| What's the source of the ice at the moon's south pole? | | | We tend to think of the moon as a dusty, bone-dry place, and, for the most part, that's true. But the moon does have ice, in particular at its south pole, hidden in shadowed craters. How did the ice get there? A new study suggests it might have various sources, both ancient and more recent. Read more. | | |
| Did the Viking landers find life on Mars in 1976? | | | For a brief time in 1976, it seemed as if NASA's Viking landers had found microbes on Mars. Those results have been vigorously disputed in the years since, but the original experiment's principal investigator, Gilbert Levin, still maintains they really did detect Martian microbes. Read more. | | |
| NOAA’s winter weather outlook for US | | | In its annual winter outlook for temperature, precipitation and drought, NOAA says winter temperatures in 2019-2020 are likely to be above average in most of the western, southern and eastern U.S., as well as in Alaska and Hawaii. This doesn't mean below-average winter temperatures won't occur. Read more and watch a video. | | |
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