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2011: Top Stories from the Best Year Ever for NASA Planetary Science!
[/caption] A year ago, 2011 was proclaimed as the “Year of the Solar System” by NASA’s Planetary Science division. And…
Phobos-Grunt Re-Entry Animation
When and where will Russia's Phobos-Grunt satellite crash back to Earth? It's too early to tell, but the engineers from…
LRO Lets You Stand on the Rim of Aristarchus Crater
[/caption] Have you ever you looked up at the bright, cavernous Aristarchus Crater on the Moon through a telescope or…
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NASA’s Unprecedented Science Twins are GO to Orbit our Moon on New Year’s Eve
[/caption] In less than three days, NASA will deliver a double barreled New Year’s package to our Moon when an…
Dr. Alan Stern Answers Your Questions!
[/caption]Some of you may know, we recently launched a new "Ask" feature here at Universe Today. Our inaugural launch features…
Phobos-Grunt Predicted to Fall in Afghanistan on January 14
[/caption] According to a news report in RiaNovosti, Russia’s Phobos-Grunt spacecraft will fall January 14th, "somewhere between 30.7 degrees north…
Colorful Holiday Treats from Saturn
[/caption] "Hey! Look what our Santa at Saturn has sent our way!" said Carolyn Porco, the Cassini imaging team lead,…
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Holiday Greetings from an Alien Snowman on Vesta
[/caption] Celebrate the winter holiday season in the company of an ‘Alien Snowman’ on the asteroid Vesta, someone we didn’t…
Take a Virtual Sleigh Ride Over Mars
Thanks to the team from the HiRISE camera on board the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, we can enjoy these great wintery-looking…
New Plans for ESA’s Experimental Re-entry Vehicle
[/caption] ESA and Arianespace have signed a contract planning the launch of ESA’s new IXV (Intermediate eXperimental Vehicle) on Europe’s…