These images taken by the High-Resolution Stereo Camera (HRSC), onboard ESA’s Mars Express imaged the Noctis Labyrinthus region, the ‘labyrinth of the night’ on Mars.
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This image highlights the North and South islands of New Zealand as captured by ESA’s Envisat during the spacecraft’s 30 000th orbit of Earth.
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AP – The U.S. is pursuing a multibillion-dollar program to develop the next generation of spy satellites, the first major effort of its kind since the Pentagon canceled the ambitious and costly Future Imagery Architecture system two years ago, The Associated Press has learned.
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AFP – European Union nations reached unanimous agreement Friday to go ahead with the Galileo satellite navigation project, after allaying concerns from Spain.
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The next time Jules Verne ATV’s four solar arrays are fully deployed, giving the vehicle a total span of 22.3 m, will be in early 2008, at 28 000 km/h over the South Pacific Ocean. Just 100 minutes after lift-off, following separation from the Ariane 5 launcher, the x-shaped solar arrays will give the European vessel its characteristic dragonfly appearance.
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Reuters – European Union countries haggled on Thursday over a long-delayed project to rival the U.S. Global Positioning System, seeking to salvage the multi-billion euro program before an end-of-the-year deadline.
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AFP – European Union countries, excluding Spain, reached agreement Thursday on the long-delayed Galileo satellite navigation project after lengthy talks on how the work would be divided up, the EU presidency announced.
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AFP – Once styled as Earth's twin, Venus was transformed from a haven for water to a fiery hell by an unstoppable greenhouse effect, according to an investigation by the first space probe to visit our closest neighbour in more than a decade.
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SPACE.com – Two spacewalkingastronauts wired up the International Space Station's (ISS) newest room Saturday,capping a month-long marathon of work to prepare for the December arrival of anew European laboratory.
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Reuters – The young building blocks of galaxies similar to the Milky Way have been spotted for the first time by astronomers, giving a tantalizing glimpse of how our stellar backyard may have formed.
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