Drawing of the HMS Challenger survey vessel preparing to measure ocean temperatures

May 24, 2013

Century-Old Science Helps Confirm Global Warming

Data from a British high-seas scientific expedition in the 1870s have provided further confirmation of human-produced global warming over the past century.

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simulation shows the formation of a massive galaxy

May 23, 2013

Galaxies Fed by Funnels of Fuel

Supercomputers have helped reveal that galaxies bulk up in mass by feeding off cosmic swirly straws of gas.

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NASA Administrator Visits JPL, Discusses Asteroid Initiative

May 23, 2013

NASA Administrator Visits JPL, Talks Asteroids

NASA Administrator Charles Bolden met with members of the asteroid initiative team at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif.

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The three NASA-built instruments and associated ground support equipment for the U.S./European Jason-3 ocean altimetry satellite

May 22, 2013

NASA Ships Sensors for Seafaring Satellite to France

NASA's instruments for the next in a series of missions to chart sea level and improve weather, climate and ocean forecasts have shipped overseas for spacecraft integration.

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The Making of a Giant Galaxy

May 22, 2013

Herschel Space Observatory Finds Galaxy Mega Merger

A massive and rare merging of two galaxies has been spotted in images taken by the Herschel space observatory, a European Space Agency mission with important NASA participation.

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Vast Ligeia Mare in False Color

May 22, 2013

Forecast for Titan: Wild Weather Could be Ahead

Two new models with implications for NASA's Cassini mission suggest the onset of spring in Titan's northern hemisphere could bring waves and hurricanes.

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'Cumberland' Target Drilled by Curiosity

May 20, 2013

NASA Mars Rover Curiosity Drills Second Rock Target

NASA's Mars rover Curiosity has used the drill on its robotic arm to collect a powdered sample from the interior of a rock called "Cumberland."

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Rock Target 'Esperance' Altered by Wet History (False Color)

May 17, 2013

Mars Rover Opportunity Examines Clay Clues in Rock

NASA's senior Mars rover, Opportunity, is driving to a new study area after a dramatic finish to 20 months on "Cape York" with examination of a rock intensely altered by water.

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View Back at Record-Setting Drive by Opportunity

May 16, 2013

Nine-Year-Old Mars Rover Passes 40-Year-Old Record

NASA's Mars rover Opportunity now holds the record for farthest driving by a NASA vehicle on a world away from Earth, passing a mark set by an Apollo astronaut-driven rover.

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Galactic Wheels within Wheels

May 16, 2013

Galaxy's Ring of Fire

This ring of fire "burns, burns, burns" with young stars.

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