2008

Avalanches on Mars
March 3, 2008
A NASA spacecraft in orbit around Mars has taken the first ever image of active avalanches near the Red Planet's north pole.
Brief Mystery: What are Short Gamma-ray Bursts?
Oct. 20, 2008
A curiously short-lived type of gamma-ray burst has astronomers puzzled. Leading experts discuss the clues at today's Gamma-ray Burst Symposium in Huntsville, Alabama.
Galactic Hunt Bags Missing Supernova
May 14, 2008
At long last, astronomers have found one of the Milky Way's mysteriously missing supernovas.
NASA Works to Improve Short-term Weather Forecasts
July 18, 2008
NASA scientists are using an infra-red sounder in space to improve short-term weather forecasting.
Moondust in the Wind
April 10, 2008
Unlike Earth, the firmament of The Moonis directly exposed to charged particles from the sun. What happens to moondust under the onslaught of solar wind? Researchers in a NASA-supported lab are finding some surprising answers.
Exploring the Cosmos in Braille
Jan. 15, 2008
Images from NASA telescopes are jewels of the space program, marvelous to behold. But how do you behold them when you can't see? The answer lies between the covers of a new NASA-funded book written in Braille, Touch the Invisible Sky.
Solar Cycle Update: The Sun Shows Signs of Life
Nov. 7, 2008
A surge of new-cycle sunspots in October may signal the beginning of the end of the ongoing solar minimum.
Planets Align for the 4th of July
July 1, 2008
Look beyond the fireworks on 4th of July weekend. A trio of worlds is converging for a pretty sunset sky show.
NASA's Newest Space Telescope Blasts Off
June 11, 2008
NASA's Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope left Earth today onboard a Delta II rocket. "The entire GLAST Team is elated," reports program manager Kevin Grady of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center. "The observatory is now on-orbit and all systems continue to operate as planned."
Auroras in Broad Daylight
March 6, 2008
Imagine living on a planet where Northern Lights fill the heavens at all hours of the day. Around the clock, even in broad daylight, luminous curtains shimmer and ripple across the sky. News flash: Astronomers have discovered such a planet. Its name is Earth.