NASA SCIENCE SUMMARIES

Tracking Global Climate Change: NASA's New Jason-2
Launched into Earth orbit June 20, 2008, OSTM/Jason-2 is producing information and maps that are already helping scientists to track and understand how and where our oceans are warming, and how our global climate may change. Read More >>

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09.15.08  NASA Selects 'MAVEN' Mission to Study Mars Atmosphere
Scheduled for launch in late 2013 Read More >>

09.12.08  MESSENGER Finalizes Plans for Its Second Look at Mercury
In slightly more than three weeks the MESSENGER spacecraft flies by Mercury for the second time. Read More >>

09.11.08  Saturn's Magnetic Personality Rubs Off on Titan
Cassini scientists found that Saturn's moon Titan holds onto remnants of Saturn's magnetic field. Read More >>

09.10.08  Prolonged Precipitation
A new study suggests that alley networks on Mars formed during a long period of episotic flooding. Read More >>

09.09.08  Next Mars Soil Scoop Slated for Last of Lander's Wet Lab Cells
The informally named "Snow White" trench is the source for the next sample to be acquired. Read More >>

SPOTLIGHTS

Videos: What's Up for September
Step away from the city lights and gaze up at our Milky Way galaxy. You may even see one of the galaxy's spiral arms with your own eyes! Read More >>

Science & Technology: So Long, Saturn. Hello Venus, Moon, Mercury and Mars
Saturn is at conjunction with the sun in early September. This means that Saturn nearly disappears behind the sun for a few days. By late September, however, Saturn emerges from behind the sun and can be seen in the early morning sky. Read More >>

Multimedia: Flashbacks
Explore the technological breakthroughs that revolutionized the study of asteroids with this interactive timeline from the Dawn mission team. Read More >>

News & Events: International Year of Astronomy 2009
NASA invites YOU to join us in the celebration of IYA 2009. Read More >>

CALENDAR

09.19.08
Chandrayaan-1: Launch  Read More >>