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Molecules in 3-D movies by Janet Iwasa
To animate molecules, Janet Iwasa works with the same kind of software used to make Hollywood films like Toy Story.
September 17, 2011
Video of Vesta from the Dawn spacecraft fly-around
NASA space scientists studying asteroid Vesta helped make this video of Vesta simulating the experience of flying in the Dawn spacecraft around the asteroid.
September 17, 2011
Arctic sea ice melt video from NASA satellite view
This NASA video shows the decline of Arctic sea ice from its near-maximum state in early spring 2011 to the near-minimum state on September 9, 2011.
September 16, 2011
First planet found to orbit two suns
A newly found first planet orbiting two suns - like the fictional Tatooine, home world of Luke Skywalker in Star Wars. EarthSky spoke to one of the discoverers.
September 15, 2011
Heavy-lift rocket announced by NASA
The Space Launch System is a new heavy-lift rocket planned by NASA, similar to the Saturn V rockets that launched men toward the moon 40 years ago.
September 15, 2011
La Niña returns
La Niña has returned and is forecast to strengthen for fall 2011 and winter 2012, according to a new Climate Prediction Center report.
September 15, 2011
Newborn dinosaur fossil discovered in Maryland
A Maryland fossil hunter finds the youngest nodosaur ever found and the first newborn dinosaur ever recovered in the eastern U.S.
September 15, 2011
James Webb Space Telescope receives lifeline from U.S. Senate
A U.S. Senate committee has proposed to allow the embattled James Webb Space Telescope to launch. There are more political hurdles, but it's a step forward.
September 15, 2011
NASA image reveals Earth eclipse of the sun
Eclipse season for the Solar Dynamics Observatory begins twice a year near each equinox.
September 14, 2011
Goldilocks planet could support life, study shows
Astronomers say a newly discovered planet might have Goldilocks-like conditions - neither too hot nor too cold - for water and possibly life.
September 14, 2011
