Space News Archive for 2003

Here's an archive of every single Universe Today newsletter sent out since the service was started way back in March 22, 1999. Although the newsletter is supposed to go out every weekday, there have been all kinds of breaks for all kinds of reasons, so sometimes it's more regular than other times. There are a lot of issues, so give this page some time to load.

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December 31Top Stories for 2003 - Stardust Entering Coma - Spirit Correction - Mars Express Burn
December 30Beagle 2 Crater - Gas Giant Survival - First Double Star
December 29Rocket Man - AMOS 2 Launch - Search for Beagle 2 - Mars Express Orbit
December 26No Beagle 2 - Zubrin's Answers
December 24Beagle 2 - JIMO Engine - Dark Matter Lens - Mars Rover Eyes
December 22Dusty Galaxy Images - Delta II Launch - Rover Trenches
December 19Spitzer Wallpaper - Supernova Remnant - Paul Allen - Beagle 2 - Blue Universe
December 18Mars Ice Age - PAD Rocket/Parachute Test - Navy Satellite Launch - SpaceShipOne Test - SIRTF Renamed
December 17Einstein's Correct - Stardust Nearly There - Mars Express Aim - No Moon
December 16Calendar By Christmas - Dust Storm Risk - Potassium Heat - Mars X-Ray
December 15Question for Zubrin? - Mars on Earth - Space Lottery - Soyuz Launches
December 12Life on Mars? - Shuttle Sensors - Titan's Importance - Dark Energy Doubts
December 11Convince Bush - Particles Accelerated by the Sun - Andromeda Picture
December 10Saturn Wallpaper - Mars Express Nearly There - SMART-1 Full Speed - Spring Thaws - Earthlike Worlds Common
December 9Nozomi Failure - ICESat View - Heliopause - Ancient Collion - Recycling Rings - Foale Breaks Space Record - Cocoon of Hydrogen
December 8New Baby - Hubble Starbirth - Water Map - Asteroid Force - 235 Days to Saturn - Mars Express Model
December 3STS-121 - Pair of Neutron Stars - Mars Gamble - Solar Wind Cracks
December 2Boeing CEO Resigns - Spirit Lands in a Month - Stardust Getting to Wild 2 - Atlas Launch
December 1China Moon 2020 - Japanese Rocket Destroyed - Planets Around Vega
November 27Kuiper Belts - Spotting a Black Hole - Mars Odyssey Instrument Fails - Unknown Noise on the Station
November 26VisibleSky - Wetlands from Space - Next Supernova?
November 25Year in Space 2004 - Proton Bond Increasing - New Horizons - Shuttle Improvements
November 24Sunspots Behind the Sun - New Ion Engine - Antarctic Eclipse - Star Finale
November 21Extrasolar Planets - Expedition 9 - Galactic Wind - Canadian Arrow
November 20Aurora Tonight - Traveler's Guide to Mars - Rover Update - Station's Five Year Anniversary - November 23 Eclipse
November 19Forum Reaches 1000 - Solar Flip - NASA Safety Panel
November 18Leonids Tonight - Iron Sun - Gravity Probe B Delays
November 17Distant Jet - Mars Sample Return - True Colour Mars
November 14Jupiter Wallpaper - Watching a Burst - Nozomi Collision Course - Martian Riverbed
November 13Jupiter Image - Three Explosions - No Moon Ice - Mars Express Status
November 12Dark Matter Detectors - Pleiades Colliding - Jupiter-Like Planet Forming - Satellite for Sale
November 10Martian Life - Andre Kuipers - Three Astronauts Added - Total Lunar Eclipse
November 7Lunar Eclipse Tomorrow - ESA Cancels Eddington - X28 Flare
November 6Five New Missions - Alma Telescope - Eta Carinae - Dark Matter Map - Lunar Eclipse
November 5Voyager is Far - Leonids - Rover Working Fine - Third Year for Station - Largest Flare Ever
November 4More Solar Storms - New Mirror Arrives - New Infrared Camera - N44 Nebula - Closest Galaxy Discovered
November 3Senate Testimony - Watching Earthquakes - Orbital Orders - Chinese Launch - Solar Storm Sounds
October 31Aurora Reports - Violent Galaxy - Compressed Magnetosphere
October 30More Auroras - Black Hole Flares - New Flare - Star Forming Region - Solar Storm
October 29Aurora Sightings - Green Minerals on Mars - Space Plane on Hold - SMART-1 One Month - Palomar Safe
October 28See an Aurora - Entanglement Review - Giant Solar Flare - Sloan Survey - Soyuz Lands
October 27Elegant Universe - Additional Columbia Documents - Midori 2 Lost - Expedition 7 Return
October 24Viewing Sun Spots - Solid Booster Test - Shrinking Ice - Solar Storm
October 23Date Error - High Altitude Lake - Cosmic Ray Detector - Launch Concerns
October 22Total Lunar Eclipse - Hermes Recovered - Solar Car Wins Race
October 21Planetary Systems - Land Launch - SMART-1 Status
October 20Hidden Black Holes - 30-Metre Telescope - Soyuz Docks - Titan II Launch - Soyuz Launch
October 17Next for China? - Indian Rocket Launch - Glaciers Melting - Solar Sail
October 16Shenzhou 5 Returns - Einstein Right - Expedition 8 - CONTOUR Failure
October 15Congratulations - Chinese Launch Successful - Crescent Nebula
October 14Chinese Ready - Radiation Lab - Orbital Joins Consortium - SIRTF Focused
October 10Finding Life in Rocks - Laser Powered Plane - Chase Planes - Chinese Launch Plans
October 9Sombrero Wallpaper - Space Bills - Shuttle Repair Solutions - Supersonic Airplane
October 8Canada Joins Galileo - Searching for Moons - Keck Adaptive Optics - Chinese Will Launch October 15
October 7World Space Week - Book Review: Hubble - Penguin Boost - Chinese Launch Soon
October 6Virgo Cluster - Small Asteroid - September Shuttle Launch - World Space Week
October 3Sombrero Galaxy - Orbital Wins Contract - General Relativity - Titan's Surface
October 2RSS Edition - Huge Iceberg - Twin Telescopes
October 110,000 Mars Images - SMART-1 Engine - New Mars Missions - Sea Launch Success
September 30Sea Launch Countdown - River Levels - Space Plane Bid - Station Isn't Dangerous
September 29Saturn Wallpaper - Meteorite Injuries - SCUBA 2 - SMART-1 Launched
September 26Short History of Nearly Everything - JIMO Mission Leader - Dinosaurs Killed
September 25Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter - New Ozone Hole - Uranus Moons - Bass Space Week
September 24Hoping for a Supernova - Safety Panel Resigns - SMART-1 Ready - Galaxy Debris Map
September 23Small Changes - Titan Observations - Sea Launch Heads Out - Orbital Space Plane
September 22New Areas in the Forum - Nair Leads ISRO - Brown Dwarf Binary - Galileo Crashes
September 19Farewell Galileo - Early Supernovae - SMART-1 Launch
September 18When Did you Get This? - Return to Flight - Galileo Network - SpaceShipOne Motor - Hurricane Isabel
September 17Big Issue - Farewell Galileo - Transparent Galaxy - Spinning Black Hole - Dark Energy Evidence - Gamma Ray Bursts Safe? - Galaxy Formation
September 16Chinese Launch Pool - Chandra's Moon - Red Giant Swallows Planets - Chinese Launch Weeks Away
September 15Gamma Ray Bursts - Hurricane Isabel - Coldest Temperature
September 12Public Mars Images - Galileo Crash - Iraq Oil Fire - Comet LINEAR
September 11Columbia Debris - Smaller Asteroids - Hurricane Predictions - James Webb Mirror
September 10Titan Launch - Surfing Electrons - Spinning Asteroids - Black Hole Sounds
September 9Galaxy Wallpaper - Saturn Views - Shuttle Return to Flight - Rosetta Prepares - Distant Icy Objects
September 5Space.com Article - Asteroid Risk - NASA Budget - Asteroid 511 Davida - Hubble's Galaxy Image
September 4Articles - Senate Commitee - Chief Scientist - Solar Flares Antimatter - First SIRTF Images
September 3Brazil's Commitment - Europa's Domes - Asteroid Won't Hit
September 2Planetary Tilt - Halley's Comet - Asteroid Risk - Progress Docks
August 29Farewell Mars - Huygens Landing - Brazilian Disaster - Progress Launch
August 28Mars Wallpaper - Martian Water - Infrared Ring - Rising Seas
August 27Read the Report - NASA Accepts Report - Hubble View of Mars
August 26Mars Close Tomorrow - Columbia Report - Europe from Space
August 25Whole Earth Map - SIRTF Launches - Brazilian Disaster
August 22Brazilian Facility - Columbia Report - Mars Wasn't Warm
August 21Apollo 11 Sweepstakes - Forest Fires - Early Universe - NASA's Mars Photos
August 20Mars 2003 - Interstellar Dust - NASA Safety - SIRTF Delayed
August 19Pulsar Distance - SMART-1 Delay - Neutrino Detector
August 18Heat-Loving Microbe - Horseshoe Nebula - Blackout from Space - Hubble's Fates
August 14Titan Fuel Leak - Gamma Ray Bursts - SCISAT Launched
August 12Skymaps.com - Gamma Ray Burst - Star Formation Decline - Centaurs
August 11SCISAT-1 - SpaceShipOne Glide Test - Cosmonaut Wedding
August 8Star Cluster Wallpaper - Consuming Galaxy - Sea Launch - SMART-1 Lunar Mission
August 7Comet Damage - Malfunctioning Spirit - Asteroids Named - Hubble Cluster Photo
August 6Mars Party - Supernova Shape - Perseid Meteor Shower - Asteroid Juno
August 5MOST First Light - Cosmonaut Wedding - New Mars Lander
August 4Three Gorges - Non-Earthlike Planets - Galactic Dust - Robotic Telescope
August 1Sea Launch - End of Hubble - Extreme Life
July 31Space Photos - Solar Sail - Palomar Sky Survey - Ion Engine Shut Down
July 30Space Agency Leaders - Shuttle Cameras - Globular Clusters - Ion Engine - Ozone Recovery
July 291000 Days on the Station - Mars Getting Closer - Aral Sea Image
July 28SALT Observatory - Neutron Star's Twin Tails - Galaxy Evolution Explorer Images
July 25Educator's Kit - Dark Matter Halo - Pluto Mission - Next Station Crew
July 24Interferometry Instrument - Gravity Map - Air Force Fires Boeing
July 23Dwarf Galaxies - X-34A Prototype Failure - 100 Days Until Chinese Launch?
July 22Shuttle Transcripts - Dark Energy - Stellar Clusters - FUSE Update - Warped Galactic Disk
July 21Kerosene Rocket - Shuttle Debris Decision - Metallic Stars - Fewer Asteroids Threaten - Atlas Launches Rainbow 1
July 18Shuttle Flaws Revealed - Mars Express Says Goodbye - SOHO's Back - Roaming Star Clusters
July 17Favorite Radio Programs - Quest Camera - NASA Safety Centre - Supernovae Dust - Cosmic Mirage
July 16Forums Taking Off - Gas Galaxies - Black Holes Match Star Formation - Neutrino Telescope
July 15Universe Today Forums - Black Hole Wind - Detecting Ozone - Rebuilding Stromlo - Galaxy Clusters
July 14IAU General Assembly - Gravity Probe B - Martian Dust Storms - Columbia's Age Not a Factor
July 11Opportunity Working Well - Too Many Astronauts - Oldest Planet
July 10New Wallpaper - Rocket Telescope - Finding Waterworlds - Owl Nebula
July 9Discuss This Story - Pluto's Atmosphere - Beagle 2 Tests - Earlier Shuttle Breach
July 8Various Space Stuff - Opportunity Launches - Columbia Foam Test - Armadillo Drop Test
July 7Astronomy Magazine August - Mobile Edition - Next Tourist - Supernova Remnant - Opportunity Delayed
July 4Japanese Shuttle Crash - Similar Solar System - Opportunity Delayed - SOHO Fix
July 3July Books - Mars Express Problem - Shuttle Team Shuffle - Helios Investigation - Gravitational Waves
July 2Archives! - Better Photos Needed - Two Telescopes - NASA Creates Clouds - Seven Planets Discovered
July 1Canadian Mars Exploration - Eurockot Launch - Gemini Rivals Hubble - Vela Pulsar Jets - Opportunity Rescheduled
June 27Made in Space - Opportunity Ready - Frosty Mars - Pegasus Launches Orbview-3 - Helios Destroyed
June 26Design a Space Settlement - Stars Form Like Dominoes - New KSC Director - NASA Culture to Blame? - Canadian Arrow Astronauts
June 25Columbia Documentaries - Mars Getting Closer - Mercury Mission Approved - Columbia Images Recovered - New View of Mars
June 24Beagle 2 Tests - Foam Damage Likely - Astronauts Join Hall of Fame
June 23Phobos Image - Opportunity Delayed - Solar Adaptive Optics - SOHO Antenna Problems
June 20SPAM Filtering - Stardust Course Correction - Nozomi Earth Flyby - Hubble Looks Back in Time
June 19Shuttle Flights 2004 - Space Tourist Flights to Begin - Gamma Ray Burst/Hypernova - Black Hole Torus
June 18Astronomy Introduction - Opportunity Delayed - Nozomi Challenges
June 17First Woman in Space - Object Outside Station - Star Factory Glimpse
June 13Amateur Rocketry - Spirit Update - Mass Extinction Evidence
June 12Where's Spirit? - More Shuttle Problems - Ariane 5 Launches - Cold Dark Matter
June 11New Ads - Shuttle Extreme Inspections - Progress Arrives at Station - Neutron Star Magnetism - Flattest Star Discovered
June 10Star Wallpaper - 1000 Variable Stars - Comets Survive Sun Encounter - Spirit Launches - Sea Launch Success
June 9Watch the Launch Live - Mars Explorer Delayed - Progress Launches - Proton Launches - Foam Test Shows Damage
June 6Buried in Books - Universe 365 Days - Mars Environment Changes - Earth Formed Quickly - Mars Express Tests - Shuttle Test Delayed
June 5Expecting Another Kid - Pencil Nebula - NASA Rover Ready for Launch - Saturn's Winds are Slowing - Foam Damage Surprising
June 4Station Modules Arrive - More Astronaut Applications - More Satellites for Jupiter
June 3Space Station Commitment - Massive Sky Survey - Gemini Adaptive Optics - Mars Express Launches
June 2Errata - Complete Book of Spaceflight - Mars Express Ready - Close Gamma Ray Burst - Northern Europe Eclipse - ISS Moves
May 30Weekly Edition - Solar Eclipse - Pulsar's Planets - Columbia Breakthrough - Sea Launch Ships Out
May 29Change Your Address - Gamma Ray Burst - Shuttle Test Flight - Early Universe - New Rosetta Target
May 28Astronomy Magazine - Beagle 2 Ready - Ariane 5 Commitment - Supernova Factory - Mars Rover Delayed
May 27Newsletter Problems - Planets Form Early - Soyuz Malfunction - Europe's GPS Approved
May 26Helix Nebula - Annular Eclipse - Columbia Rescue? - Chinese Satellite Launch - Earthquake Simulation
May 23Earth From Surveyor - Backwards Galaxy - Solar Wind Details
May 22Nebula Jets - Light Stopped - Humvee Arrives at Devon - Supermassive Black Holes
May 21New Site - Foam Caused Disaster - Mars Express Countdown - Third Closest Star
May 16Dust Storms - Lunar Eclipse - Martian Airplane Ordered - Springtime on Neptune
May 15Lunar Eclipse - Adaptive Optics - Hellas-Sat Launch
February 10Dumbell Nebula - Mt Etna Eruptions - Columbia Disaster Causes
February 5Condolences - Life and Death of Planet Earth - Progress Docks - More Disaster Clues - Bush Attends Memorial
January 20NASA TV - CloudSat Mission - October Launch for Chinese - Scientific Shuttle Experiments
January 17Virgo Galaxy Cluster - Quasar View - Rosetta To Be Dismantled - Columbia Launches
January 16New Sites to Look At - Launch Time Announced - QuikScat Views Antarctica - Where Should the Rovers Land - Astronauts Spacewalk
January 15Nearest Brown Dwarf - Supernova Won't Destroy Us - Rosetta Postponed - Neptune Moons
January 14Rosetta to Launch - Binary Star Ejected - Columbia Countdown - ICESat Launches
January 10Reader Feedback - Feeding Black Hole - Earliest Bright Objects - Speed of Gravity - Neptune Trojan
January 8Protoplanetary Disk - Galactic Lens - Gullies Not By Water - Ariane Inquiry Board - Furthest Planet Found
January 7Milky Way's Black Hole - Distant Fast Moving Object - Milky Way Ring - Coriolis Satellite Launches
January 6International Space Agency - Salt on Io - Solar Mystery Solved - Shenzhou 4 Landing
January 3Newsletters - Dark Energy Universe - Earth's Asteroid Companion - Chinese Space Flight - Proton Launches - Boeing and Hughes Charged - Fourth Shenzhou Flight - Images of Uranus

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