Space news

JAXA confirms acceleration of IKAROS solar sail by photon pressure

Tue, 13 Jul 2010 11:42:53 +0000

Acceleration of the IKAROS spacecraft by solar pressure has been confirmed.

Mon, 05 Jul 2010 12:45:40 +0000

The Planck spacecraft, designed to observe the cosmic microwave in unprecedented detail, releases its first all sky map.

Wed, 23 Jun 2010 10:51:06 +0000

After seven years in space, the Hayabusa mission has come to an end.

Fri, 18 Jun 2010 12:08:03 +0000

The science team for the Kepler spacecraft announces the discovery of 306 new extrasolar planets.

Sat, 05 Jun 2010 05:15:51 +0000

The company SpaceX successfully launches the Falcon 9, a rocket powerful enough to carry manned capsules, into orbit.

Fri, 28 May 2010 13:06:57 +0000

As expected, the Mars Phoenix Lander fails to reestablish contact, and images taken by the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter might show exactly why.

Mon, 17 May 2010 13:04:38 +0000

Japan is set to launch the solar sail IKAROS on May 18th at the same time as a spacecraft to Venus.

Sat, 24 Apr 2010 11:39:09 +0000

It is the 20th anniversary since the launch of the Hubble Space Telescope.

Wed, 21 Apr 2010 12:01:05 +0000

The White House outlines changes to long-term plans for NASA concerning space exploration.

Sat, 30 Jan 2010 04:46:02 +0000

Efforts to extricate the Mars Spirit Rover from a sand trap have been abandoned.