Imaging success
CHINA
Portrait of a galaxy
The mysterious planets
Tadpole like objects in the Helix nebula, detected by the Hubble telescope, suggest the presence ofhitherto unseen objects in the universe
Breakaway!
Rocky rendezvous
The enigma behind the world. of asteroids could be unravelled once and for all with NASAs recent launch of a search probe
Soaring greener heights
Surrey University in the UK, specialising in satellite engineering, is developing a hybrid rocket motor that uses liquid and solid fuel, both of …
Spatial success
With the latest launch of another remote sensing satellite, Indian space scientists aim to carve out a niche in the world market for satellite …
Water, water everywhere
Water has been detected in the upper atmospheres of Saturn, Uranus and Neptune
Solar panel for Mir
Pop goes the launch
Rings and wings
Information gathered by the spacecraft Cassini may solve many riddles about the next-most interesting planet after Mars
Genealogy of stars
The discovery of a cluster of galaxies may provide useful insights into the formation of stars
In Focus
Discovery returns
The space shuttle has brought back vital data about ozone depletion
World's largest telescope
Space travails
A Japanese satellite fails in space resulting in the loss of vital climate data
Design trouble
On borrowed time
The Hubble telescope is slowly wearing out and efforts to repair it are on, alongwith preparations for its replacement
Gliding back home
'Gliding lifeboats' can bring astronauts back to earth in case the space station fails
Cluster formation
Distance dilemma
Are quasars near or far? Doubts appear as the astronomical calculator, red shift, is challenged
Space science, biology and politics
NASA hopes to solve its resource crunch by putting forward a case that uses space science for explaining the origins of life
Space crop