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Dawn gets Big Science Boost at Best Vesta Mapping Altitude
[/caption] NASA’s Dawn mission is getting a whopping boost in science observing time at the closest orbit around Asteroid Vesta…
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A Penny for your Curiosity on Mars
[/caption] NASA’s huge Curiosity Mars Science Lab (MSL) rover is carrying a vintage Lincoln penny along for the long interplanetary…
Yes, As a Matter of Fact It IS Rocket Science
[/caption] On the afternoon of February 24, 2012, at 5:15 p.m. EST local time, a United Launch Alliance Atlas V…
Mercury Down Under
[/caption] NASA's MESSENGER spacecraft, about to wrap up its first full year in orbit around Mercury, captured this view of…
Antarctica Gives NASA Satellite The Ol’ Frazil Dazzle
[/caption] Ghostly green tendrils drift out into Mackenzie Bay off the coast of eastern Antarctica in this image, acquired by…
The Sky Is Falling, Scientists Report
[/caption] Ok, maybe not the sky itself... but the clouds. According to recent research by climate scientists in New Zealand,…
By Dawn’s Early Light
[/caption] Sunrise on Vesta highlights the asteroid's varied surface textures in this image from NASA's Dawn spacecraft, released on Monday,…
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Opportunity Phones Home Dusty Self-Portraits and Ground Breaking Science
[/caption] Opportunity, the Princess of Martian Robots, phoned home dusty new self portraits - above and below - of her…
Degas: a Crater Painted Blue
[/caption] This image, acquired by NASA's MESSENGER spacecraft on December 12, 2011, reveals the blue coloration of the 32-mile (52-km)…
A Mardi Gras Moon Crossing
[/caption] The Sun seems to be glowing in traditional Mardi Gras colors in this image, made from three AIA channels…