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Curiosity Completes Crucial Course Correction – 1 Week from Mars !
Image Caption: Course correcting thruster firings on July 29 successfully placed Curiosity on target to touchdown beside Mount Sharp inside…
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T Minus 9 Days – Mars Orbiters Now in Place to Relay Critical Curiosity Landing Signals
Image Caption: NASA’s Mars Odyssey will relay near real time signals of this artist's concept depicting the moment that NASA's…
Bolt from the Blue: Giant Flash of Lightning Seen in Saturn’s Storm
An enormous storm that wrapped its way around Saturn's northern hemisphere during the first half of 2011 wasn't just a…
Why Doesn’t Earth Have More Water?
Water, water everywhere... Coleridge's shipbound ancient mariners were plagued by a lack of water while surrounded by a sea of…
Postcards From The (Inner) Edge
As the world turns its gaze outward in anticipation of the arrival of Mars Science Laboratory -- with its hair-raising…
Rethinking the Source of Earth’s Water
Earth, with its blue hue visible from space, is known for its abundant water - predominately locked in oceans -…
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Dawn’s Vestan Endeavour Exceptionally Exciting near End of Year-Long Super Science Survey
Image Caption: Divalia Fossa equatorial trough at Vesta pictured in side by side images showing apparent brightness and topography. The…
The Return of the Rings!
Now that Cassini has gone off on a new trajectory taking it above and below the equatorial plane of Saturn,…
Why Planets Orbit the Sun
[/caption] In ancient times, astronomers thought that all celestial objects - the Sun, Moon, planets and stars - orbited around…
1st Space-bound Orion Crew Capsule Unveiled at Kennedy
Image caption: Sen. Bill Nelson of Florida welcomes the newly arrived Orion crew capsule at a Kennedy Space Center unveiling…