1.15.2009 - Winter Wonder Rocket Movie Propulsion: The last place you'd expect to find icicles is around the rim of a scalding hot and thundering rocket engine. Yet an engine being used by NASA to develop technologies for next-generation lunar landers has been caught producing icicles of unlikely beauty.
1.15.2009 - The Red Planet is Not a Dead Planet Mars Exploration: A team of NASA and university scientists has discovered substantial plumes of methane floating through the atmosphere of Mars. The find indicates Mars is either biologically or geologically active.
1.14.2009 - Giant Rockets Could Revolutionize Astronomy Astronomy: NASA's next great Moon rocket promises to do more than land astronauts on the Moon. In its spare time, it could revolutionize the science of astronomy.
1.8.2009 - Biggest Full Moon of the Year: Take 2 Looking Up: The biggest full Moon of 2009 is coming this weekend. It's a perigee Moon as much as 30% brighter than lesser moons we'll see in the months ahead. Get ready for moonlight!
1.7.2009 - Sixteen Tons of Moondust The Moon: Sledgehammer-toting scientists are "bustin' rocks" to make the finest possible simulated lunar regolith (a.k.a. fake moondust) in support of NASA's return to the Moon.