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12/13/2006
Some of the first radar and imaging results from NASA's newest Mars spacecraft, the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, show details in layers of ice-rich deposits near the poles. Observed variations in the layers' thickness and composition will yield information about recent climate cycles on the red planet.
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12/6/2006
The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, the first in a series of robotic missions to the moon, successfully completed its Critical Design Review on Nov. 9, 2006. The lunar orbiter is scheduled for launch in October 2008.
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11/1/2006
Ever wonder what it's like to spend winter at the South Pole? Explore the Earth's most remote scientific research facility.
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10/31/2006
On Oct. 31, 1956, a tiny U.S. plane made science possible when it landed on the ice sheet at the southern end of the world.
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10/19/2006
For the first time NASA scientists have analyzed data from direct, detailed satellite measurements to show that ice losses now far surpass ice gains in the shrinking Greenland ice sheet.
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10/19/2006
NASA and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration scientists report this year's ozone hole in the polar region of the Southern Hemisphere has broken records for area and depth.
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10/12/2006
UCLA and Russian Academy of Sciences scientists' findings appear in the October 13 issue of Science.
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10/12/2006
Source: Institute of Arctic Biology, University of Alaska Fairbanks
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10/5/2006
NPR interviews NSF-funded researcher Doug MacAyeal about the breakup of an icesheet in Antarctica.
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10/4/2006
Source: University of Alaska Fairbanks
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