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Scientists Monitor Comet Breakup
November 4, 2012 — The Hergenrother comet is currently traversing the inner-solar system. Amateur and professional astronomers alike have been following the icy-dirt ball over the past several weeks as it has been ... > full story -
NASA Rover Finds Clues to Changes in Mars' Atmosphere
November 2, 2012 — NASA's car-sized rover, Curiosity, has taken significant steps toward understanding how Mars may have lost much of its original atmosphere. Learning what happened to the Martian atmosphere will help ... > full story -
Asteroid Belts of Just the Right Size Are Friendly to Life
November 1, 2012 — Solar systems with life-bearing planets may be rare if they are dependent on the presence of asteroid belts of just the right mass, according to a new study. Researchers suggest that the size and ... > full story -
Nereidum Montes Helps Unlock Mars' Glacial Past
November 1, 2012 — The European Space Agency's Mars Express revisited the Argyre basin aiming cameras at Nereidum Montes, some 380 km northeast of Hooke crater. The stunning rugged terrain of Nereidum Montes marks the ... > full story -
Mass Extinction Study Provides Lessons for Modern World
October 29, 2012 — The Cretaceous Period of Earth history ended with a mass extinction that wiped out numerous species, most famously the dinosaurs. A new study now finds that the structure of North American ecosystems ... > full story -
'Curiosity' on Mars Sits on Rocks Similar to Those Found in Marshes in Mexico
October 29, 2012 — Millions of years ago fire and water forged the gypsum rocks locked in at Cuatro Ciénegas, a Mexican valley similar to the Martian crater where NASA's Rover Curiosity roams. A team of ... > full story -
New Model Reconciles the Moon's Earth-Like Composition With the Giant Impact Theory of Formation
October 17, 2012 — The giant impact believed to have formed the Earth-Moon system has long been accepted as canon. However, a major challenge to the theory has been that the Earth and Moon have identical oxygen isotope ... > full story -
Moon Was Created in Giant Smashup; Vaporization of Impactor Left Signature in Tiny Excess of Heavier Form of Zinc
October 17, 2012 — It's a big claim, but scientists say they have discovered evidence that the Moon was born in a flaming blaze of glory when a body the size of Mars collided with the early Earth. The evidence might ... > full storyMore: -
Scientists Provide Window on Space Radiation Hazards
October 15, 2012 — Astrophysicists have created the first online system for predicting and forecasting the radiation environment in near-Earth, lunar, and Martian space environments. The near real-time tool will ... > full story -
Meteorite Hunters: How to Hunt a Space Rock
October 12, 2012 — A team of scientists from JPL needed some space. When a large fireball turned night into day over Battle Mountain, Nev. they knew they had their ... > full story
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