Missions
Dark Energy Mission Chosen
A new space telescope concept has been chosen by NASA to help uncover the source of dark energy; the mysterious…
Help Look for Space Dust
If you've got keen eyes, a computer connection, and a little spare time, you could help discover particles of interstellar…
Crashing Into the Moon… On Purpose
It might sound hard to believe, but dozens of spacecraft have crashed themselves onto the surface of the Moon. All…
Cluster Spacecraft Catch a Magnetic Reconnection
ESA's Cluster spacecraft were in the right place at the right time on September 15, 2001. They flew through a…
Inflatable Habitat Reaches Orbit
Robert Bigelow's dream of a thriving space tourism industry took a significant step forward today with the launch of the…
Solar Shade to Reverse Global Warming
The overwhelming scientific consensus predicts that human emissions of carbon dioxide will warm the planet over the coming decades and…
Cassini’s Mission is Half Over
NASA's Cassini spacecraft will reach the half-way point of its 4 year mission on Friday - it arrived at Saturn…
SMART-1 Prepares for the End
ESA's SMART-1 has been orbiting the Moon for 16 months, but it's out of fuel, so its life is almost…
MESSENGER Flips Over to Get Some Shade
As NASA's MESSENGER spacecraft gets closer to Mercury, it's also flying closer to the Sun. And temperatures are rising. The…
Artificial Solar System Could Search for Extra Dimensions
The concept of extra dimensions, that there are whole other regions of reality that we can't perceive, has tantalized physicists…