GRAIL Mission Provides New Insight into How the Moon Got Its “Face”
Using data from NASA’s Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory mission, researchers offer new insight into how the moon received its “face.” Scientists using data from…
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WISE Views the Witch Head Nebula
This newly released WISE image shows the Witch Head nebula, which is located in the Orion constellation. A witch appears to be screaming out into…
NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope Views Dying Stars
Three newly released images from NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope show the remains of dying stars called planetary nebulas. In the spirit of Halloween, scientists are…
NASA Study Reveals that Carbon Planets May be Waterless
Using planetary models based on measurements of our sun’s carbon-to-oxygen ratio, researchers found that planets rich in carbon, including so-called diamond planets, may lack oceans….
New Cassini Images of Titan’s Hydrocarbon Seas and Lakes
New images of the liquid methane and ethane seas and lakes that reside near Titan’s north pole reveal new clues about how the lakes formed…
How Scientists Manage the Flood of “Big Data” from Space
As “big data” from space missions continues to pour in, scientists and software engineers are coming up with new strategies for managing the ever-increasing flow…
Asteroid 2013 TV135 Discovered after Making a “Close” Approach to Earth
Asteroid 2013 TV135 was discover on October 8, 2013, roughly three weeks after it made a “close” approach to Earth. Newly discovered asteroid 2013 TV135…
NASA’s Curiosity Finds Water Molecules on Mars
Analysis of the Martian soil samples taken by NASA’s Curiosity rover has reveal that water molecules are bound to fine-grained soil particles, accounting for about…
Curiosity Fails to Detect Methane on Mars
To the surprise of many researchers, NASA’s Curiosity rover has failed to detect methane on Mars. Data from NASA’s Curiosity rover has revealed the Martian…
It’s Official – Voyager 1 Has Entered Interstellar Space
A newly published study has confirmed that the 36-year-old NASA Voyager 1 spacecraft has left our solar system and has entered interstellar space. NASA’s Voyager…
Spitzer Reveals That Asteroid Don Quixote is a Comet
Data from NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope helped astronomers discover that the large asteroid called Don Quixote is in fact a comet. For 30 years, a…
Spitzer Space Telescope Celebrates 10 Years in Space
NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope is celebrating its tenth year in space, where it has studied comets and asteroids, scrutinized planets and galaxies, and even discovered…
Asteroid 1998 KN3 Zips Past the Orion Nebula
This NEOWISE image shows asteroid 1998 KN3 as it zips by the Orion nebula. This image shows the potentially hazardous near-Earth object 1998 KN3 as…
WISE Spacecraft Will Be Reactivated to Hunt for Asteroids
NASA plans to reactivate the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer to help identify the population of potentially hazardous near-Earth objects, as well as asteroids suitable for…
Ape-Like RoboSimian Robot in Development
This two minute video shows the early development of RoboSimian, an ape-like robot being developed as part of the DARPA Robotics Challenge. RoboSimian is an…
Australia’s Role in Sea Level Drop in 2010 – 2011
A newly published study details how three atmospheric patterns came together in 2010 and 2011, driving so much precipitation over Australia that the world’s ocean…
Curiosity Rover Views Phobos Passing in Front of Deimos
This short video is comprised of images taken by NASA’s Curiosity rover as it watched the larger of Mars’ two moons, Phobos, passing in front…
NASA’s Juno Spacecraft is Halfway to Jupiter
Bound for Jupiter, NASA’s Juno spacecraft reached the halfway point on August 12, 2013 and should arrive at Jupiter on July 4, 2016. Once there,…
