Archive for the ‘ice’ Category

50 Percent Chance of Ice Free North Pole this Summer

Friday, June 27th, 2008

Via NewsJunk : There's a 50-50 chance that the North Pole will be ice-free this summer, which would be a first in recorded history, a leading ice scientist says. The weather and ocean conditions in the next couple of weeks will determine how much of the sea ice will melt, and ...

NASA lander in OK shape, photo caught Mars landing

Tuesday, May 27th, 2008

On Monday, NASA released a black-and-white image captured during Phoenix's descent by the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, which had a bird's-eye view of the lander hanging from its parachute. It's the first time a spacecraft had taken an image of another craft during landing.Read the full story