Phobos Grunt Mars Probe killed by a software glitch…maybe

The ambitious Russian Mars probe which was supposed to place a lander on Phobos was doomed by a software glitch say Russian officials. “a programming error which led to a…

Satellites show cold snap in Europe..its COooooooold!

(Source NASA) – Rare snowstorms in Rome and Tripoli and mounting death tolls from exposure were among the consequences of a severe cold snap in Europe in late January and…

Portrait of a Doomed Asteroid

Source NASA – A new study provides a possible explanation of mysterious X-ray flares detected by the Chandra K-ray Observatory for several years in the region of Sagittarius A*, or…

Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Finds Old Mars Landers

  MRO HiRISE has taken 21,000 images in its life, recent images show older landers. (NASA) The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter recently captured images from the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment…

Satellites confirm Earth total ice mass is decreasing.

NASA Mission Takes Stock of Earth’s Melting Land Ice WASHINGTON — In the first comprehensive satellite study of its kind, a University of Colorado at Boulder-led team used NASA data…

NASA spinoffs, better firefighting, jet fuel savings, fitness monitoring and more

NASA Spinoff 2011 Unveils Benefits of NASA Technologies on Earth WASHINGTON — NASA’s Spinoff 2011 publication, now available online, reveals how the space agency’s ingenuity and partnerships have saved thousands…

Suomi NPP new Eastern hemisphere ‘Blue Marble’

NASA – Suomi NPP took an incredible new Blue Marble Earth picture featuring the United States at it’s center and they now have released this image of the Eastern Hemisphere….

New planet in habitable zone found, could harbor life!

New planet best example yet of planet in habitable zone. An International research team analyzed data from the European Southern Observatory about a star known as GJ 667C. The researchers…