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Plasma Plumes Help Shield Earth from Damaging Solar Storms
Mar. 6, 2014 — Scientists have identified a plasma plume that naturally protects the Earth against solar storms. Earth's magnetic field, or magnetosphere, stretches from the planet's core out into space, ... full story -
Icy Wreckage Discovered in Nearby Planetary System
Mar. 6, 2014 — Astronomers have discovered the splattered remains of comets colliding together around a nearby star. The researchers believe they are witnessing the total destruction of one of these icy bodies once ... full story -
Storing Extra Rocket Fuel in Space for Future Missions?
Mar. 6, 2014 — Future lunar missions may be fueled by gas stations in space, according to engineers: A spacecraft might dock at a propellant depot, somewhere between the Earth and the moon, and pick up extra rocket ... full story -
Hubble Witnesses an Asteroid Mysteriously Disintegrating
Mar. 6, 2014 — The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has photographed the never-before-seen break-up of an asteroid, which has fragmented into as many as ten smaller pieces. Although fragile comet nuclei have been ... full story -
A Small Step Toward Discovering Habitable Earths
Mar. 5, 2014 — For the first time, astronomers have used the same imaging technology found in a digital camera to take a picture of a planet far from our solar system with an Earth-based telescope. The ... full story -
Asteroid Will Safely Pass Closer Than Moon on March 5
Mar. 5, 2014 — As happens about 20 times a year with current detection capabilities, a known asteroid will safely pass Earth on March 5 closer than the distance from Earth to the ... full story -
The Space Double-Whammy: Less Gravity, More Radiation
Feb. 28, 2014 — Astronauts floating weightlessly in the International Space Station may appear carefree, but years of research have shown that microgravity causes changes to the human body. Spaceflight also means ... full story -
Radar Images of Near-Earth Asteroid 2006 DP14
Feb. 27, 2014 — A collage of radar images of near-Earth asteroid 2006 DP14 was generated by NASA scientists using the 230-foot (70-meter) Deep Space Network antenna at Goldstone, Calif., on the night of Feb. 11, ... full story -
'Super-Earths' May Be Dead Worlds: Being in Habitable Zone Is Not Enough
Feb. 26, 2014 — In the last 20 years the search for Earth-like planets around other stars has accelerated, with the launch of missions like the Kepler space telescope. Using these and observatories on the ground, ... full story -
Rare Form of Nitrogen Detected in Comet ISON
Feb. 25, 2014 — Astronomers observed the Comet ISON during its bright outburst in the middle of November 2013. Subaru Telescope's High Dispersion Spectrograph has detected two rare forms of nitrogen in the ... full story -
Astronomers Spot Record-Breaking Lunar Impact
Feb. 24, 2014 — A meteorite with the mass of a small car crashed into the Moon last September, according to Spanish astronomers. The impact, the biggest seen to date, produced a bright flash and would have been easy ... full story -
Orion Testing Provides Lessons and Data for Splashdown Recovery Operations
Feb. 21, 2014 — The first full joint testing between NASA and the U.S. Navy of Orion recovery procedures off the coast of California was suspended after the team experienced issues with handling lines securing a ... full story -
NASA Mars Orbiter Views Opportunity Rover on Ridge
Feb. 21, 2014 — A new image from a telescopic camera orbiting Mars shows NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity at work on "Murray Ridge," without any new impact craters ... full story -
Jupiter Will Be at Its Highest Point in the Sky for Many Years to Come
Feb. 21, 2014 — In just over a week, Jupiter, the largest planet in the solar system, will be at its highest point in the sky for many years to come. Near their closest to Earth, Jupiter and its moons will appear ... full story -
Planet-Sized Space Weather Explosions at Venus
Feb. 20, 2014 — Researchers recently discovered that a common space weather phenomenon on the outskirts of Earth's magnetic bubble, the magnetosphere, has much larger repercussions for Venus. The giant ... full story -
Remote Antarctic Telescope Reveals Gas Cloud Where Stars Are Born
Feb. 20, 2014 — Using a telescope installed at the driest place on earth -- Ridge A in Antarctica -- astronomers have identified a giant gas cloud in our galaxy which appears to be in an early stage of formation. ... full story -
Rocks Around the Clock: Asteroids Pound Tiny Star
Feb. 20, 2014 — Scientists have found evidence that a tiny star called PSR J0738-4042 is being pounded by asteroids -- large lumps of rock from space. The environment around this star is especially harsh, full of ... full story -
Space Eye With 34 Telescopes Will Investigate One Million Stars
Feb. 20, 2014 — The exploration of planets around stars other than the Sun, known as extrasolar planets or ‘exoplanets’, is one of the most exciting topics of 21st century science. One of the key goals of this ... full story -
Astronomers Get First Peek Into Core of Supernova, Using NuSTAR Telescope
Feb. 19, 2014 — Astronomers have peered for the first time into the heart of an exploding star in the final minutes of its existence. The feat by the high-energy X-ray satellite NuSTAR provides details of the ... full story -
'Gravity'-Style Space Debris Threat from Giant Satellite Explored
Feb. 19, 2014 — Physics students have pointed out that the huge observational satellite Envisat -- which lost contact with Earth in 2012 -- could potentially pose a threat similar to the events which plague Sandra ... full story -
Rife With Hype, Exoplanet Study Needs Patience and Refinement
Feb. 18, 2014 — Despite many trumpeted results, few 'hard facts' about exoplanet atmospheres have actually been collected, and most of these data are of 'marginal utility,' according to a review ... full story
- 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?
- Nearby failed stars may harbor planet, astronomers find
- Innovative instrument probes close binary stars, may soon image exoplanets
- When will Earth lose its oceans?
- We're not likely to get fried bygamma ray burst
- High-tech regenerative life support units
- Astronomers solve temperature mystery of planetary atmospheres
- 2012 solar storm points up need for society to prepare
- Unique model simulates electron environment in space at 36000 km above the Earth
- Mysteries of Earth's radiation belts uncovered by NASA twin spacecraft
- Can iPads help students learn science? Yes, study shows
- Sounding rocket to peek at atmosphere of Venus
- Search for habitable planets should be more conservative, experts say
- NASA's solar observing fleet to watch Comet ISON's journey around the sun
- Satellite trio to explore the Earth's magnetic field
- MicroObservatory catches comet ISON
- Deep-space radiation hazards documented and quantified
- Research program to tackle asteroid, space debris manipulation
- As Mars goes, so goes Earth?
- Variation of halogens in Martian soil calls for an atmosphere-surface cycle
- Electron beams and radio signals from the surface of the Sun
- New theoretical models aid the search for Earth-like planets
- Researcher helping to solve moon's water puzzles
- NASA's GRAIL mission puts a new face on the moon
- It's complicated: Dawn spacecraft spurs rewrite of asteroid Vesta's story
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