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New Chandra Movie Features Neutron Star Action
Unlike with some blockbuster films, the sequel to a movie from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory is…
National Academy of Sciences Honors Kepler Scientist
William Borucki, principal investigator for the Kepler mission at the agency's Ames Research Center, is recipient…
NASA’S Kepler Mission Discovers 461 New Planet Candidates
NASA's Kepler mission Monday announced the discovery of 461 new planet candidates.
Kepler Discovers 461 New Planet Candidates
Four of the potential new planets are less than twice the size of Earth and orbit…
Solar Eruption
A solar eruption gracefully rose up from the sun on Dec. 31, 2012, twisting and turning.…
NASA Events Set for American Astronomical Society Meeting
NASA scientists will present new findings on a wide range of astrophysics topics next week at…
Snow-Covered Desert
Snow-covered deserts are rare, but that's exactly what the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA's…
NASA Green Aviation Project to Move Into Next Phase of Research
NASA's Environmentally Responsible Aviation (ERA) Project is moving forward with its research efforts to "green" the…
Researchers Identify Water Rich Meteorite Linked To Mars Crust
NASA-funded researchers analyzing a small meteorite that may be the first discovered from the Martian surface…