Science News
Kepler Confirms 26 ExoPlanets in 11 Solar Systems
Jan. 27, 2012
Kepler mission has discovered 11 new planetary systems hosting 26 confirmed planets.
Mars Orbiter Shows Wind's Handiwork
Jan. 26, 2012
Some images of stark Martian landscapes provide visual appeal beyond their science value.
Cold Plasma Above Earth
Jan. 26, 2012
Scientists have developed a new method to measure cold plasma above the Earth, and have revealed more cold, charged ions in Earth's upper altitudes than previously imagined.
Classifying Solar Eruptions
Jan. 25, 2012
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has devised categories for solar flares and various storms.
Rover Beginning Ninth Year of Mars Work
Jan. 24, 2012
On the eighth anniversary of starting to explore Mars, NASA's rover Opportunity remains busy with new investigations.
Cassini Sees the Two Faces of Titan's Dunes
Jan. 23, 2012
A new analysis of radar data from NASA's Cassini mission has revealed regional variations among sand dunes on Saturn's moon Titan.
Earth’s Cloudy Past Could Reveal Exoplanet Details
Jan. 23, 2012
Astronomers are modeling the clouds at different periods in Earth's past to better understand what alien worlds might look like.
Catching a Comet Death on Camera
Jan. 20, 2012
On July 6, 2011, a comet was caught doing something never seen before: die a scorching death as it flew too close to the sun.
Comet Corpses in the Solar Wind
Jan. 20, 2012
Science@NASA Headline News — 2012
A paper published in today's issue of Science raises an intriguing new possibility--the presence of abundant comet corpses in the solar wind. The new research is based on dramatic images of a comet disintegrating in the sun's atmosphere last July.
What Happened to all the Snow?
Jan. 19, 2012
Science@NASA Headline News — 2012
Winter seems to be on hold this year in some parts of the United States. Snowfall has been scarce in places that were overwhelmed with the white stuff at the same time last year. In this story from Science@NASA, JPL climatologist Bill Patzert explains what's going on.