NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has revealed to scientists slender dark markings -- possibly due to salty…
Year: 2013
What are Future Climate Projections for Precipitation and Temperature for Your County? USGS Website Lets You See
For the first time, maps and summaries of historical and projected temperature and precipitation changes for…
Media briefing: Rosetta wake-up and the year ahead
On 20 January 2014, after 957 days of hibernation in deep space, ESA’s comet-chasing Rosetta spacecraft…
How Rosetta wakes up from deep space hibernation
Visualisation of how the Rosetta spacecraft wakes up from deep space hibernation, 673 million kilometres from…
NASA-USGS Landsat 8 Satellite Pinpoints Coldest Spots on Earth
What is the coldest place on Earth? It is a high ridge in Antarctica on the…
NASA Developing Legs for Space Station’s Robonaut 2
NASA engineers are developing climbing legs for the International Space Station's robotic crewmember Robonaut 2 (R2),…
NASA Opens Media Accreditation For TDRS-L Launch
Media accreditation is open for the launch of NASA's Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS)-L. Liftoff…
NASA’s Tracking and Data Relay Satellite Arrives at Kennedy Space Center
NASA's newest Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS) is in a temporary home at the agency's…
NASA Rover Results Include First Age Measurement on Mars and Help for Human Exploration
NASA's Curiosity rover is providing vital insight about Mars' past and current environments that will aid…
A members-only galaxy club
This new Hubble image shows a handful of galaxies in the constellation of Eridanus (The River).…