Science@NASA Headline News
You may have noticed that the "look and feel" of Science@NASA stories has changed. There's no cause for alarm. Our core product, simply- and clearly-told stories about NASA science, remains the same. The changes are a sign of progress. Recently, the Science@NASA team joined forces with the Science Mission Directorate at NASA headquarters. Working together, we'll be able to cover a broader range of NASA discoveries and develop "citizen science" opportunities for our readers, while still producing old favorites such as Apollo Chronicles and "looking up" stories about backyard astronomy events. The sky's the limit.
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Solar Eclipse over the USA
Jan. 27, 2012
Science@NASA Headline News — 2012
A "ring of fire" solar eclipse is coming to the USA this spring. It's the first annular eclipse visible from the contiguous United States in almost 18 years.
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.
Re-thinking an Alien World
Jan. 13, 2012
Science@NASA Headline News — 2012
A distant super-Earth named "55 Cancri e" is wetter and weirder than astronomers thought possible. The discovery has researchers re-thinking the nature of alien worlds.
Some Comets like it Hot
Jan. 12, 2012
Science@NASA Headline News — 2012
Astronomers are still scratching their heads over Comet Lovejoy, which plunged through the atmosphere of the sun in December and, against all odds, survived. The comet is now receding into the outer solar system leaving many mysteries behind.
Kepler Discovers a Tiny Solar System
Jan. 11, 2012
Science@NASA Headline News — 2012
NASA's Kepler spacecraft has discovered the tiniest solar system so far, composed of a red dwarf star with three rocky planets smaller than Earth.
Space Mountain Produces Terrestrial Meteorites
Dec. 30, 2011
Science@NASA Headline News — 2011
The discovery of a towering mountain on Vesta could solve a longstanding mystery: How did so many pieces of the giant asteroid end up right here on our own planet?
Twin Gravity Spacecraft Set to Enter Lunar Orbit
Dec. 30, 2011
Science@NASA Headline News — 2011
NASA's twin GRAIL spacecraft, on a mission to study the moon's gravitational field, are nearing their New Year's Eve and New Year's Day main-engine burns to place the duo in lunar orbit.
The Night After Christmas Sky Show
Dec. 23, 2011
Science@NASA Headline News — 2011
On Dec. 26th, Venus and the crescent Moon will gather in the western sunset sky for a beautiful post-Christmas show.
Kepler Discovers Earth-size Exoplanets
Dec. 20, 2011
Science@NASA Headline News — 2011
NASA's Kepler spacecraft has found two Earth-sized planets orbiting a distant sun-like star. These alien worlds are intermingled in their star system with other much larger planets, an arrangement which challenges orthodox ideas of how planets are formed.