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Asteroid Nudged by Sunlight: Most Precise Measurement of Yarkovsky Effect
May 24, 2012 — Scientists on NASA's asteroid sample return mission have measured the orbit of their destination asteroid, 1999 RQ36, with such accuracy they were able to directly measure the drift resulting from a ... > full storyMore: -
Organic Carbon from Mars, but Not Biological
May 24, 2012 — Molecules containing large chains of carbon and hydrogen -- the building blocks of all life on Earth -- have been the targets of missions to Mars from Viking to the present day. While these molecules ... > full story -
Beam Me Up: 'Tractor Beams' of Light Pull Small Objects Towards Them
May 24, 2012 — ‘Tractor beams’ of light that pull objects towards them are no longer science fiction. Scientists have now demonstrated how a tractor beam can in fact be realized on a small ... > full story -
NASA Ames Helps Re-Enter the Dragon
May 23, 2012 — Decades of rigorous research, testing and development performed in the Entry Systems and Technology Division at NASA's Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif., has garnered Ames' thermal ... > full story -
Wind-Driven Mars Tumbleweed Rover to Roll Through Rocky Terrain?
May 23, 2012 — New research shows that a wind-driven "tumbleweed" Mars rover would be capable of moving across rocky Martian terrain -- findings that could also help with designing the best possible ... > full story -
Nomads of the Galaxy: What Does It Mean to Have Quadrillions of Planets Adrift in Milky Way?
May 23, 2012 — Planets simply adrift in space may not only be common in the cosmos; in the Milky Way Galaxy alone, their number may be in the quadrillions. Three experts discuss what this may mean, including how it ... > full story -
Dark Shadows on Mars: Scene from Durable NASA Rover
May 23, 2012 — Like a tourist waiting for just the right lighting to snap a favorite shot during a stay at the Grand Canyon, NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity has used a low sun angle for a memorable view ... > full story -
SpaceX Launches Falcon 9/Dragon on Historic Mission to Deliver Cargo to International Space Station
May 22, 2012 — A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket thundered into space and delivered a Dragon cargo capsule into orbit on May 22, 2012. The launch began an ambitious mission to show that the company is ready to deliver cargo ... > full storyMore: -
Stunning View of Lyrids and Earth at Night
May 21, 2012 — On the night of April 21, the 2012 Lyrid meteor shower peaked in the skies over Earth. While NASA allsky cameras were looking up at the night skies, astronaut Don Pettit aboard the International ... > full story -
Newfound Exoplanet May Turn to Dust: Planet’s Dust Cloud May Explain Strange Patterns of Light from Its Star
May 18, 2012 — Researchers have detected a possible planet, some 1,500 light years away, that appears to be evaporating under the blistering heat of its parent star. The scientists infer that a long tail of debris ... > full story
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