Advanced science. Applied technology.
Images from the Dawn spacecraft indicate that a collision that created the impact crater Rheasilvia on Asteroid (4) Vesta occurred more recently than was previously thought.
New data requires decades of research that included a bow shock to be re-examined.
Scientists combined new Kepler Telescope data with an established theory to predict that an unseen second planet about the mass of Saturn is orbiting the distant star KOI-872.
NAS membership one of the highest honors awarded to U.S. scientists or engineers
Rock layers on Earth may hold the “fingerprints” of asteroid mega-impacts dating back to the Archean era, a formative time for early life.
SwRI scientists are studying the organic atmosphere of Titan, Saturn’s largest moon and the only known extraterrestrial body with a hydrologic cycle similar to the Earth’s
2012 inductees include winners of Pulitzer and Shaw prizes, Field Medal, and Grammy, Emmy, Academy and Tony awards
Simultaneous imaging showed changes to Earth’s outer magnetosphere rippling toward the interior within minutes
PSPD will investigate performance and durability of particle sensors for onboard diagnostics and diesel engine emission control
Attendees from more than 16 countries and 34 sponsors convened at the conference
