Science News
Hubble Witnesses Asteroid's Mysterious Disintegration
March 6, 2014
Science@NASA Headline News — 2014
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has recorded the never-before-seen break-up of an asteroid into as many as 10 smaller pieces.
A Breakthrough in Planet Discoveries
Feb. 26, 2014
Science@NASA Headline News — 2014
Today, NASA announced a breakthrough addition to the catalog of new planets. Researchers using Kepler have confirmed 715 new worlds, almost quadrupling the number of planets previously confirmed by the planet-hunting spacecraft. Some of the new worlds are similar in size to Earth and orbit in the habitable zone of their parent stars.
Rain and Snow Satellite Set to Launch
Feb. 26, 2014
Science@NASA Headline News — 2014
NASA and JAXA are about to launch a new satellite that can see through storms, tracking rain and snow around the globe better than any previous observatory. The Global Precipitation Measurement Core Observatory is scheduled to lift off from Japan on Feb. 27th.
Supernovas Slosh Before Exploding
Feb. 19, 2014
Science@NASA Headline News — 2014
New data from a NASA X-ray observatory shows that the cores of supernovas probably slosh around before detonating. This helps solve a longstanding mystery about how supernovas explode.
Mars Rover Solves Doughnut Riddle
Feb. 14, 2014
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Researchers have determined the now-infamous Martian rock resembling a jelly doughnut, dubbed Pinnacle Island, is a piece of a larger rock broken and moved by the wheel of NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity in early January.
10 More Years for the ISS
Feb. 14, 2014
Science@NASA Headline News — 2014
With the space station no longer "under construction," the world's most advanced orbital laboratory is open for business. The station has just received a 10-year extension from NASA, giving researchers the time they need to take full advantage of its unique capabilities.
California Drought
Feb. 7, 2014
Science@NASA Headline News — 2014
California is experiencing a historic drought--by some measures the deepest in more than a century. NASA researchers are investigating the underlying causes and practical consequences for people living in the Golden State.
Kepler Finds a Very Wobbly Planet
Feb. 4, 2014
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Imagine living on a planet with seasons so erratic you would hardly know whether to wear Bermuda shorts or a heavy overcoat. That is the situation on a weird, wobbly world found by NASA's Kepler space telescope. The planet wobbles wildly on its spin axis, much like a child's top.
The Coldest Spot in the Known Universe
Jan. 30, 2014
Science@NASA Headline News — 2014
NASA researchers plan to create the coldest spot in the known Universe--inside the International Space Station. The device, known as the Cold Atom Lab, could discover new forms of matter and novel quantum phenomena.
Water Detected on Dwarf Planet Ceres
Jan. 22, 2014
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Scientists using the Herschel space observatory have made the first definitive detection of water vapor on the largest and roundest object in the asteroid belt, dwarf planet Ceres.