European meeting in Athens fuels future space exploration missions to Mars, Moon A European Science Foundation (ESF)-led workshop sponsored by the European Space Agency (ESA) has enabled 88 scientists from 11 European countries to agree on science goals for future Europe's planetary exploration programme; providing the continent with an ambitious roadmap to examine Mars and the Moon. view more (2007-06-01)
Exploiting space with low-cost satellites At a time when European science budgets are increasingly under pressure UK academia and industry representatives met in London (24th January 2007) to look at opportunities for exploiting space using low cost satellites. view more (2007-01-29)
THEMIS mission fields 5 probes to solve mystery of auroral substorms NASA is poised to launch on Feb. 15 five identical space probes - the largest number of spacecraft ever attempted by the agency on a single rocket - to solve a decades-long mystery about the origin of magnetic storms that turn the green, shimmering curtains of the Earth's Northern and Southern Lights into colorful, dancing light shows. view more (2007-01-18)
