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Mars tugging on approaching Curiosity rover
The gravitational tug of Mars is now pulling in NASA's car-size geochemistry laboratory, Curiosity, for a suspenseful landing in less than 40 hours.
August 4, 2012
Here’s why we sneeze, says new research
Your sneeze is a biological 'reboot' say researchers. Read here "why we sneeze".
August 4, 2012
Have you seen this new image of galaxy NGC 1187?
An amazing image of a spiral galaxy NGC 1187 that lies about 60 million light-years away in the constellation of Eridanus (The River).
August 3, 2012
People with allergies may have lower risk of brain tumors
Research adds to the growing body of evidence that there’s a link between allergies and reduced risk of a serious type of cancer that starts in the brain.
August 3, 2012
Video: The biomechanics of a perfect dive
A scientist who's helped elite athletes prepare for the Olympics explains the anatomy of the perfect dive. Watch the video here.
August 3, 2012
Dave Pieri on keeping planes safe by watching volcanoes from space
Dave Pieri said, "A person in the U.S. or Europe won't be hit with a volcanic blast. That's almost inconceivable. But they might face a threat when they fly."
August 3, 2012
Vaporizing the Earth
Simulations of vaporizing the Earth or other planets tell planet-hunting astronomers what to look for in the atmospheres of candidate super-Earths.
August 2, 2012
View from space: Simultaneous storms in western Pacific
Typhoons Saola and Damrey - in this view from space - as viewed by NASA's Terra satellite on August 1, 2012.
August 2, 2012
Earth’s carbon sinks still absorbing large amounts of CO2
Earth’s carbon, found in Earth’s oceans, forests and other terrestrial ecosystems are still absorbing large amounts of CO2, but the uptake is not expected to continue indefinitely
August 2, 2012
Curiosity mission could reveal Mars’ deepest secrets
Clues to Mars’ hidden past and what may have happened to its long-ago vanished rivers, and perhaps even oceans may be revealed when NASA’s Curiosity lands on Mars.
August 2, 2012
