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Herschel and Planck commissioning has begun

— 21 May 2009 11:26 | Astronomy

After a perfect injection by the Ariane 5 launcher on 14 May, the critical Launch and Early Orbit Phase (LEOP) for Herschel and Planck has started to wind down, while commissioning... — full story

Herschel and Planck flight dynamics: It really is rocket science

— 11 May 2009 18:36 | Astronomy

Imagine you are a flight dynamics specialist at ESOC, ESA's European Space Operations Centre, Darmstadt, Germany, on the afternoon of 14 May 2009... — full story

Ten-ton rock responsible for fireball in Western Canada last week

— 26 Nov 2008 08:32 | Geology and palaeontology

Investigation of the fireball that lit up the skies of Alberta and Saskatchewan on 20 November has determined that an asteroid fragment weighing approximately 10 tonnes entered the... — full story

Stanford computer science professor Andrew Ng (centre) and his graduate students Pieter Abbeel (left) and Adam Coates have developed an artificial intelligence system that enables these helicopters to perform difficult aerobatic stunts on the their own. The 'autonomous' helicopters teach themselves to fly by watching the manoeuvres of a radio control helicopter flown by a human pilot, (c) Ben Tse'Autonomous' helicopters teach themselves to fly

— 6 Sep 2008 21:39 | Technology

Stanford computer scientists have developed an artificial intelligence system that enables robotic helicopters to teach themselves to fly difficult stunts by watching other helicopters... — full story

Asteroid (2867) Steins, (c) ESARosetta spacecraft starts tracking asteroid Steins

— 4 Aug 2008 13:23 | Astronomy

Heading toward its first target-asteroid, (2867) Steins, ESA's Rosetta spacecraft has started using its cameras to visually track the asteroid and eventually determine its orbit with... — full story

ESOC engineers work closely with Science Operations Centre, (c) ESAIntense preparations for Rosetta's asteroid visit

— 24 Jul 2008 15:06 | Astronomy

Engineers at ESA's European Space Operations Centre in Germany are working to a tight deadline as ESA's comet-chasing spacecraft Rosetta swings steadily closer to a spectacular asteroid... — full story

Artist concept of Phoenix spacecraft en route to Mars, (c) NASA, JPL, Univ. of ArizonaNASA's Phoenix flying true enough to skip one scheduled adjustment

— 10 May 2008 03:20 | Astronomy

NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander continues on course for its 25 May arrival at Mars. After targeting its certified landing site with a trajectory, or flight path, correction manoeuvre on... — full story

Artist concept of Phoenix in space, (c) NASA, JPL, Univ. of ArizonaPhoenix Mars Lander fine tunes course for landing

— 11 Apr 2008 14:44 | Astronomy

NASA engineers have adjusted the flight path of the Phoenix Mars Lander, setting the spacecraft on course for its 25 May landing on the Red Planet. 'This is our first trajectory manoeuvre... — full story

This is an artist's rendition of Rosetta's closest approach to Earth during its second swing-by of our planet on 13 November this year, (c) C. Carreau, ESARosetta closes in on Earth for a second time

— 9 Nov 2007 13:07 | Astronomy

ESA's comet chaser, Rosetta, is on its way to its second close encounter with Earth on 13 November. The spacecraft's operators are leaving no stones unturned to make sure Earth's gravity... — full story

Artist concept of Phoenix in space, (c) NASA, JPLPhoenix: Tasks en route to Mars include course tweak, gear checks

— 31 Oct 2007 09:59 | Astronomy

NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander, launched on 4 August and headed to Mars, fired its four trajectory correction thrusters Wednesday for only the second time. The 45.9-second burn nudged the... — full story

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