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A Possible Naked-eye Comet in March
Feb. 6, 2013
Science@NASA Headline News — 2013
A comet falling in from the distant reaches of the solar system could become a naked-eye object in early March. This is Comet Pan-STARRS's first visit to the inner solar system, so surprises are possible as its virgin ices are exposed to intense solar heating for the first time.
Record Setting Asteroid Flyby
Jan. 28, 2013
Science@NASA Headline News — 2013
On Feb. 15th an asteroid about half the size of a football field will fly past Earth closer than many man-made satellites. Since regular sky surveys began in the 1990s, astronomers have never seen an object so big come so close to our planet.
Comet of the Century?
Jan. 18, 2013
Science@NASA Headline News — 2013
Astronomers are keeping a close eye on newly-discovered Comet ISON, which could become visible in broad daylight later this year when it skims through the atmosphere of the sun.
NASA Finds Long-Term Climate Warming Trend
Jan. 15, 2013
Science@NASA Headline News — 2013
NASA scientists say 2012 was the ninth warmest of any year since 1880, continuing a long-term trend of rising global temperatures. With the exception of 1998, the nine warmest years in the 132-year record all have occurred since 2000, with 2010 and 2005 ranking as the hottest years on record.
Solar Variability and Terrestrial Climate
Jan. 8, 2013
Science@NASA Headline News — 2013
A new report issued by the National Research Council (NRC), "The Effects of Solar Variability on Earth's Climate," lays out some of the surprisingly complex ways that solar activity can make itself felt on our planet.
Christmas Sky Show
Dec. 21, 2012
Science@NASA Headline News — 2012
The Moon and Jupiter are converging for a heavenly sky show on Christmas 2012. Got a telescope? Something is happening on Jupiter that makes it an extra-interesting target for backyard optics.
Saturn's Transit of Venus on Dec. 21, 2012
Dec. 20, 2012
Science@NASA Headline News — 2012
This Friday, Dec. 21st, researchers will use NASA's Cassini spacecraft to observe a rare transit of Venus from the planet Saturn.
Lunar Impact Site Named After Sally Ride
Dec. 17, 2012
Science@NASA Headline News — 2012
NASA has named the site where two spacecraft hit the Moon on Dec. 17th in honor of the late astronaut Sally K. Ride, who was America's first woman in space.
Why the World Didn't End Yesterday
Dec. 14, 2012
Science@NASA Headline News — 2012
NASA is so sure the world won't come to an end on Dec. 21, 2012, they have already released this news item for the day after.
NASA Gravity Probes Prepare to Hit the Moon
Dec. 13, 2012
Science@NASA Headline News — 2012
A pair of NASA spacecraft orbiting the Moon are being prepared for a controlled descent into a mountain near the lunar north pole on Monday, Dec. 17.