The Spark of a New Era
Three-quarters of a century ago, a small team of banished rocketeers lit a fuse that would eventually carry America to every planet in the solar system.
View ArticleSpitzer Snaps a Picture of the Coolest of Companions
Astronomers find a star with a companion as cool as Earth.
View ArticleNational Academy of Engineering Honors JPL Director
Charles Elachi, director of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, has been honored by the National Academy of Engineering.
View ArticleHerschel Finds Oceans of Water in Disk of Nearby Star
Using data from the Herschel Space Observatory, astronomers have detected for the first time cold water vapor enveloping a dusty disk around a young star.
View ArticleMars Rover Carries Device for Underground Scouting
Russia has provided a neutron-shooting instrument called DAN that will enable NASA's next Mars rover to detect water-bearing minerals buried underneath the rover.
View ArticleLatest Cassini Images of Enceladus on View
This raw, unprocessed image of Enceladus and its jets was taken on Oct. 19, 2011.
View ArticleHallan agua para llenar miles de océanos alrededor de una estrella
La enorme reserva de hielo, encontrada en el material que forma los planetas, sugiere que los mundos azules como la Tierra son más comunes de lo que pensamos Astrónomos han
View ArticleEspaña participa en el proyecto europeo del gran observatorio subterráneo de...
El Laboratorio Subterráneo de Canfranc, la Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, el Instituto de Física Corpuscular (CSIC-UV) y Acciona participan en el proyecto europeo de creación del ‘Gran Instrumento...
View ArticleNASA Telescopes Help Solve Ancient Supernova Mystery
A mystery that began nearly 2,000 years ago, when Chinese astronomers witnessed what would turn out to be an exploding star in the sky, has been solved.
View ArticleNASA Says Comet Elenin Gone and Should Be Forgotten
Latest indications are this relatively small comet has broken into even smaller, even less significant, chunks of dust and ice.
View Article‘Pacman’ Nebula Gets Some Teeth
When viewed in infrared light by NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, the "Pacman" nebula looks hungrier than usual.
View ArticleNASA in Final Preparations for Nov. 8 Asteroid Flyby
NASA scientists will be tracking asteroid 2005 YU55 with antennas of the agency's Deep Space Network at Goldstone, Calif., as the space rock safely flies past Earth slightly closer than the moon's...
View ArticleLutetia da pistas sobre el origen del Sistema Solar
El asteroide Lutetia podría arrojar nuevas pistas sobre el origen Sistema Solar ya que su compleja geología, su densidad y su historial de colisiones sugieren que se trata de un
View ArticleDetectan grandes cantidades de agua en un disco protoplanetario
El observatorio espacial Herschel de la Agencia Espacial Europea (ESA) ha detectado emisiones de vapor de agua en el disco de polvo que rodea la joven estrella TW Hydrae. Estas
View ArticleNASA Launches JPL-Built Earth Science Experiment
The launch of NASA's newest Earth spacecraft also deployed a small research satellite with a JPL-built experiment that will prove technology for future Earth missions.
View Article‘Mysteries’ Slideshow Highlights Spooky Side of Space
A disappearing Martian 'bunny,' the Saturn 'hex' and Jupiter's scar face are all featured in an all-new, mysterious slideshow from JPL's Education Office.
View ArticlePlanean un láser tan potente que podría ‘romper’ hasta el vacío
En el Reino Unido se planea construir un láser tan potente que sería capaz de “aislar” partículas efímeras que supuestamente surgen en el vacío y de esa manera revelar la
View ArticleNASA Study of Clays Suggests Watery Mars Underground
A new NASA study suggests if life ever existed on Mars, the longest lasting habitats were most likely below the Red Planet's surface.
View ArticleAsteroid 2005 YU55
An aircraft carrier-sized asteroid makes a safe, close flyby of Earth on Nov. 8, 2011.
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