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Dec 15, 2009 | 5 / 5 (6) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA's MESSENGER mission team and cartographic experts from the U. S. Geological Survey have created a critical tool for planning the first orbital observations of the planet Mercury - a global ...

Spirit Mars Rover: Unexpected Wheel-Test Results

Dec 15, 2009 | 5 / 5 (6) | 2

(PhysOrg.com) -- Diagnostic tests were run on Spirit's right-rear wheel and right-front wheel on Sol 2013 (Dec. 12, 2009).

From greenhouse to icehouse -- reconstructing the environment of the Voring Plateau

Dec 15, 2009 | 4.1 / 5 (7) | 1

The analysis of microfossils found in ocean sediment cores is illuminating the environmental conditions that prevailed at high latitudes during a critical period of Earth history.

Major volcanic eruption feared in Philippines

Dec 20, 2009 | 4.7 / 5 (6) | 0

(AP) -- The Philippines' most active volcano could have a huge eruption within days, officials warned Sunday after detecting a drastic surge in earthquakes and eerie rumbling sounds in surrounding foothills. ...

Hypoxia increases as climate warms

Dec 15, 2009 | 4.3 / 5 (6) | 2

A new study of Pacific Ocean sediments off the coast of Chile has found that offshore waters experienced systematic oxygen depletion during the rapid warming of the Antarctic following the last "glacial maximum" period 20,000 ...

Unique 'Climate One Stop' Web Site Unveiled in Copenhagen

Dec 15, 2009 | 2.9 / 5 (9) | 6

There's a storm brewing -- a storm of information, that is, in climate and environmental research. People are wading through the turbulence, trying to make sense of it all.

Clinton: US would help raise billions on climate

Dec 17, 2009 | 3.7 / 5 (7) | 4

(AP) -- U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton sought to put new life into flagging U.N. climate talks Thursday by announcing the U.S. would join others in raising $100 billion a year by 2020 to help ...

NASA Calculates a Carbon Budget for California

Dec 16, 2009 | 2.8 / 5 (9) | 6

(PhysOrg.com) -- While world organizations struggle to find a benchmark and tracking standards for greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, NASA has been supporting California’s new carbon emissions inventory report, using its satellite ...

NASA aims to send astronauts back to the moon by 2020, and then perhaps to Mars and other destinations

Top US lawmaker skeptical of new space funding

Dec 17, 2009 | 4.2 / 5 (6) | 4

Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said she was personally skeptical of manned space missions and warned that NASA's future funding could depend on whether it was likely to create jobs.

'Particle soup' discovery will improve climate predictions

Dec 21, 2009 | 4.2 / 5 (6) | 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- New research from scientists at The University of Manchester is set to improve predictions about climate and air quality - and make life easier for those suffering from respiratory problems.

Philippine volcano rumbles with fresh explosions

Dec 16, 2009 | 4.8 / 5 (5) | 0

(AP) -- The Mayon volcano, which has blown its top nearly 40 times in 400 years, menaced nearby residents with small eruptions of ash and lava Wednesday as Philippine authorities moved more than 30,000 people ...

Soil Microorganisms? Role Cited as a Missing Factor in Climate Change Equation

Dec 17, 2009 | 3.4 / 5 (7) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Those seeking to understand and predict climate change can now use an additional tool to calculate carbon dioxide exchanges on land, according to a scientific journal article co-authored by a University of ...

Spirit Rover: Right-Front Wheel Rotations

Dec 18, 2009 | 4.8 / 5 (5) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Spirit's right-front wheel, which had stopped operating in March 2006, revolved with apparently normal motion during the first three of four driving segments on Sol 2117 (Wednesday, Dec. 16) ...

NASA unveils latest results from lunar mission