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Modern Marsquakes
Feb. 21, 2012
By identifying boulders that have fallen from martian cliffs, scientists have found evidence of relatively recent quakes on the surface of Mars.
LRO Reveals Recent Lunar Geological Activity
Feb. 20, 2012
Small valleys in the lunar crust appear to be 50 million years old -- young, from a geological perspective.
A Black Hole and a Cannibal Galaxy
Feb. 20, 2012
This edge-on galaxy, called ESO 243-49, is home to a mid-sized black hole that may have been stripped off of a cannibalized dwarf galaxy.
EXCEDE the Search for Planets
Feb. 17, 2012
Astronomers are developing new technology for a space telescope that would sit high above the Earth's surface and observe how planets around other stars form and evolve.
'Honeycombs' and Hexacopters Help Tell Story of Mars
Feb. 16, 2012
Formations in the Channeled Scablands help scientists understand the forces that shape planets. NASA interns are applying those lessons to Mars.
Rhea Before Titan
Feb. 15, 2012
Craters appear well defined on icy Rhea in front of the hazy orb of the much larger moon Titan in this Cassini spacecraft view of these two Saturn moons.
NASA Releases Latest 'Blue Marble' Image of the Earth
Feb. 14, 2012
A 'Blue Marble' HD image of the Earth taken from the VIIRS instrument aboard NASA's most recently launched Earth-observing satellite.
JPL and Caltech CubeSat Proposals Move Forward
Feb. 14, 2012
NASA has selected 33 small satellites - including two Cubesats - to fly as auxiliary payloads aboard rockets planned to launch in 2013 and 2014.
Planck All-Sky Images Show Cold Gas and Strange Haze
Feb. 13, 2012
All-sky image shows the distribution of carbon monoxide (CO), a molecule used by astronomers to trace molecular clouds across the sky.
NASA Science Aircraft to Travel the Globe in 2012
Feb. 13, 2012
Multiple aircraft and specialized instruments will operate in the United States, Europe, Asia and South America this year in support of studies conducted by NASA and the Earth science community.