Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)– NASA has declared full mission success for the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO). LRO changed our view of the entire moon and brought it into sharper focus with unprecedented detail. NASA’s Exploration Systems Mission Directorate (ESMD) operated the LRO spacecraft and its instruments during the one-year mission phase. Now[Read More…]

Bluer galaxies are actively “awake” and forming stars, while redder galaxies have shut down and are “asleep.” (Image: NASA, ESA, S. Beckwith (STScI) and the HUDF team) Yale-(ENEWSPF)- Astronomers have probed into the distant universe and discovered that galaxies display one of two distinct behaviors: they are either awake or[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–June 21, 2011.  Despite the recent statements of some utility companies in opposition to the Environmental Protection Agency’s proposal to limit toxic emissions from coal-fired power plants, the Center for American Progress has released the analysis “Mercury Falling: Many Power Plants Already Have Equipment to Slash Mercury, Toxic Contamination,”[Read More…]

Phoenix, AZ –(ENEWSPF)–June 20, 2011.  Today, the Sierra Club applauded an announcement by Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar recommending protection for more than a million acres of public lands adjacent to Grand Canyon National Park from mineral exploration and mining for 20 years.  The area will remain temporarily protected[Read More…]

MATHER POINT, GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK–(ENEWSPF)–June 20, 2011.  In remarks regarding the potential withdrawal of certain federal lands near the Grand Canyon from new mining claims, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today said that management of the Grand Canyon area must be guided by “caution, wisdom, and science,” so[Read More…]

Antofagasta, Chile-(ENEWSPF)- The United States Geological Survey has issued a report of a 6.5 magnitude earthquake near Antofagasta, Chile. The quake rumbled 117 km (72.7 miles) below the earth’s surface. The epicenter is located 87 km (54 miles) NE of Calama, Antofagasta, Chile; 196 km (121 miles) E of Tocopilla, Antofagasta, Chile;[Read More…]

Sun’s image taken at 03:41 UT on March 8, 2011, showing numerous loops of magnetic fields emanating from multiple island-like active regions across the surface of the Sun. The white box encloses the particular active region where the giant magnetic rope was discovered. The image, taken by the Atmospheric Imaging[Read More…]

St. Louis, MO-(ENEWSPF)- Two-year-old Owen Stark came to St. Louis Children’s Hospital in the summer of 2010 near death from heart failure and dangerously high blood pressure in his lungs. Washington University physicians and surgeons at St. Louis Children’s Hospital knew they had to act fast to save his life.[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- On March 18, 2011, the MESSENGER spacecraft entered orbit around Mercury to become that planet’s first orbiter. The spacecraft’s instruments are making a complete reconnaissance of the planet’s geochemistry, geophysics, geologic history, atmosphere, magnetosphere, and plasma environment. MESSENGER is providing a wealth of new information and some surprises.[Read More…]

Jets can be seen streaming out of the nucleus, or main body, of comet Hartley 2 in this image from NASA’s EPOXI mission. The nucleus is approximately 2 kilometers (1.2 miles) long and .4 kilometers (.25 miles) across at the narrow “neck.” Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/UMD Greenbelt, MD-(ENEWSPF)- Hartley 2’s hyperactive state,[Read More…]