Old Rover, New Tricks 3 June 2010:: A Soviet robot lost on the dusty plains of the Moon for the past 40 years has been found again, and it is returning surprisingly strong laser pulses to Earth.
Jupiter Loses a Stripe
In a surprising development that has transformed the appearance of the solar system's largest planet, one of Jupiter's two main cloud belts has completely disappeared.
Hidden Galaxy Revealed April 2010: NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) reveals a hidden galaxy, called IC 342. This galaxy was shrouded from view by our own galaxy.
A Better Look at Icy Surfaces
New lab studies are increasing our understanding of how well current models can detect organics on icy bodies.
What is a Planet?
Our understanding about the universe and our place in it has changed over time. New information can cause us to rethink what we know and reevaluate how we classify objects in order to better understand them.
Voyager Makes an Interstellar Discovery
The solar system is passing through an interstellar cloud that physics says should not exist. In the Dec. 24th issue of Nature, a team of scientists reveal how NASA's Voyager spacecraft have solved the mystery.
Sandtrapped Rover Makes a Big Discovery
Despite being stuck, Mars Exporation Rover Spirit has made intriguing discoveries simply by spinning its wheels in deep sand.
Water on the Moon
The argument that the Moon is a dry, desolate place no longer holds water. Preliminary data from NASA's indicates water existis in a permanently shadowed crater on the Moon.
Lunar LADEE
Scientists want to take advantage of a quiet spell to study the Moon's thin atmosphere before the planned increase in human activity.
