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Rosetta Bound for Outer Solar System After Final Earth Swingby
This morning, mission
controllers confirmed that
ESA's comet chaser Rosetta
had swung by Earth at 8:45
CET as planned, skimming
... > full story
LCROSS Impact Analysis Indicates Water on Moon
The argument that the moon
is a dry, desolate place no
longer holds water.
Preliminary data from the
Lunar CRater Observation and
Sensing Satellite, or
... > full story
Professor to Predict Weather on Mars
Is there such a thing as
"weather" on Mars? There are
some doubts, considering the
planet's atmosphere is only
1 percent as dense as that
of the Earth. Mars, however,
definitely has clouds,
... > full story
ESA Spacecraft May Help Unravel Cosmic Mystery
When Europe's comet chaser
Rosetta swings by Earth on
Nov. 13 for a critical
gravity assist, tracking
data will be collected to
precisely measure the
... > full story
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Are Earth's Oceans Made Of Extraterrestrial Material?
November 11, 2009 — Contrary to preconceived notions, the atmosphere and the oceans were perhaps not formed from vapors emitted during intense volcanism at the dawning of our planet. Scientists now suggest that water ... > full story -
Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Sees Channels From Hale Crater
November 10, 2009 — A new image from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter shows channels to the southeast of Hale crater on southern Mars. Taken by the orbiter's High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera, ... > full story -
MESSENGER Spacecraft Reveals More Hidden Territory On Mercury
November 10, 2009 — A NASA spacecraft gliding over the battered surface of Mercury for the second time this year has revealed more previously unseen real estate on the innermost planet. The probe also has produced ... > full story -
Frost-Covered Phoenix Lander Seen In Winter Images From Mars
November 10, 2009 — Winter images of NASA's Phoenix Lander showing the lander shrouded in dry-ice frost on Mars have been captured with the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, or HiRISE camera, aboard NASA's ... > full story -
Amnesia-Like Behavior Returns On Mars Rover Spirit
November 2, 2009 — Until Oct. 24, NASA's Mars Exploration Rover had gone more than six months without an episode of amnesia-like symptoms like those that appeared on four occasions earlier this year. In these amnesia ... > full story -
Exploring The Final Frontier: Disease Proposed As Major Barrier To Mars And Beyond
October 30, 2009 — Scientists argue that human missions to Mars, as well as all other long-term space flights might be compromised by microbial hitchhikers, such as bacteria. That's because long-term space travel packs ... > full story -
Key Process For Space Outpost Proved On 'Vomit Comet' Ride
October 29, 2009 — During flights simulating the moon's low gravity, researchers find that sifters can separate soil particles and produce the best feedstock for an oxygen generator. Scientists are designing and ... > full story -
Robot Armada Might Scale New Worlds
October 28, 2009 — An armada of robots may one day fly above the mountain tops of Saturn's moon Titan, cross its vast dunes and sail in its liquid ... > full story -
Long Night Falls Over Saturn's Rings
October 23, 2009 — As Saturn's rings orbit the planet, a section is typically in the planet's shadow, experiencing a brief night lasting from 6 to 14 hours. However, once approximately every 15 years, night falls over ... > full story -
Volunteers Wanted For Simulated 520-Day Mars Mission
October 20, 2009 — Starting in 2010, an international crew of six will simulate a 520-day round-trip to Mars, including a 30-day stay on the martian surface. In reality, they will live and work in a sealed facility in ... > full story
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