Star Devours Hottest Known Alien Planet By Andrea Thompson 20 May 2010 The hottest known planet in our galaxy is being stretched into the shape of a football and rapidly consumed by its parent star, new observations from the Hubble Space Telescope show.
Record for Longest Mars Mission Ever May be Broken By Andrea Thompson 30 April 2010 Today marks the day that Spirit takes over the record of longest-running Mars mission if she wakes up from her winter hibernation.
Mars Rovers Set to Break Red Planet Record By Andrea Thompson 26 April 2010 This week, the Mars rover Spirit could break Viking 1's record for longest-running Mars surface mission.
Earth Day at 40: Our Changing View of the Planet By Andrea Thompson 22 April 2010 Since the dawn of the space age, satellites, spacecraft and astronauts have changed mankind's view of our home planet, showing us the beauty and fragility of the Earth in images taken from space.
'Spectacular' First Images from New Solar Observatory Released By Andrea Thompson 21 April 2010 First photos from NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory were released today, revealing new details of the sun.
Oldest Mars Meteorite Younger Than Thought By Andrea Thompson 15 April 2010 New age estimate for oldest known Mars meteorite suggests long-lived volcanic activity.
Mars Is a Spacecraft Graveyard By Andrea Thompson 14 April 2010 A look at the spacecraft that met their end on the red planet.
Long-Silent Mars Lander Appears to Be Officially Lost By Andrea Thompson 14 April 2010 Third and final listening attempts for Phoenix Mars Lander yield no sign of life.
New Method Could Photograph Earth-Like Planets By Andrea Thompson 14 April 2010 A new method that separates starlight from planet light could help find smaller, closer-orbiting extrasolar planets.
Study Suggests Source of Acid Waters That Shaped Mars By Andrea Thompson 14 April 2010 The acidic waters that once bathed Meridiani Planum area of Mars may have been created by interaction with atmosphere.
Dust Discs Spotted Around Stars at Earth-like Distances By Andrea Thompson 13 April 2010 New observations show rocky, dusty material circling two young stars at a distance similar to that between the Earth and sun.
Polluted Old Stars Suggest Earth-like Worlds May Be Common By Andrea Thompson 12 April 2010 White dwarf stars show contamination from rocky material suggesting rocky planets common in galaxy.
Volcanoes on Venus May be Young and Active By Andrea Thompson 08 April 2010 Volcano hotspots on Venus may have been recently active.
Mystery of Saturn's Rings May Finally Get Answer From Cassini Probe By Andrea Thompson 06 April 2010 Cassini spacecraft will help scientists determine the age and mass of Saturn's rings.
NASA Gives Frozen Mars Lander Last Chance to Phone Home By Andrea Thompson 05 April 2010 NASA begins third and final campaign to listen for signs of life from Phoenix Mars lander.
Clouds May Hold Key to Why Early Earth Didn’t Freeze Over By Andrea Thompson 31 March 2010 Solution to 'young' sun paradox proposed through thinner clouds on early Earth.
Odd Cloud on Neptune Seen Splitting Into Two By Andrea Thompson 29 March 2010 Cloud feature over Neptune's south pole is seen splitting in two, suggesting it could be similar to Saturn's polar vortex.
Newly Discovered Exoplanet May Have Water Clouds By Andrea Thompson 23 March 2010 Recently discovered plant CoRoT-9b has low enough temperatures to have liquid water.
Crippled Mars Rover is Chilled, But Still Alive By Andrea Thompson 19 March 2010 NASA's Mars rover Spirit still has power, but temperatures are getting cold.
Cassini Sees Saturn's Rough and Tumble Rings By Andrea Thompson 18 March 2010 Six years of Cassini observations shed light on Saturn's rings, magnetic shield.
Newfound Alien World Resembles Those in Our Solar System By Andrea Thompson 17 March 2010 CoRoT mission finds gas giant exoplanet that most closely resembles Jupiter, Saturn.
Early Earth's Magnetic Field Was a Weakling By Andrea Thompson 05 March 2010 Early Earth's magnetic field weaker than today, likely led to water loss from atmosphere, bigger auroras.
Milky Way a Cannibal, Ancient Star Confirms By Andrea Thompson 03 March 2010 Discovery of old star in small galaxy backs up theory that Milky Way formed by cannibalizing dwarf galaxies.
Universe's Energetic Cosmic Fog Stumps Scientists By Andrea Thompson 02 March 2010 Fermi telescope finds active galactic nuclei don't create most of gamma ray background.
New View of Comet Formation Forged in Study of Tiny Particle By Andrea Thompson 25 February 2010 Particle from comet suggests when and where some comet material formed.
