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Bacterium from Canadian High Arctic Offers Clues to Possible Life on Mars
The recent discovery of a
bacterium that is able to
thrive at minus 15 degrees
Celsius, the coldest
temperature ever reported
... > full story
Forecast for Saturn's Moon Titan: Wild Weather Could Be Ahead
Saturn's moon Titan might be
in for some wild weather as
it heads into its spring and
summer, if two new models
are correct. Scientists
think that as the seasons
... > full story
NASA's IRIS Mission Readies for a New Challenge
NASA is getting ready to
launch a new mission, a
mission to observe a largely
unexplored region of the
solar atmosphere that powers
its dynamic million-degree
... > full story
NASA Mars Rover Curiosity Drills Second Rock Target
NASA's Mars rover Curiosity
has used the drill on its
robotic arm to collect a
powdered sample from the
interior of a rock called
"Cumberland." Plans call for
... > full story
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Mars Rover Opportunity Examines Clay Clues in Rock
May 18, 2013 — NASA's senior Mars rover, Opportunity, is driving to a new study area after a dramatic finish to 20 months on "Cape York" with examination of a rock intensely altered by ... > full story -
Nine-Year-Old Mars Rover Passes 40-Year-Old Record
May 17, 2013 — While Apollo 17 astronauts Eugene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt visited Earth's moon for three days in December 1972, they drove their mission's Lunar Roving Vehicle 19.3 nautical miles (22.210 statute ... > full story -
NASA's Asteroid Sample Return Mission Moves Into Development
May 16, 2013 — NASA's first mission to sample an asteroid is moving ahead into development and testing in preparation for its launch in ... > full story -
Weather on the Outer Planets Only Goes So Deep
May 16, 2013 — What is the long-range weather forecast for the giant planets Uranus and Neptune? These planets are home to extreme winds blowing at speeds of over 1000 km/hour, hurricane-like storms as large around ... > full story -
Asteroid 1998 QE2 to Sail Past Earth Is Nine Times Larger Than Cruise Ship
May 16, 2013 — On May 31, 2013, asteroid 1998 QE2 will sail serenely past Earth, getting no closer than about 3.6 million miles (5.8 million kilometers), or about 15 times the distance between Earth and the moon. ... > full story -
New Craters Abound: Mars Camera Reveals Hundreds of Impacts Each Year
May 15, 2013 — Taking before and after pictures of the Martian terrain, researchers have identified nearly 250 fresh impact craters on the Red Planet. The results provide scientists with a better yardstick to ... > full story -
Scientists Shape First Global Topographic Map of Saturn's Moon Titan
May 15, 2013 — Scientists have created the first global topographic map of Saturn's moon Titan, giving researchers a valuable tool for learning more about one of the most Earthlike and interesting worlds in the ... > full story -
Entrepreneur Giving Space Shuttle Truss New Uses
May 14, 2013 — A truss design devised to help workers process space shuttles continues to find new uses as a space shuttle engineer-turned-entrepreneur adapts it to everything from a solar-powered electric ... > full story -
NASA Curiosity Rover Team Selects Second Drilling Target on NASA
May 10, 2013 — The team operating NASA's Curiosity Mars rover has selected a second target rock for drilling and sampling. The rover will set course to the drilling location in coming ... > full story -
Moon and Earth Have Common Water Source
May 9, 2013 — New research finds that water inside the moon's mantle comes from the same source as water on Earth. The Moon is thought to have formed after a giant impact to a still-forming Earth 4.5 million years ... > full storyMore:
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