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Mars rover takes 3-year journey to rim of crater
NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity has reached the Endeavour crater to study clay minerals that may have formed at a warmer, wetter time.
August 11, 2011
X-class solar flare August 9. Aurora alert in coming days
The sun emitted an X6.9 or X7 flare on August 9, 2011. X-flares are the biggest flares. Some radio blackouts might occur. Aurora alert in the next few days.
August 9, 2011
Mars’ north pole at northern summer solstice
What's it like at the north pole of Mars, at the time of the northern summer solstice? Check out this image from ESA's Mars Express spacecraft.
August 7, 2011
James Webb Space Telescope in financial limbo, but science pushes on
The James Webb Space Telescope brings proven on-the-ground benefits as recently as July 2011. Plus - how you can help save this project.
August 7, 2011
Sun packs double punch: Solar flare effects to reach Earth tonight
Aurora alert! The combined effects of two solar flares will reach Earth around 23 UTC on August 4. That is 7 p.m. EDT tonight. No major problems expected.
August 4, 2011
Alfred McEwen: Possibility of flowing salty water on Mars
Thousands of dark, finger-like features extend down slopes during late spring and summer on Mars. Alfred McEwen said it might be salty water flowing today.
August 4, 2011
LEGO figurines going to Jupiter with Juno spacecraft
NASA’s Jupiter-bound Juno spacecraft will carry LEGO likenesses of Galileo Galilei, the Roman god Jupiter, and his wife Juno to Jupiter.
August 4, 2011
Astronomers find 96 new star clusters hidden in Milky Way dust
Astronomers found 96 new star clusters in our Milky Way - the first time so many have been found at once. Each spans light-years and contains 10-20 stars.
August 3, 2011
Juno spacecraft’s goal to reveal Jupiter’s secrets
On August 5, 2011, NASA launched the Juno spacecraft on a $1.1 billion mission to Jupiter. The craft will orbit for a year and sweep near Jupiter's cloudtops.
August 2, 2011
New Mars Rover Curiosity now has a landing site
Curiosity has more than twice the length and and five times the weight of previous Mars rovers. It's scheduled to launch in 2011 and arrive in August 2012.
July 31, 2011
