Science@NASA Headline News
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The Secret Lives of Solar Flares
Sept. 19, 2011
Science@NASA Headline News — 2011
NASA-supported researchers say that solar flares have been keeping a secret. The new finding, reported in the Astrophysical Journal, suggests that explosions on the sun could affect Earth even more than previously thought.
Cool Video: Dawn Flies Around Vesta
Sept. 16, 2011
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A just-released video from NASA's Dawn spacecraft takes viewers on a breathtaking flyover of the giant asteroid Vesta.
Kepler Discovers a Planet with Two Suns
Sept. 15, 2011
Science@NASA Headline News — 2011
The existence of a world with a double sunset, as portrayed in the film Star Wars more than 30 years ago, is now scientific fact. NASA's Kepler mission has made the first unambiguous detection of a "circumbinary planet" -- a planet orbiting two stars -- 200 light-years from Earth.
GRAIL and the Mystery of the Missing Moon
Sept. 6, 2011
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Did our planet once have two moons? Some researchers say so. Moreover, the missing satellite might still be up there--splattered against the far side of the Moon. NASA's GRAIL mission, due to launch on Sept. 8th, could help confirm or refute the "two moon" hypothesis.
Dwarf Planet Mysteries Beckon to New Horizons
Sept. 2, 2011
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Dwarf planet Pluto is a world of mystery waiting to be visited for the first time. NASA's New Horizons probe is racing across the solar system for a close encounter that could dramatically alter what researchers "know" about Pluto and other small worlds.
Sunspot Breakthrough
Aug. 25, 2011
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A new breakthrough in sunspot detection could provide days of extra early warning of solar storms heading for Earth.
Discovered: Stars as Cool as the Human Body
Aug. 24, 2011
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Stars as cold as the human body? Believe it. A NASA spacecraft has discovered a half-dozen "Y Dwarfs" with atmospheric temperatures as low as 80 F.
Spacecraft Sees Solar Storm Engulf Earth
Aug. 18, 2011
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For the first time, a spacecraft far from Earth has turned and watched a solar storm engulf our planet. The movie, released today during a NASA press conference, has galvanized solar physicists, who say it could lead to important advances in space weather forecasting.
NASA Plans to Visit a Near-Earth Asteroid
Aug. 16, 2011
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NASA is planning a daring new mission to visit a near-Earth asteroid. The spacecraft, named OSIRIS-REx, will orbit 1999 RQ36 for a year before gathering samples for return to Earth.
Spaceships, Meteors, and Moonlight
Aug. 9, 2011
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The Perseid meteor shower peaks this weekend, and the International Space Station is joining the show. Sky watchers in many US towns and cities are favored with ISS flybys on August 12-13 just when Perseid meteor activity is expected to crest under full Moonlight.