Missions
Manueuver Puts Chandrayaan in Deep Space
After a successful maneuver early today (October 26, 2008), the Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft has crossed the 150,000 km distance mark from…
Life Will be Hard for Colonists – Kaguya Can’t Find Water on the Moon
[/caption] It's been a long-held belief that the Moon is hiding significant quantities of water ice, safe from the Sun's…
We All Say “Excited!” In The Same Language
[/caption] One of the wonderful things about space exploration and astronomy is how it brings people together across cultures, countries…
India’s Chandrayaan-1 On Its Way to the Moon
[/caption] Chandrayaan-1, India’s first mission to the Moon, was successfully launched earlier this morning from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre…
Phoenix Lander May Have Been Blasted by Dust Devil
[/caption] A series of images put together to form a movie of the Mars Phoenix lander's telltale instrument show the…
Martian Dust Storm Hampers Phoenix Lander’s Activities
[/caption] The science team for the Phoenix Lander was forced to curtail many of their activities over the weekend because…
Mars Satellite’s First Weather Report
[/caption] The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has been circling Mars for over two years now, and has provided unprecedented views of…
Mars Science Laboratory: Still Alive, For Now
[/caption] The Mars Science Laboratory, the next generation of Mars rovers slated to head to Mars in 2009, is still…
Energizer-Bunny Odyssey Spacecraft Will Keep Going
[/caption] Seems like everyone at Mars is getting an extended mission these days – every spacecraft, that is. The Mars…
Mission’s End Approaching for Phoenix Lander
[/caption] The days are getting shorter for the Phoenix Mars Lander, and as fall approaches on Mars’ northern plains, the…