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NASA: 200 Foot Thick Sand Dunes Moving Across Mars

No Author — Thu, 10 May 2012 07:00:00 Pacific Time

WASHINGTON -- NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) has revealed that movement in sand dune fields on the Red Planet occurs on a surprisingly large scale, about the same as in dune fields on Earth.

NASA Finds Sea Ice Decline Driving Rise In Arctic Air Pollutants

No Author — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 07:00:00 Pacific Time

WASHINGTON -- Drastic reductions in Arctic sea ice in the last decade may be intensifying the chemical release of bromine into the atmosphere, resulting in ground-level ozone depletion and the deposit of toxic mercury in the Arctic, according to a new NASA-led study.

NASA Clocks 20 Million Mph Space Wind From Black Hole

No Author — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 17:13:00 Pacific Time

WASHINGTON -- Astronomers using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory have clocked the fastest wind yet discovered blowing off a disk around a stellar-mass black hole. This result has important implications for understanding how this type of black hole behaves.

NASA Mission Takes Stock Of Earth's Melting Land Ice

No Author — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 07:00:00 Pacific Time

WASHINGTON -- In the first comprehensive satellite study of its kind, a University of Colorado at Boulder-led team used NASA data to calculate how much Earth's melting land ice is adding to global sea level rise.

Secretary Of State Clinton Statement On International Day Of Zero Tolerance To Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting

No Author — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:21:00 Pacific Time

Press Statement
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Secretary of State
Washington, DC
February 6, 2012

NASA Announces Discovery Of 11 Planetary Systems Hosting 26 Planets

No Author — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 07:00:00 Pacific Time

MOFFET FIELD, Calif. -- NASA's Kepler mission has discovered 11 new planetary systems hosting 26 confirmed planets. These discoveries nearly double the number of verified planets and triple the number of stars known to have more than one planet that transits, or passes in front of, the star. Such systems will help astronomers better understand how planets form.

President Obama, State Department Reject Keystone Xl Pipeline Application

No Author — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 18:00:00 Pacific Time

Today, the Department of State recommended to President Obama that the presidential permit for the proposed Keystone XL Pipeline be denied and, that at this time, the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline be determined not to serve the national interest. The President concurred with the Department�s recommendation, which was predicated on the fact that the Department does not have sufficient time to obtain the information necessary to assess whether the project, in its current state, is in the national interest.

NASA�s Twin GRAIL Spacecraft Reunite In Lunar Orbit

No Author — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 19:00:00 Pacific Time

PASADENA, Calif. -- The second of NASA's two Gravity Recovery And Interior Laboratory (GRAIL) spacecraft has successfully completed its planned main engine burn and is now in lunar orbit. Working together, GRAIL-A and GRAIL-B will study the moon as never before.

First Of NASA's Two GRAIL Spacecraft Enters Orbit Around Moon

No Author — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 19:00:00 Pacific Time

PASADENA, Calif. -- The first of two NASA spacecraft to study the moon in unprecedented detail has entered lunar orbit.

Recap Of NASA 2011 Accomplishments: Plans For Human Exploration Of Deep Space, Commercial Spaceflight, And Major Discoveries

No Author — Sun, 25 Dec 2011 07:00:00 Pacific Time

WASHINGTON -- In 2011, NASA began developing a heavy-lift rocket for the human exploration of deep space, helped foster a new era of commercial spaceflight and technology breakthroughs, fully utilized a newly complete space station, and made major discoveries about the universe we live in, many of which will benefit life on Earth.