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How Dust Rings Point To Exo-Earths With Supercomputer's Help
Supercomputer simulations of
dusty disks around sunlike
stars show that planets
nearly as small as Mars can
create patterns that future
telescopes may be able to
... > full story
Space Fly-by Reveals New Insights Into Titan's Life
Cracking the secrets of the
atmosphere of Titan,
Saturn's mysterious moon,
and how planetary
atmospheres evolve, have
come a step closer after
... > full story
Phoenix Lander Digs And Analyzes Soil As Darkness Gathers
As fall approaches Mars'
northern plains, NASA's
Phoenix Lander is busy
digging into the Red
Planet's soil and scooping
it into its onboard science
... > full story
Astronomers Get Best View Yet Of Infant Stars At Feeding Time
Astronomers have used ESO's
Very Large Telescope
Interferometer to conduct
the first high resolution
survey that combines
spectroscopy and
... > full story
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When It Comes To Galaxies, Diversity Is Everywhere
October 9, 2008 — A group of galaxies in our cosmic backyard has given astronomers clues about how stars form. A thorough survey using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has observed around 14 million stars in 69 ... > full story -
Apollo Heat Shield Uncrated After 35 Years, Helps New Crew Vehicle Design
October 9, 2008 — NASA scientists developing the next generation of exploration vehicles and heat shields for NASA's Orion Crew Exploration Vehicle experienced "Christmas in July" when they uncrated the heat shields ... > full story -
Sharpest Whole-Planet Picture Of Jupiter Taken From The Ground
October 9, 2008 — A record two-hour observation of Jupiter using a superior technique to remove atmospheric blur has produced the sharpest whole-planet picture ever taken from the ground. The new image reveals changes ... > full story -
Cosmic Eye Sheds Light On Early Galaxy Formation, Just Two Billion Years After Big Bang
October 9, 2008 — Astronomers have provided unique insight into the nature of a young star-forming galaxy as it appeared only two billion years after the Big Bang and determined how the galaxy may eventually evolve to ... > full story -
Star Born From The Wind: Unique Multi-wavelength Portrait Of Star Birth
October 9, 2008 — Telescopes on the ground and in space have teamed up to compose a colorful image that offers a fresh look at the history of the star-studded region NGC 346. This new, ethereal portrait, in which ... > full story -
NASA Spacecraft Ready To Explore Outer Solar System
October 8, 2008 — The first NASA spacecraft to image and map the dynamic interactions taking place where the hot solar wind slams into the cold expanse of space is ready for launch Oct. 19. The two-year mission will ... > full story -
Stars Stop Forming When Big Galaxies Collide
October 8, 2008 — Astronomers studying new images of a nearby galaxy cluster have found evidence that high-speed collisions between large elliptical galaxies may prevent new stars from ... > full story -
NASA's MESSENGER Spacecraft Reveals Mercury As Never Seen Before
October 7, 2008 — NASA's MESSENGER space probe has made its second swing past Mercury, just 125 miles (200 kilometers) above the cratered surface of our solar system's innermost planet, snapping hundreds of pictures ... > full story -
Spotless Sun: Blankest Year Of The Space Age
October 7, 2008 — Astronomers who count sunspots have announced that 2008 is now the "blankest year" of the Space Age. An image taken on Sept. 27, 2008 by the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) shows a solar ... > full story -
Cassini Flyby Of Saturn Moon Offers Insight Into Solar System History
October 7, 2008 — NASA's Cassini spacecraft is scheduled to fly within 16 miles of Saturn's moon Enceladus on Oct. 9 and measure molecules in its space environment that could give insight into the history of the solar ... > full story
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