This is an RSS file. You'll need an RSS reader, like the ones at http://blogspace.com/rss/readers to make use of the information. http://science.nasa.gov The Science and Technology Directorate at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center sponsors the Science@NASA web sites. The mission of Science@NASA is to help the public understand how exciting NASA research is and to help NASA scientists fulfill their outreach responsibilities. en phillips@spacesciences.com MSFC-SNGCurator@mail.nasa.gov http://science.nasa.gov/images/HomeXtra/SNGLogo.gif http://science.nasa.gov/images/HomeXtra/SNGLogo.gif 122 90 Direct to People! http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2009/19nov_sofia.htm Imagine cutting retractable doors in the side of a 747 airliner, installing a 17-ton telescope, and flying to the stratosphere to solve one of astronomy's greatest puzzles. That's what NASA and the German Aerospace Center plan to do with a cutting-edge airborne observatory named SOFIA. http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2009/13nov_lcrossresults.htm The argument that the Moon is a dry, desolate place no longer holds water. At a press conference today, researchers revealed data from NASA's LCROSS mission indicating that water exists in a permanently shadowed lunar crater. http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2009/12nov_freespirit.htm On Monday, NASA will begin transmitting commands to its Mars exploration rover Spirit as part of an escape plan to free the venerable robot from its Martian sand trap. http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2009/10nov_leonids2009.htm The 2009 Leonid meteor shower peaks on Nov. 17th with a sprinkling of meteors over North America and a possible outburst over Asia. http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2009/06nov_maven.htm Long ago, something calamitous happened to Mars, transforming a hospitable world into the apparently lifeless desert we see today. Many scientists believe the Red Planet lost most of its atmosphere, but how? A new NASA mission named MAVEN is specifically designed to answer that question.