The dark side of Mars

published May 7, 2012

A new study reveals dark patches on Mars are weathered glass deposits.

ASU grad student discovers new form of lava flow on Mars

published April 26, 2012

Even millions of miles away from Earth, ASU Researchers have identified new lava formation patterns on the surface of Mars.

Map of Io details an otherworldly volcanic surface

published April 5, 2012

Centuries after the discovery of Jupiter's largest moon, ASU scientists have mapped its unique geography.

Starry eyed

published March 2, 2012

Profile of Rogier Windhorst.

Solid buckyballs discovered in space

published March 12, 2012

An ASU researcher helped discover the first known solid buckyball particles, clustered around a small star 6,500 light-years from Earth.

Moon images show crust pulling apart

published March 8, 2012

NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera (LROC) has captured new images, showing evidence of recent geologic activity.

Book explores how universe could have come from nothing

published December 22, 2011

Lawrence Krauss' new book explores why there is something rather than nothing and why this centuries-old question is scientific rather than philosophical or theological one.

Microscopic astronauts

published December 2, 2011

Profile of Cheryl Nickerson.

ASU in space: 7 current missions, more in the wings

published October 20, 2011

ASU is no stranger to the cosmos, with a long-standing involvement in NASA missions dating back to the 1970s that targets planets familiar to us and ones beyond our solar system.

Lunar images show astronaut tracks

published September 15, 2011

Conspiracy theorists beware -- the ASU team responsible for the imaging system on NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter has released the sharpest images ever taken of moon mission sites.

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