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Mars Rover Curiosity Arm Tests Nearly Complete
September 12, 2012 — NASA's Mars Curiosity team has almost finished robotic arm tests in preparation for the rover to touch and examine its first Martian ... > full story -
Student Biology Investigations Streamed Live from International Space Station
September 11, 2012 — Several young researchers were incredibly excited when the latest Japanese cargo ship arrived at the International Space Station, in late July. Along with the usual food, clothing, and science ... > full story -
LED Lights Used in Plant Growth Experiments for Deep Space Missions
September 11, 2012 — What kind of food will astronauts eat and what is the best way to grow it during deep space exploration missions? A group of plant biologists is seeking the answers as it works on one of NASA's ... > full story -
Vesta in Dawn's Rear View Mirror
September 11, 2012 — NASA's Dawn mission is releasing two parting views of the giant asteroid Vesta, using images that were among the last taken by the spacecraft as it departed its companion for the last ... > full story -
Extreme Life Forms Might Be Able to Survive on Eccentric Exoplanets
September 11, 2012 — Astronomers have discovered a veritable rogues' gallery of odd exoplanets -- from scorching hot worlds with molten surfaces to frigid ice balls. And while the hunt continues for the elusive "blue ... > full story -
NASA Observations Point to 'Dry Ice' Snowfall on Mars
September 11, 2012 — NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter data have given scientists the clearest evidence yet of carbon-dioxide snowfalls on Mars. This reveals the only known example of carbon-dioxide snow falling ... > full story -
NASA Mars Rover Curiosity's Arm Wields Camera Well
September 11, 2012 — NASA's Mars rover Curiosity stepped through activities on Sept. 7, 8 and 9 designed to check and characterize precision movements by the rover's robotic arm and use of tools on the arm. The ... > full story -
Public Maps out an A to Z of Galaxies
September 11, 2012 — Members of the public have constructed an A to Z of galaxies in the night sky. Volunteers participating in the Galaxy Zoo project have been helping scientists gain new insights by classifying ... > full story -
Martian Clays Were Not All Formed by the Action of Liquid Water
September 10, 2012 — Discovered in 2005, the clays of the southern hemisphere of Mars are often considered to be evidence for the existence of liquid water on the planet at a period in the very distant past between 4.5 ... > full story -
A Canopy of Confidence: Orion’s Parachutes
September 10, 2012 — They were perhaps some of the most visible images of the end of each Apollo mission: Giant orange and white parachutes unfurled high above the spacecraft, gently descending toward the ocean. As NASA ... > full story
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