Following its wonderfully successful missions to Mars, Venus and Titan, Europe is going to explore Mercury, the closest…
Crude oil from the wrecked 146 000-ton tanker, Hebei Spirit, is seen polluting the sea off South Korea…
In 1492, a small fleet of ships led by the Genoese navigator, Christopher Columbus, discovered the Americas. Now,…
An old friend returned home for a flying visit on 13 November. 44 months after its launch from…
Harmony has arrived at the International Space Station (ISS). On 26 October, spacewalkers Scott Parazynski and Douglas Wheelock…
The 23rd Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS) successfully got under way on 23 October.…
In the summer of 2008, two of the most sensitive space observatories ever launched will lift off from…
As part of worldwide activities to celebrate the 50 years of space exploration, Polish children and students presented…
*The 20 brightest stars in the night sky and Polaris, the North Star, are labelled in red.*The constellations…
On 4 October 1957, a modified Soviet missile lifted off from Kazakhstan carrying a small metal ball –…
For more than 500 years, navigators have been seeking an ice-free route between the Arctic islands of northern…
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Hurricanes are the most awesome storms on Earth. Developing over the warm waters of the tropical Atlantic Ocean,…
Step aside France, Italy and Germany. In the world of robo-soccer, Austria is king. This 21st century form…
Accurate information about the location of aircraft, ships, trains and other forms of transport is vital in today’s…
An alien flying past the Earth could hardly fail to notice that our blue planet is largely covered…
Do you know anyone who would like to experience a 17-month expedition to Mars? If so, ESA would…
On 1 March 2007, Alain Hubert and Dixie Dansercoer set off on a remarkable expedition to walk from…
Reunion Island in the Indian Ocean is everyone’s idea of a tropical paradise. However, on 12 May 2007,…
Have you ever wondered where the astronauts on the International Space Station (ISS) are right now? What about…
