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5.6.2009 - Salmonella Spills its Secrets on the Space Shuttle
Microgravity Research: NASA-supported researchers have figured out why Salmonella bacteria become more virulent when they travel on board spaceships. They've also learned how to calm the bacteria down again--a trick that could come in handy for fighting diseases here on Earth.
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4.30.2009 - Active Mercury
Planetary Exploration: A NASA spacecraft gliding over the surface of Mercury has revealed that the planet's atmosphere, magnetosphere, and its geological past display greater levels of activity than scientists first suspected.
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4.28.2009 - New Gamma-Ray Burst Smashes Cosmic Distance Record
Gamma-ray Bursts: A gamma-ray burst detected by NASA's Swift satellite has smashed the previous distance record for the most powerful explosions in the Universe. Researchers are calling it 'an incredible find' and a 'true blast from the past.'
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4.24.2009 - Weekend Sky Show
Looking Up: On Sunday, April 26th, the crescent Moon, Mercury and the Pleiades star cluster will line up in the western sky for a beautiful sunset conjunction.
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4.22.2009 - NASA Puts the Right Stuff in the Right Hands
Weather & Climate: All research and no application makes data a dull toy. NASA's SPoRT program brings data to life by putting it in the hands of people who can use it best--the National Weather Service forecasters who send us scurrying for cover when severe weather looms.
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4.17.2009 - Venus Disappears During Meteor Shower
Looking Up: A meteor shower. A crescent Moon. A disappearing planet. These three things will be on display next Wednesday, April 22nd, when the Moon occults Venus during the annual Lyrid meteor shower.
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4.14.2009 - The Surprising Shape of Solar Storms
Solar Physics: For the first time, NASA spacecraft have traced the 3D shape of solar storms known as coronal mass ejections (CMEs). It turns out the most ferocious storms resemble something from a French bakery.
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4.10.2009 - NASA Heads up Mt. Everest
Living in Space: NASA researchers are about to climb the slopes of Earth's tallest mountain to test exploration technologies they'll need on the Moon and Mars.
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4.9.2009 - STEREO Hunts for Remains of an Ancient Planet near Earth
Asteroids: NASA's twin STEREO probes are entering a mysterious region of space to look for remains of an ancient planet which once orbited the Sun not far from Earth. If they find anything, it could solve a major puzzle--the origin of the Moon.
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4.8.2009 - Beyond Apollo: Moon Tech Takes a Giant Leap
The Moon: 1960s technology worked for the Apollo program, but next-generation lunar explorers are going to need an upgrade. NASA's Exploration Technology Development Program is working on new and improved tools for NASA's return to the Moon.
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4.3.2009 - Mt. Redoubt Gives Alaskans a Taste of the Moon
The Moon: By coating the countryside with gritty, abrasive, electrostatically-charged volcanic ash, Mt. Redoubt is giving Alaskans an unexpected taste of what it's like to live on the Moon.
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4.1.2009 - Deep Solar Minimum
Space Weather: How low can it go? The Sun is plunging into the deepest solar minimum in nearly a century.
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3.26.2009 - Mars Rover Update
Mars Exploration: Back in 2004, most experts would have said this story is impossible. No rover could possibly survive long enough on Mars for a five-year update. Yet here it is. Mission scientists reveal what Spirit and Opportunity are up to on the Red Planet today--and what their prospects are for the future.
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3.20.2009 - Spacewalkers Test Planetary Protection Concept
International Space Station: On March 19th, astronauts onboard the International Space Station checked themselves for microbes before stepping outside on a space walk. It was a first-ever test of planetary protection technology that, one day, could keep humans from contaminating the sands of Mars.
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3.17.2009 - Space Station Construction Visible Through Backyard Telescopes
International Space Station: Space shuttle Discovery launched Sunday, March 15th, on a construction mission to the International Space Station. Perfect timing for sky watchers! The mission coincides with a series of ISS flybys over North American towns and cities. People who go outside after sunset can see the shuttle-station combo with their naked eyes and view the changing outlines of the ISS through backyard telescopes.
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3.13.2009 - Ares Super-chute
Earth and Moon: NASA and U.S. Air Force test pilots have just dropped a 50,000-pound "dummy" rocket booster on the Arizona desert--and stopped it before it crashed. It's all part of NASA's plan to return to the Moon.
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3.6.2009 - Kepler Mission Rockets to Space in Search of Other Earths
Extra-solar Planets: In a night launch of stunning beauty, NASA's Kepler spacecraft lifted off from Cape Canaveral on Friday night, March 6th, on a mission to find Earth-like planets circling other stars.
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2.26.2009 - Pretty Sky Alert
Looking Up: The crescent Moon and Venus are converging for a conjunction of rare beauty on Friday evening, Feb. 27th.
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2.25.2009 - Otherworldly Solar Eclipse
The Moon: For the first time, a spacecraft from Earth has captured hi-resolution video of a solar eclipse while orbiting another world.
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2.20.2009 - Extreme Gamma-ray Burst
Gamma-ray Bursts: NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope has detected a record-setting gamma-ray burst with the greatest total energy and fastest motions ever seen.
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2.20.2009 - Kepler Mission to Hunt for Earth-like Planets
Extra-solar Planets: Are there other worlds like ours? Are we alone? NASA's Kepler spacecraft is about to begin an unprecedented journey that could answer these ancient questions.
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2.19.2009 - Spectacular Photo-op on Saturn
Looking Up: Something is about to happen on Saturn that is so pretty, even Hubble will pause to take a look. Backyard astronomers can see it, too. Four of Saturn's moons will transit Saturn and cast their shadows on the planet's cloudtops at the same time.
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2.10.2009 - Gamma-ray Flare Star
Gamma-ray Bursts: NASA spacecraft are monitoring blasts of gamma-ray energy from a star 30,000 light years away. Some of the flares have packed more total energy than the sun puts out in 20 years.
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2.6.2009 - Astronauts Swab the Decks
International Space Station: Even in space, someone has to clean the bathroom. ISS astronauts are using a tricorder-like device to help them 'swab the decks.'
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2.4.2009 - Green Comet Approaches Earth
Looking Up: Comet Lulin is approaching Earth for a 38-million-mile close encounter later this month. The green double-tailed comet is putting on a fine show for backyard telescopes and could soon become visible to the unaided eye.
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2.2.2009 - Mars Technology Helps Create Inauguration Mega-Picture
NASA Technology: A private photographer has used NASA's Mars technology to create a 1,474 megapixel panoramic photo of President Obama's inauguration. The interactive mega-snapshot has become an international sensation, viewed by more than two million people in 186 countries.
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1.23.2009 - NASA Sees the Dark Side of the Sun
Space Weather: Today, NASA researchers announced an event that will transform our view of the Sun and super-charge the field of solar physics for many years to come.
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1.21.2009 - Severe Space Weather--Social and Economic Impacts
Space Weather: A new NASA-funded study details what might happen to our modern, high-tech society in the event of a 'super solar flare' followed by an extreme geomagnetic storm. Some of the conclusions might surprise you.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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!
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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.
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