Science News
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Headline News from NASA Science
August 31, 2009
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Get the latest news in earth science, heliophysics, astrophysics and planetary science from NASA's Science Mission Directorate.
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Amase-ing Life on the Ice
August 31, 2009
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Far north in the arctic, the AMASE 2009 expedition team is collecting samples of unique life that inhabits the glacial ice of Svalbard, Norway. The expedition is a test for technology that could one day be used in the search for life on Mars.
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JPL Wildfires Update
August 31, 2009
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Fire conditions around JPL have continued to improve throughout the day, and the Lab is no longer threatened by the Station Fire.
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Warped Debris Disks Around Stars Are Blowin’ in the Wind
August 31, 2009
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The dust-filled disks where new planets may be forming around other stars occasionally take on some difficult-to-understand shapes.
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Orbiter in Safe Mode Increases Communication Rate
August 31, 2009
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Engineers for NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter project have stepped up the communication rate being received from the orbiter as an early step in the process of determining why the spacecraft spontaneously rebooted its computer on Aug. 26.
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The Case of the Missing Ice
August 28, 2009
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By modeling ice sheets in Antarctica, scientists have changed the way we think about Earth's transition 34 million years ago from warm 'greenhouse' to the current, cool 'icehouse'. The new study has important implications for how we understand climate change and its affects on the biosphere.
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From the Moon to Marine Measurements
August 28, 2009
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A discovery about the moon made in the 1960s is helping researchers with NASA's Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment unlock secrets about Earth's ocean today.
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Science Instruments Ready for SOFIA Airborne Telescope
August 28, 2009
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Scientists are busy preparing for the "First Light" flight of NASA's Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy, or SOFIA, a highly modified Boeing 747SP.
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Cygnus X-1: Still a "Star" After All Those Years
August 28, 2009
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Chandra Studies Mysterious X-Ray Source
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How Close Was That Lightning to the Shuttle?
August 27, 2009
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If you're wondering why the first launch attempt for space shuttle Discovery was scrubbed early Tuesday morning, here's your answer.