Scientists have argued about the origins of Mercury's smooth plains and the source of its magnetic field for more than 30 yrs.Now,analyses of data from the Jan. 2008 flyby of the planet by MESSENGER Spacecraft have shown that volcanoes were involved in>>
A new star,likely the brightest supernova in recorded human history,lit up planet Earth's sky in the year 1006 AD.The expanding debris cloud from the stellar explosion,found in the southerly constellation of Lupus,still puts on a cosmic light show across
July 1, 2008: News Flash: On 4th of July weekend, NASA forecasts lights in the sky.
No, not those lights. Look beyond the fireworks. Almost halfway up the western sky, just above the twilight glow of sunset, a trio of worlds is gathering: Saturn, Mar
A delicate ribbon of gas floats eerily in our galaxy.A jet from a black-hole?Actually this image is a very thin section of a supernova remnant caused by a stellar explosion that occurred more than 1,000 years ago.On or about May 1,1006 AD observers from
NASA will make history this summer by deploying its first solar sail to use the Sun's energy to propel a spacecraft much further and far faster than chemically-fueled rockets. Noted in the book Sunstroke by Doomwatch Legacy author David Kagan.
NASA's Cassini mission is closing one chapter of its journey at Saturn and embarking on a new one with a two-year mission that will address new questions and bring it closer to two of its most intriguing targets - Titan and Enceladus.On June 30,Cassini>>
Astronomers recently announced that they have found a novel explanation for a rare type of super-luminous stellar explosion that may have produced a new type of object known as a quark star.A quark star is a hypothetical type of star composed of ultra den
New analysis of Mars' terrain using NASA spacecraft observations reveals what appears to be by far the largest impact crater ever found in the solar system.NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter and Mars Global Surveyor have provided detailed information>>>>
"We basically have found what appears to be the requirements, the nutrients, to support life whether past, present or future," the NASA lead investigator for the Phoenix Lander told journalists. Noted by Sunstroke author David Kagan in Doomwatch Legacy.
Engineering teams are conducting final checkouts of the Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite,known as LCROSS, that will take a significant step forward in the search for water on the moon.The mission's main objective is to confirm the presence>>
A new NASA-French space agency oceanography satellite launched 6/20/08 from Vandenberg Air Force Base in Cali.,on a globe-circling voyage to continue charting sea level,a vital indicator of global climate change.The OSTM Jason 2,atop a Delta 2 rocket>>>
Bizarre microbes flourish in the most punishing environments on Earth from the bone-dry Atacama Desert in Chile to the boiling hot springs of Yellowstone National Park to the sunless sea bottom vents in the Pacific.
NASA reports the Phoenix Mars Lander photographed the first close-up look at Martian water ice at the bottom of a trench dug by its robotic scoop, but the chunks of ice soon melted. Predicted by Sunstroke author David Kagan in Doomwatch Legacy.
