Archive

Space News for July 7, 1999

Satellite Crash Halts Launches from Cosmodrome Yesterday's crash of a Russian military satellite has caused the Russian space officials to…

25 years ago

SETI@home Hacked The SETI@home website was hacked over the weekend with the homepage replaced with a picture of TV's Alf.…

25 years ago

Remove All Ads on Universe Today

Join our Patreon for as little as $3!

Get the ad-free experience for life

Hubble Views Globular Star Cluster The Hubble Space Telescope was recently directed at the M80 globular star cluster, located 28,000…

25 years ago

ESA Unveils Comet Landing Mission As NASA cancels one comet landing mission, the European Space Agency announces another - the…

25 years ago

Images of Mars Captured by Hubble Thanks to Mars' closest approach to the Earth in over 8 years, the Hubble…

25 years ago

Galileo Begins Encounter with Callisto Galileo is about to begin the tenth encounter of its Europa Mission - a close…

25 years ago

Chandra Loaded Onto Columbia The Chandra X-Ray Observatory was loaded onto the Space Shuttle Columbia on Sunday, in preparation for…

25 years ago

Gemini Continues to Impress The Gemini North telescope has lived up to the high expectations of its builders. New images…

25 years ago

First Female Mission Commander Prepares for Launch Air Force Col. Eileen Collins will be the first woman to command a…

25 years ago

Cassini Gets a Boost From Venus Although it's bound for Saturn, Cassini will pass within 1,600 kilometers of Venus' surface…

25 years ago