News Topic - NASA http://www.news-spider.com/topics/n/NASA/index.html Latest news about NASA from news-spider.com. News from more than 2,000 sources, updated continuously. en-us Copyright (c) 2008 news-spider.com. All rights reserved. Fri, 25 Jul 2008 16:50:16 GMT NASA Satellites Discover What Powers Northern Lights http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1217008474 GREENBELT, Md. -- Researchers using a fleet of five NASA satellites have discovered that explosions of magnetic energy a third of the way to the moon power substorms that cause sudden brightenings and ... http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1217008474 Fri, 25 Jul 2008 16:37:52 GMT NASA Successfully Tests Parachute for Ares Rocket http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1217008481 HUNTSVILLE, Ala. -- NASA and industry engineers have successfully completed the first drop test of a drogue parachute for the Ares I rocket. The drogue parachute is designed to slow the rapid descent ... http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1217008481 Fri, 25 Jul 2008 16:37:52 GMT Robotic Moon Excavation Teams Compete for NASA Technology Prize http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1217008492 WASHINGTON -- NASA's Regolith Excavation Challenge is scheduled for Aug. 2-3, 2008, on the campus of the California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo. The competition requires teams to b ... http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1217008492 Fri, 25 Jul 2008 16:37:52 GMT NOAA-N satellite reaches orbit, starts new era of international cooperation http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1217005530 NOAA and NASA officials confirmed that a new NOAA polar-orbiting environmental satellite, launched early Friday morning, has reached orbit. The NOAA-N satellite...now designated NOAA-18...is critical ... http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1217005530 Fri, 25 Jul 2008 15:38:46 GMT Magnetic energy blasts make Northern Lights 'dance': NASA http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1217006218 AFP - Explosions of magnetic energy between Earth and the moon are behind the sparkles and wavy glows of the Northern Lights that color the night sky, NASA has said. http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1217006218 Fri, 25 Jul 2008 12:41:27 GMT No-fun NASA: Scientists expose mystery behind northern lights http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1216995052 NEW 7:15 a.m. CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Scientists have exposed some of the mystery behind the northern lights. On Thursday, NASA released findings that indicate magnetic explosions about one-third of t ... http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1216995052 Fri, 25 Jul 2008 12:14:40 GMT NASA Unraveling Mystery Of Northern Lights http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1216993217 Scientists have exposed some of the mystery behind the northern lights. http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1216993217 Fri, 25 Jul 2008 09:10:58 GMT Scientists Find Trigger For Northern Lights http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1216987963 daftna writes "The New York Times (registration required) is reporting that NASA researchers 'have identified the trigger for the colorful electrical storms in the polar regions ... Scientists knew tw ... http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1216987963 Fri, 25 Jul 2008 07:22:00 GMT Magnetic Storms Draw NASA To Theory of Northern Lights http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1216970600 On Thursday, NASA released findings that indicate magnetic explosions about one-third of the way to the moon cause the northern lights, or aurora borealis, to burst in spectacular shapes and colors, a ... http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1216970600 Fri, 25 Jul 2008 06:36:21 GMT Scientists expose mystery behind northern lights http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1217000637 Scientists have exposed some of the mystery behind the northern lights. On Thursday, NASA released findings that indicate magnetic explosions about one-third of the way to the moon cause the northern ... http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1217000637 Fri, 25 Jul 2008 05:10:00 GMT