The Second Workshop on Satellite Imaging of the Arctic will bring together scientists and remote sensing experts from countries with an interest in the Arctic region. They will discuss the full range of scientific and operational applications of high-latitude imagery data in the context of the Canadian Polar Communications and Weather (PCW) satellite mission, a concrete proposal for seamless imaging of the Arctic. Thereby, they …

The first of three images of ESO’s GigaGalaxy Zoom project — a new magnificent 800-million-pixel panorama of the entire sky as seen from ESO’s observing sites in Chile — has just been released online. The project allows stargazers to explore and experience the Universe as it is seen with the unaided eye from the darkest and best viewing locations in the world.

This composite image of the Hydra A galaxy cluster shows 10-million- degree gas observed by Chandra in blue and jets of radio emission observed by the Very Large Array in pink. Optical data from the Canada- France-Hawaii telescope and the Digitized Sky Survey shows galaxies in the cluster.

This past weekend Armadillo Aerospace assured itself a share of the level two Northrop Grumman Lunar Lander Challenge (NGLLC) Prize money by successfully doing two 180-second rocket powered flights within two hour and fifteen minute time period, as well as using a simulated lunar surface as a landing pad.

On his way up the mountain Parazynski managed to capture two GigaPan panoramas – stunningly huge images that are likely to be the highest images of their kind ever taken on the surface of the Earth.

This image was taken by Lunar Orbiter III on 22 February 1967 at 5:24:14 GMT at an altitude of 54.27 km above the lunar surface. High resolution frame 3 clearly shows the Surveyor 1 spacecraft sitting on the lunar surface complete with a long shadow.

The Augustine Committee, in its summary report, stated, “commercial services to deliver crew to low-Earth orbit are within reach… [and] could provide an earlier capability at lower initial and lifecycle costs than government could achieve.

The U.S. human spaceflight program appears to be on an unsustainable trajectory. It is perpetuating the perilous practice of pursuing goals that do not match allocated resources.

Former astronauts Steve MacLean of the Canadian Space Agency and Charles Bolden of NASA, heads of their respective space agencies, signed a Framework Agreement in Washington today.