EUROPE LAUNCHES SATELLITE TO MAP 1 BILLION STARS
By FRANK JORDANS and DANICA COTO This photo provided by ESA (European Space Agency), taken on Saturday, Dec. 14, 2013, shows the Gaia satellite at the Kourou space base, French…
Astronomy
NASA: ANCIENT MARTIAN LAKE MAY HAVE SUPPORTED LIFE
By ALICIA CHANG This Feb 3, 2013 image provided by NASA shows a self portrait of the Mars rover, Curiosity. NASA’s Curiosity rover has uncovered signs of an ancient freshwater…
DID COMET ISON SURVIVE? SCIENTISTS SEE TINY HOPE
By KARL RITTER In a composite image provided by NASA, Comet ISON nears the sun in an image captured at 10:51 a.m. Eastern Standard Time on Thursday, Nov. 28, 2013.…
NASA’s newest Mars flyer will explore atmosphere
By MARCIA DUNN FILE – In this Friday, Sept. 27, 2013 file photo, technicians work on NASA’s next Mars-bound spacecraft, the Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN), at the Kennedy…
India launches first mission to Mars
By KATY DAIGLE The Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C25) rocket lifts off carrying India’s Mars spacecraft from the east coast island of Sriharikota, India, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013. India on…
UNIVERSE AGES 80M YEARS; BIG BANG GETS CLEARER
By LORI HINNANT and SETH BORENSTEIN This image released on Thursday March 21, 2013 released by the European Space Agency (ESA) shows the most detailed map ever created of the…