Posted on December 7, 2012, 12:36 am, by Heather Delong.
First, I would like to announce that this is my very last news story of my college career! Secondly, Yahoo News says from San Francisco that NASA plans to follow up its Mars rover Curiosity mission with a duplicate rover that could collect samples to bring back to Earth in order for them to be [...]
Posted on December 7, 2012, 12:35 am, by Heather Delong.
Yahoo News reports from San Francisco that the moon and other similar bodies in our solar system were “pounded” long ago by impacts more violent than thought. The find suggests that Earth, Mercury, Venus and Mars endured a similar beating billions of years ago, according to researchers. “The discovery really opens a window to this [...]
Posted on December 7, 2012, 12:34 am, by Heather Delong.
Yahoo News reports that on Sunday, December 2, Jupiter reached opposition with the sun, meaning it was lined up directly opposite the sun in the sky. As a great target for stargazers, Jupiter can be seen easily all night long this week. Also in the next two weeks, two more solar system bodies will reach [...]