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Lowell Observatory Finds Asteroid With Smallest OrbitFlagstaff, AZ (SPX) Jul 12, 2004 
The ongoing search for near-Earth asteroids at Lowell Observatory has yielded another interesting object. Designated 2004 JG6, this asteroid was found in the course of the Lowell Observatory Near-Earth Object Search on the evening of May 10 by observer Brian Skiff. |
 
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ISS Crew Demonstrate Value Of Humans In Space With In Orbit Suit Repairs
Houston TX (SPX) Jul 12, 2004Aboard the International Space Station, work is focused on science, spacesuit troubleshooting and routine maintenance as the Expedition 9 crew is sailing through its twelfth week in space. ESA And EADS Sign 1 Billion Euro Contract To Start ISS "Operations" 
Paris (ESA) Jul 12, 2004On 13 July ESA and EADS Space Transportation will sign a 1 billion Euro contract which allows Europe to start the initial exploitation of the space station. |
Scaled Aims For Late Sept X Prize Flights
Los Angeles - Jul 09, 2004During an interview on US news network MSNBC this week, SpaceShipOne pilot Mike Melvill told Deborah Norville that Scaled Composites is planning to shortly give the required 60 days notice that it will fly back to back X Prize qualified flights in an attempt to win the $10 million X Prize. An International Space Scrap-yard 
Honolulu HI (SPX) Jul 12, 2004It's time to face the facts about the International Space Station. The ISS is deteriorating so rapidly that there is an excellent chance that it will die before the Space Shuttle is back in service. |
Loneos Discovers Asteroid With The Smallest Orbit
Flagstaff, AZ (SPX) Jul 12, 2004The ongoing search for near-Earth asteroids at Lowell Observatory has yielded another interesting object. Designated 2004 JG6, this asteroid was found in the course of the Lowell Observatory Near-Earth Object Search on the evening of May 10 by observer Brian Skiff. Saving Private Hubble 
Paris - Jul 12, 2004To study neighbouring planets, distant stars and galaxies light years away, astronomers have constantly strived to improve their instruments. But for years, our Earth's atmosphere has veiled their observations. |
Doing Mars In Greater Detail Than Ever Before
Pasadena (JPL) Jul 12, 2004Jim Graf has his sights set on a target 100 million miles away. Sometimes it's closer. Sometimes it's farther. Mars. The target is moving. So is he. Spirit Tries Out Visual Odometry 
Pasadena (JPL) Jul 12, 2004On July 9, Spirit analyzed the new targets "Breadbox" and "Sourdough" with its panoramic camera and miniature thermal emission spectrometer. Spirit then got an up-close look at Breadbox with the microscopic imager, and deployed the spectrometer on Sourdough for an overnight integration. Rover To Get Lube Job? 
Pasadena (JPL) Jul 12, 2004"Spirit's right front wheel is having arthritis problems," says Firouz Naderi, MER Program Manager at JPL. |
Linking With The Future
Netherlands (ESA) Jul 09, 2004Exploring and using space is the biggest adventure facing mankind. Finding innovative ways for ESA to continue doing this is the role of the Advanced Concepts Team (ACT) at ESA's European Space Technology Research Centre (ESTEC). Plant Pathologists Look To Forensics To Aid In Biosecurity 
St Paul MN (SPX) Jul 08, 2004In an effort to protect the nation's crops from possible bioterrorism, plant pathologists are exploring how to apply techniques typically used in crime labs as a tool to fight bioterrorism. |
How To Fail At Being A Star
Hamburg (SPX) Jul 08, 2004At the 13th Cambridge Workshop on "Cool Stars, Stellar Systems, and the Sun," Dr. Kevin L. Luhman (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics) announced the discovery of a unique pair of newborn brown dwarfs in orbit around each other. Texas Giant Scope Finds First Planet 
Austin TX (SPX) Jul 12, 2004McDonald Observatory astronomers Bill Cochran, Michael Endl, and Barbara McArthur have exploited the Hobby-Eberly Telescope's (HET's) capabilities to rapidly find and confirm, with great precision, the giant telescope's first planet outside our solar system. |
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