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Impact Glass from Asteroids and Comets Stores Biodata for Millions of Years
Apr. 18, 2014 — Bits of plant life encapsulated in molten glass by asteroid and comet impacts millions of years ago give geologists information about climate and life forms on the ancient Earth. Scientists exploring ... full story -
Vitamin B3 Might Have Been Made in Space, Delivered to Earth by Meteorites
Apr. 17, 2014 — Ancient Earth might have had an extraterrestrial supply of vitamin B3 delivered by carbon-rich meteorites, according to a new analysis. The result supports a theory that the origin of life may have ... full story -
First Potentially Habitable Earth-Sized Planet Confirmed by Gemini and Keck Observatories
Apr. 17, 2014 — The first Earth-sized exoplanet orbiting within the habitable zone of another star has been confirmed by observations with both the W. M. Keck Observatory and the Gemini Observatory. The initial ... full storyMore: -
Mars: Meteorites Yield Clues to Red Planet's Early Atmosphere
Apr. 16, 2014 — Geologists analyzed 40 meteorites that fell to Earth from Mars to understand the history of the Martian atmosphere. Their new article shows the atmospheres of Mars and Earth diverged in important ... full story -
A Study in Scarlet: Hot Newborn Stars Formed out of the Clouds
Apr. 16, 2014 — An area of the southern sky, in the constellation of Centaurus (The Centaur), is home to many bright nebulae, each associated with hot newborn stars that formed out of the clouds of hydrogen gas. The ... full story -
Astronomers: 'Tilt-a-Worlds' Could Harbor Life
Apr. 15, 2014 — A fluctuating tilt in a planet's orbit does not preclude the possibility of life, according to new research. In fact, sometimes it may help. That's because such "tilt-a-worlds," ... full storyMore: -
SpaceX’s Dragon Headed to Space Station to Create Astronaut Farmers
Apr. 14, 2014 — "Enter the Dragon" takes on a whole new meaning this month as SpaceX's Dragon capsule heads to the International Space Station for its third commercial resupply mission on April 14. ... full story -
International Space Station to Beam Video Via Laser Back to Earth
Apr. 14, 2014 — A team of about 20 working at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., through the lab's Phaeton early-career-hire program, led the development of the Optical Payload for ... full story -
Protein Crystal Experiment Set to Fly to International Space Station
Apr. 14, 2014 — A biology professor’s experiment that is set to fly to the International Space Station (ISS) could shed new light on the roles enzymes play in biological processes. The experiment, Protein Crystals ... full story -
Faraway Moon or Faint Star? Possible Exomoon Found
Apr. 12, 2014 — Titan, Europa, Io and Phobos are just a few members of our solar system's pantheon of moons. Are there are other moons out there, orbiting planets beyond our sun? Researchers have spotted the ... full story -
NASA's Hubble Extends Stellar Tape Measure 10 Times Farther Into Space
Apr. 11, 2014 — Astronomers now can precisely measure the distance of stars up to 10,000 light-years away -- 10 times farther than previously possible. Astronomers have developed yet another novel way to use the ... full story -
Microgravity Research Helping to Understand the Fungi Within
Apr. 10, 2014 — You may not recognize it by name, but if you have ever had a child with a diaper rash, that child was likely a host to Candida albicans (C. albicans). This unwelcome "guest" can be hard to ... full story -
Mars: Gusev Crater Once Held a Lake After All, Scientist Says
Apr. 9, 2014 — Evidence for an ancient 'Lake Gusev' on Mars has come and gone several times. That lake is looking pretty good today, thanks to new research. New research suggests floodwaters entered the ... full story -
Chance Meeting Creates Celestial Diamond Ring
Apr. 9, 2014 — Astronomers have captured an eye-catching image of planetary nebula PN A66 33 -- usually known as Abell 33. Created when an aging star blew off its outer layers, this beautiful blue bubble is, by ... full story -
North America to Experience Total Lunar Eclipse
Apr. 8, 2014 — When people in North America look up at the sky in the early morning hours of April 15, they can expect the moon to look a little different. A total lunar eclipse is expected at this time, a ... full story -
Ancient Volcanic Explosions Shed Light on Mercury's Origins
Apr. 2, 2014 — The surface of Mercury crackled with volcanic explosions for extended periods of the planet's history, according to a new analysis. The findings are surprising considering Mercury wasn't ... full story -
Regolith of Small Asteroids Formed by Thermal Fatigue
Apr. 2, 2014 — The centimeter-sized fragments and smaller particles that make up the regolith -- the layer of loose, unconsolidated rock and dust -- of small asteroids is formed by temperature cycling that breaks ... full story -
'Geologic Clock' Helps Determine Moon's Age
Apr. 2, 2014 — Planetary scientists have determined that the moon formed nearly 100 million years after the start of the solar system, according to a new article. This conclusion is based on measurements from the ... full story -
Misleading Mineral May Have Resulted in Overestimate of Water in Moon
Apr. 1, 2014 — The amount of water present in the moon may have been overestimated by scientists studying the mineral apatite, researchers have discovered. For decades, scientists believed the moon was almost ... full story -
'Cosmic Barometer' Could Reveal Violent Events in Universe's Past
Mar. 31, 2014 — Scientists have developed a way of reading the universe’s ‘cosmic barometer’ to learn more about ancient violent events in space. Exploding stars, random impacts involving comets and ... full story
- Vitamin B3 might have been made in space, delivered to Earth by meteorites
- First potentially habitable Earth-sized planet confirmed by Gemini and Keck observatories
- Mars: Meteorites yield clues to Red Planet's early atmosphere
- A study in scarlet: Hot newborn stars formed out of the clouds
- SpaceX’s Dragon headed to space station to create astronaut farmers
- International Space Station to beam video via laser back to Earth
- Protein crystal experiment set to fly to International Space Station
- Mars: Gusev Crater once held a lake after all, scientist says
- Chance meeting creates celestial diamond ring
- Ancient volcanic explosions shed light on Mercury's origins
- Regolith of small asteroids formed by thermal fatigue
- 'Geologic clock' helps determine moon's age
- The search for seeds of black holes
- Solar system has a new most-distant member
- First ring system around asteroid: Chariklo found to have two rings
- Contaminated white dwarfs: Scientists solve riddle of celestial archaeology
- Don't forget F-type stars in search for life
- Simple, like a neutron star: How neutron stars are like (and unlike) black holes
- New NASA Van Allen Probes observations helping to improve space weather models
- NASA's WISE survey finds thousands of new stars, but no 'Planet X'
- Public could virtually 'travel' to space for $90 through new project
- Plasma plumes help shield Earth from damaging solar storms
- Icy wreckage discovered in nearby planetary system
- Storing extra rocket fuel in space for future missions?
- Hubble witnesses an asteroid mysteriously disintegrating
- A small step toward discovering habitable Earths
- Asteroid will safely pass closer than moon on March 5
- Orion testing provides lessons and data for splashdown recovery operations
- NASA Mars Orbiter views Opportunity Rover on ridge
- Jupiter will be at its highest point in the sky for many years to come
- Planet-sized space weather explosions at Venus
- Remote Antarctic telescope reveals gas cloud where stars are born
- Rocks around the clock: Asteroids pound tiny star
- Space eye with 34 telescopes will investigate one million stars
- Astronomers get first peek into core of supernova, using NuSTAR telescope
- 'Gravity'-style space debris threat from giant satellite explored
- Cosmic roadmap to galactic magnetic field revealed
- Drastic chemical change occurring in birth of planetary system: Has the solar system also experienced it?
- Astronomers discover oldest star: Formed shortly after the Big Bang 13. 7 billion years ago
- Hubble looks in on a nursery for unruly young stars
- Early universe 'warmed up' later than previously believed: Research suggests a way to detect the earliest black holes
- The anatomy of an asteroid: Asteroids can have a highly varied internal structure
- 'Rogue' asteroids may be the norm
- First weather map of brown dwarf: Surface of nearest brown dwarf charted
- 'Space cops' help control traffic in space
- Bright star reveals new Neptune-size exoplanet
- Herschel telescope detects water on dwarf planet in asteroid belt
- Many small exoplanets covered in gas: New measurements of mass expand knowledge of exoplanets' compositions
- Newly discovered celestial object defies categories: Is it a new kind of planet or a rare kind of failed star?
- Giant sunspot, larger than Earth's diameter, appears on sun
- Pandora's magnifying glass: First image from Hubble's Frontier Fields
- Rare eclipsing double asteroid discovered
- Researcher to grow human cells in space to test treatment for stroke
- Scientists solve a decades-old mystery in Earth's upper atmosphere
- Europe's billion-star surveyor is ready for launch
- Companion's comets the key to curious exoplanet system?
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