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Cometary SurpriseComet Lovejoy survives a very close encounter with the Sun.Monday, December 19, 2011
Curiosity on to MarsAfter a successful liftoff, Curiosity will spend the next eight months on the way to Mars.Monday, November 28, 2011
Curiosity CountdownMars Science Laboratory Curiosity is on the pad, awaiting liftoff. Its first opportunity is the morning of Saturday, November 26.Monday, November 21, 2011
Mercury is Not the MoonImages of tiny planet Mercury taken by the Mariner spacecraft in the 60's and 70's show a grey rocky cratered world that looked a lot like Earth's Moon. New results from the MESSENGER spacecraft show that Mercury is full of surprises that challenge our view of how it formed.Thursday, September 29, 2011
A Planet With Two StarsNASA's Kepler spacecraft is on a hunt for planets orbiting other stars. Just announced - a planet that orbits a double star. (Don't go searching for Jedi masters here, it's a big, cold, gassy planet like Saturn.)Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Opportunity Keeps GoingAfter over seven years on the surface of the red planet, Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity has arrived at Endeavour Crater, and is still making new discoveries.Tuesday, September 06, 2011