Tag: "planets"

What Can Lake Vostok Tell Us About Europa?

What Can Lake Vostok Tell Us About Europa?

Does the prospect of life in subglacial Lake Vostok really point to the same on the icy satellite Europa? The answer may surprise you.

 
Andrew Alden

Post on Feb 09, 2012 by from

Much More Water on the Moon than Previously Thought

Much More Water on the Moon than Previously Thought

NASA scientists reveal that water on the moon isn’t spread out in vast oceans, but rather is concentrated in oases, and that the lunar surface appears to contain a wealth of other materials.

 
Sheraz Sadiq

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NASA Moon Mission Reveals New Clues About Water on the Moon

NASA Moon Mission Reveals New Clues About Water on the Moon

NASA scientists reveal that water on the moon isn’t spread out in vast oceans, but rather is concentrated in oases, and that the lunar surface appears to contain a wealth of other materials.

 
Sheraz Sadiq

Post on Jul 21, 2010 by

Northern California Scientists Helping Lead Project To Build World's Biggest Telescope

Northern California Scientists Helping Lead Project To Build World's Biggest Telescope

Scientists from the University of California are working to construct the largest telescope on Earth.

 
Gabriela Quirós

Post on Jul 19, 2010 by

The International Year of Astronomy

The International Year of Astronomy

2009 has been designated the International Year of Astronomy (IYA), in celebration of the 400th anniversary of Galileo first pointing the new invention of the telescope at the sky.

 
Ben Burress

Post on Dec 05, 2008 by

Mercury MESSENGER: The View Is Great; Wish You Were Here

Mercury MESSENGER: The View Is Great; Wish You Were Here

NASA's MESSENGER spacecraft has made yet another swing past our Solar System's innermost planet, Mercury. But, like the traveler who just can't seem to get enough sightseeing in, this was another whirlwind flyby set to the furious tempo of a camera snapping pics–about 1200 in all…

 
Ben Burress

Post on Oct 22, 2008 by

Reporter's Notes: Exoplanets

Reporter's Notes: Exoplanets

Artistic rendition of exoplanet Gilese 436 b, created in Celestia In the past fifteen years, the search for other Earths– and possibly life– outside our own solar system has taken off. As of May 2008, 293 extrasolar planets have been confirmed. Most of these planets are big, gas giants like our own Jupiter but new [...]

 
Andrea Kissack

Post on May 30, 2008 by

The Five Worlds of 55 Cancri

The Five Worlds of 55 Cancri

Artist concept of a Neptune-sized planet orbiting the star 55 Cancri. Credit: NASAAnother milestone has been reached in the two-decade old search for "extrasolar planets," a.k.a exoplanets– planets that orbit stars other than our Sun. In November it was announced that the leading exoplanet research team– the California and Carnegie Planet Search Team, led on [...]

 
Ben Burress

Post on Nov 23, 2007 by