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Metamorphosis of Moon's Water Ice Explained
Using data gathered by
NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance
Orbiter mission, scientists
believe they have solved a
mystery from one of the
solar system's coldest
... > full story
Mars Had Oxygen-Rich Atmosphere 4,000 Million Years Ago
Differences between Martian
meteorites and rocks
examined by a NASA rover can
be explained if Mars had an
oxygen-rich atmosphere 4,000
million years ago -- well
... > full story
Finding All Asteroid Threats to Human Populations: NASA Announces Asteroid Grand Challenge
NASA has announced a Grand
Challenge focused on finding
all asteroid threats to
human populations and
knowing what to do about
... > full story
Cassini Probe to Take Photo of Earth from Deep Space
NASA's Cassini spacecraft,
now exploring Saturn, will
take a picture of our home
planet from a distance of
hundreds of millions of
miles on July 19. NASA is
... > full story
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Siberian Caves Warn of Permafrost Meltdown
June 19, 2013 — Climate records captured in Siberian caves suggest 1.5 degrees of warming is enough to trigger thawing of permafrost, according to a new ... > full story -
Three Centaurs Follow Uranus Through the Solar System
June 18, 2013 — Astrophysicists have confirmed that Crantor, a large asteroid with a diameter of 70 km has an orbit similar to that of Uranus and takes the same amount of time to orbit the Sun. Researchers have ... > full story -
'Cold Snap' 116 Million Years Ago Triggered Marine Ecosystem Crisis
June 16, 2013 — A "cold snap" 116 million years ago triggered a similar marine ecosystem crisis to the ones witnessed in the past as a result of global warming, according to new research. The international study ... > full story -
Noble Gases Hitch a Ride on Hydrous Minerals
June 16, 2013 — The six noble gases do not normally dissolve into minerals, leaving earth scientists to wonder how they are recycled back into the Earth. Now, researchers have discovered that the lattice structure ... > full story -
Water in Earth's Crust and Upper Mantle May Not Lubricate Plate Tectonics as Much as Previously Assumed
June 12, 2013 — Water in olivin mineral reveals less important ... > full story -
Marks on Martian Dunes May Be Tracks of Dry-Ice Sleds
June 11, 2013 — NASA research indicates hunks of frozen carbon dioxide -- dry ice -- may glide down some Martian sand dunes on cushions of gas similar to miniature hovercraft, plowing furrows as they go. Researchers ... > full story -
Moon Radiation Findings May Reduce Health Risks to Astronauts
June 11, 2013 — Space scientists report that data gathered by NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter show lighter materials like plastics provide effective shielding against the radiation hazards faced by astronauts ... > full story -
Martian Clay Contains Chemical Implicated in the Origin of Life, Astrobiologists Find
June 10, 2013 — Researchers have discovered high concentrations of boron in a Martian meteorite. When present in its oxidized form (borate), boron may have played a key role in the formation of RNA, one of the ... > full story -
Scientists Discover New Family of Quasicrystals
June 10, 2013 — Scientists have discovered a new family of rare-earth quasicrystals using an algorithm they developed to help pinpoint them. Their research resulted in finding the only known magnetic rare earth ... > full story -
New Theory Proposes Solution to Long-Running Debate as to How Stable the Earth System Is
June 10, 2013 — Researchers have proposed an answer to the long-running debate as to how stable the Earth system is. Earth, with its core-driven magnetic field, oceans of liquid water, dynamic climate and abundant ... > full story
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