There may be itsy-bitsy aliens among us. Scientists say seven microscopic particles collected by NASA’s comet-chasing…
Month: August 2014
Stardust Team Reports Discovery of First Potential Interstellar Space Particles
Seven rare, microscopic interstellar dust particles that date to the beginnings of the solar system are…
Supernova SN 2014J Explodes
New data from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory has provided stringent constraints on the environment around one of the closest…
NASA’s Chandra Observatory Searches for Trigger of Nearby Supernova
New data from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory offer a glimpse into the environment of a star…
NASA to Investigate Climate Impacts of Arctic Sea Ice Loss
A new NASA field campaign will begin flights over the Arctic this summer to study the…
Comet on 7 August (b)
Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko imaged by Rosetta's OSIRIS narrow angle camera on 7 August from a distance of…
Rosetta’s comet in 3D
This anaglyph image of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko can be viewed using stereoscopic glasses with red–green/blue filters. The…