EXPLORATIONS - The Year in Space
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And Iâm Steve Ember with the VOA Special English program EXPLORATIONS. Today we tell about some of the major space stories of the past year.
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NASA's adventurous Discovery program--responsible for the first rover on another planet, the first landing on an asteroid, the first samples of a comet returned to Earth and much more--is about to get even better.
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NASA&#39;s Galaxy Evolution Explorer has discovered larger and younger than expected galaxies. The NASA craft found three dozen galaxies emitting ultraviolet light at levels that would indicate supernovas are still exploding.
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While the exploration of the Moon and other planets in our solar system is&nbsp;exciting, the first task for astronauts and robots alike is to actually&nbsp;get to those destinations.
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SMART-1, a spacecraft carrying an experimental engine, was designed to test ion propulsion. A mission set to begin in 2006, called Dawn, will use ion propulsion to explore the asteroids Ceres and Vesta in a multi-year journey.
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We should be using probes to look for life in space instead of radio signals, say scientists.
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SpaceShipOne, the world first privately developed spacecraft that first entered the space in October, has been named &#39;2004 Invention of the Year&#39; by Time magazine as a part of its annual &#39;Coolest Invention&#39; issue.
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CNET News.com photo galleries helped tell some of the year's big stories, including the launch of the iPhone and Google's Street View, new discoveries in the solar system, and much more.
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By Mike Schneider Associated Press  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- This has been a weird year for the U.S. space agency, more notable for contributing a story line for the TV series "Law & Order" than for spaceflight.
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Sputnik changed everything - history, geopolitics, the scientific world. A reflection on the triumphs and disappointments of the space age.
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Monash scientist Andrew Prentice ponders the probe that will land on the Saturnian moon Titan in January. Photo: Angela Wylie. NASA&#39;s mission to Saturn, Cassini, will pass a crucial milestone
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The US space agency (Nasa) has pushed back the return to flight of the space shuttles until May at the earliest. The Discovery orbiter was due to launch in March or April on a mission to the International
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As humanity&#39;s continuous presence in space begins its fifth year aboard the International Space Station, the next inhabitants rocket into Earth orbit late Wednesday for a six-month expedition.
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A NASA experiment that could help shape the future of space exploration as part of a new generation of potentially life-saving space crafts has launched
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Manned missions will inspire the nation People must be at the heart of the UK's space exploration efforts, according to a report published today. The report's authors contradict the UK's long-held policy that robots are where it is at, both scientifically and financially, when it comes to touring the solar system. They argue that it is time for a new vision.â¦
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Marshall Space Flight Center -- On August 12, 1999, NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory opened its sunshade doors for the first time, allowing celestial X-ray light to reach the observatory's mirrors. This one small step for the observatory proved to be a giant leap for science as Chandra began its mission to shed new light on a violent, mysterious universe invisible to the human eye...
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US space agency Nasa celebrates the first year on Mars of its Spirit robot rover vehicle.