Bay Ledger News Zonebill@blnz.comtag:www.blnz.com,2009:topics/space_technologytag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/21/Satellite_maps_oldest_light_Universe_8ea9

A new, detailed map of the most ancient light in the cosmos has revealed our Universe to be about 80 million years older than thought, the European Space Agency (ESA) said Thursday.

2013-03-21T14:17:07ZAFP Global Editionby Mariette Le Rouxtag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/21/Most_detailed_Bang_radiation_unveiled_6b60

The European Space Agency (ESA) on Thursday unveiled the most detailed map yet of relic radiation from the Big Bang, revealing new data it hopes will shed light on the creation and expansion of our Universe.

2013-03-21T12:33:17ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/20/Amazons_Bezos_recovers_Apollo_engines_fa22

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos claimed success Wednesday in his mission to recover Apollo 11 moon mission engines that plunged into the ocean decades ago.

2013-03-20T20:22:20ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/20/NASA_denies_report_that_Voyager_8740

The US space agency on Wednesday denied a claim made in a scientific study that its Voyager 1 spacecraft had left the solar system, describing the report as "premature."

2013-03-20T20:06:17ZAFP Global Editionby Kerry Sheridantag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/20/NASAs_Voyager_appears_have_left_b005

More than 35 years after it launched on a mission to explore the cosmos, NASA's unmanned Voyager spacecraft appears to have left the solar system and is in a "new region" of space, said a study Wednesday.

2013-03-20T18:07:41ZAFP American EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/19/NASAs_Curiosity_rover_back_online_a118

NASA's Curiosity rover, which has been exploring Mars since it landed to much fanfare last August, is back on active status Tuesday, after a memory glitch set the robot back.

2013-03-20T00:00:53ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/16/Space_crew_returns_Earth_from_7978

Three astronauts returned safely to Earth from the International Space Station early Saturday, aboard a Russian capsule which landed on the freezing Kazakhstan steppe, mission control said.

2013-03-16T11:04:01ZAFP Global Editionby Alexander Nemenovtag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/16/Three_astronauts_return_Earth_from_9313

Three astronauts returned safely to Earth from the International Space Station early Saturday, aboard a Russian capsule which landed on the freezing Kazakhstan steppe, mission control said.

2013-03-16T05:02:36ZAFP Global Editionby Alexander Nemenovtag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/15/Poor_weather_delays_return_space_23d1

The return to earth of two Russian cosmonauts and an American astronaut from the International Space Station was delayed Friday due to harsh conditions at the Kazakhstan landing site, the Russian space agency said.

2013-03-15T07:49:34ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/14/Swiss_firm_aims_low-cost_satellite_9326

A new Swiss-based company said Thursday it would offer low-cost satellite launches which it claims could be a quarter of current market rates.

2013-03-14T18:25:06ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/14/Europe_Russia_tie-up_Mars_missions_b9ae

The European Space Agency (ESA) said it signed a deal on Thursday with its Russian counterpart to launch two unmanned missions to Mars, a quest that was rocked by a US pullout last year.

2013-03-14T13:41:11ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/14/Europe_Russia_deal_double_mission_2e64

The European Space Agency (ESA) said it signed a deal on Thursday with its Russian counterpart to launch two unmanned missions to Mars, a quest that was rocked by a US pullout last year.

2013-03-14T12:05:47ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/13/Canadian_commands_space_station_first_82b8

With the ringing of a ceremonial bell in space to mark a crew change, astronaut Chris Hadfield became the first Canadian to assume command of the International Space Station on Wednesday.

2013-03-13T23:13:39ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/13/Worlds_largest_space_observatory_opens_2bb7

What is thought to be the world's largest ground-based observatory opened Wednesday in northern Chile, wielding unprecedented power to peer into the remotest regions of the universe.

2013-03-13T19:57:47ZAFP Global Editionby Roser Tolltag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/12/NASA_rover_finds_conditions_once_8260

Analysis of Mars rocks by the Curiosity rover uncovered the building blocks of life -- hydrogen, carbon and oxygen -- and evidence the planet could once have supported organisms, NASA said Tuesday.

2013-03-12T19:22:34ZAFP Global Editionby Naomi Secktag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/12/Milestone_European_navigation_system_4aff

Galileo, Europe's rival to the US Global Positioning System (GPS), passed a milestone Tuesday when it pinpointed its first-ever ground location, the European Space Agency said.

2013-03-12T17:08:15ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/11/Japan_hold_space_cooperation_talks_eb24

Japan and the United States held talks Monday on wide-ranging cooperation in space, including the satellite monitoring of ships, a joint statement said.

2013-03-11T17:32:31ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/11/European_satellite_recorded_Japan_quake_3369

A European Space Agency satellite circling Earth was able to detect the massive 2011 earthquake that ravaged Japan, killing nearly 16,000 people and causing massive destruction, a new study said.

2013-03-11T03:54:10ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/07/Canadas_glaciers_could_shrink_fifth_09c6

A fifth of Canada's glaciers could be gone by the end of the century, a casualty of global warming that would drive a 1.4-inch (3.5-centimeter) rise in sea levels, a study found Thursday.

2013-03-08T00:15:36ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/06/Russia_send_woman_space_2014_36be

Russia will send a female cosmonaut into space for the first time in two decades next year, an official at the space training centre said Wednesday.

2013-03-06T17:51:08ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reporter