif. designed and built key components for ROSINA –the Rosetta Orbiter Spectrometer for Ion and Neutral Analysis– an instrument […]
Lockheed Martin Space Instrument to Study Role of Comets in Formation of Solar System
The Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT) Advanced Technology Center (ATC) in Palo Alto, Calif. designed and built key components for ROSINA –the Rosetta Orbiter Spectrometer for Ion and Neutral Analysis– an instrument […]
Once a myth, now an object of study – How the perception of comets has changed over the centuries
In February 2004, Rosetta will be setting off on its long journey through our solar system to meet up with Comet Churyumov-Gerasimenko. It will take the European Space Agency (ESA) […]
Once a myth, now an object of study – How the perception of comets has changed over the centuries
In February 2004, Rosetta will be setting off on its long journey through our solar system to meet up with Comet Churyumov-Gerasimenko. It will take the European Space Agency (ESA) […]