- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- April 2nd, 2012
MSL Reaches Midway Point on Its Trip to Mars
The spacecraft is on schedule to reach the Red Planet in August
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- March 30th, 2012
Airborne Observatory Sees Dying Star
The object is very similar to the Sun, scientists say
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- March 27th, 2012
MSL Carries Out Course Correction Maneuver
The spacecraft is currently scheduled to arrive at Mars later this year
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- March 23rd, 2012
GRAIL Beams Back First Student-Requested Images of the Moon
The spacecraft began scientific studies in lunar orbit in early March
- Sci Pry
- By Tudor Vieru
- March 23rd, 2012
New Version of “Eyes on the Earth” Released for the Public
The reiteration features a number of new VR visualizations
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- March 22nd, 2012
Opportunity Is Covered in Dust, Again
New self-portrait indicates the seriousness of the situation
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- March 20th, 2012
Cassini Regains Full Capabilities Following Glitch
One of its primary instruments was offline for a long period of time
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- March 16th, 2012
Gravitational Lensing Enables Quasar Measurements
Astronomers find way of measuring the mass of galaxies hosting quasars
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- March 8th, 2012
GRAIL Spacecraft Begin Science Operations Around the Moon
The two probes will create a gravitational map of the lunar underground
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- March 7th, 2012
Curiosity's Martian Landing Simulated at JPL
The actual spacecraft was not involved in the simulations
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- March 7th, 2012
Earth Will Not Be Impacted by Asteroid Next Year
Various individuals have been speculating that this will happen
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- March 3rd, 2012
Orbiter Camera Turns 10 in Martian Orbit
The instrument is located on a long-lived NASA orbiter
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- February 29th, 2012
Martian Exploration Mission Gets New Name
The lander was previously called GEMS, NASA experts say
- Nature
- By Tudor Vieru
- February 18th, 2012
Height of Earth's Forests Mapped
This will help experts figure out the role trees play in climate change
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- February 15th, 2012
JPL CubeSats Selected for Upcoming NASA Missions
The agency selects the winners of the CubeSat Launch Initiative
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- February 14th, 2012
Using Lake Vostok as a Training Ground for Exploring Europa
The Jovian moon may have a lot in common with the buried lake
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- February 10th, 2012
MSL Computer Error Tracked Back and Fixed
The mission is now out of harm's way, experts report