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»» Astronaut Scott Parazynski: Many Small Steps to the Summit of Mt. Everest
[Friday, May 16, 2008] "Scott will soon be will be one of the most extreme environments any human can traverse on our planet - and hopefully live to tell the tale. He is about to walk up to a place where the jet stream often visits - cruising altitude for jet airliners."
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»» Wandering Poles Left Scars on Europa
[Thursday, May 15, 2008] Curved features on Jupiter's moon Europa may indicate that its poles have wandered by almost 90 deg, report scientists from the Carnegie Institution, Lunar and Planetary Institute, and University of California, Santa Cruz in the 15 May issue of Nature.
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»» NASA Satellite Finds Interior of Mars is Colder
[Thursday, May 15, 2008] New observations from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter indicate that the crust and upper mantle of Mars are stiffer and colder than previously thought.
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»» Subcommittee Chairman Udall's Statement on the NASA Authorization Act of 2008
[Thursday, May 15, 2008] The House Committee on Science and Technology's Space and Aeronautics Subcommittee introduced the "NASA Authorization Act of 2008" to reauthorize the programs of NASA for Fiscal Year 2009.
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»» Astronomers find that Universe shines twice as bright
[Thursday, May 15, 2008] Astronomers from UK Universities working with colleagues from Germany and Australia have calculated that the Universe is actually twice as bright as previously thought.
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»» Key molecule discovered in Venus's atmosphere
[Thursday, May 15, 2008] Venus Express has detected the molecule hydroxyl on another planet for the first time. This detection gives scientists an important new tool to unlock the workings of Venus's dense atmosphere.
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»» Pluto's Light Curve in 1933-1934
[Thursday, May 15, 2008] "We are reporting on a new accurate photographic light curve of Pluto for 1933-1934 when the heliocentric distance was 40 AU. We used 43 B-band and V-band images of Pluto on 32 plates taken on 15 nights from 19 March 1933 to 10 March 1934."
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»» Scott Parazynski Everest Update: 15 May 2008 - Photos of the Khumbu Icefall
[Thursday, May 15, 2008] These photos show Scott's climbing across the Khumbu Icefall, a glacial feature that begins just above Everest Base Camp. This vast field of ice is constantly moving and is considered to be one of the most dangerous parts of climbing the mountain.
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»» Send Your Thoughts With A NASA Astronaut To The Summit Of Mt. Everest
[Wednesday, May 14, 2008] Scott Parazynski will be the first human to fly in space and summit the highest peak on our planet. We won't see a similar combination and alignment of first accomplishments again until someone summits the highest lunar peak - or Olympus Mons on Mars.
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