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Solar System Exploration

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09.05.08 - MESSENGER Sails on Sun's Fire for Second Flyby of Mercury

MESSENGER09.05.08 - MESSENGER Sails on Sun's Fire for Second Flyby of Mercury
On September 4, the MESSENGER team announced that it would not need to implement a scheduled maneuver to adjust the probe's trajectory. This is the fourth time this year that such a maneuver has been called off.

09.05.08 - Cassini Images Ring Arcs Among Saturn's Moons

Cassini Images Ring Arcs Among Saturn's Moons09.05.08 - Cassini Images Ring Arcs Among Saturn's Moons
NASA's Cassini spacecraft has detected a faint, partial ring orbiting with one small moon of Saturn, and has confirmed the presence of another partial ring orbiting with a second moon.

09.04.08 - Spiky Probe On Nasa Mars Lander Raises Vapor Quandary

Spiky Probe On Nasa Mars Lander Raises Vapor Quandary09.04.08 - Spiky Probe On Nasa Mars Lander Raises Vapor Quandary
A fork-like conductivity probe has sensed humidity rising and falling beside NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander, but when stuck into the ground, its measurements so far indicate soil that is thoroughly and perplexingly dry.

09.03.08 - New Virtual Telescope Zooms in on Milky Way's Black Hole

New Virtual Telescope Zooms in on Milky Way's Black Hole09.03.08 - New Virtual Telescope Zooms in on Milky Way's Black Hole
An international team, led by astronomers at the MIT Haystack Observatory, has obtained the closest views ever of what is believed to be a super-massive black hole at the center of the Milky Way galaxy.

09.02.08 - Rosetta Steins Flyby Timeline

Rosetta Steins Flyby Timeline09.02.08 - Rosetta Steins Flyby Timeline
The Rosetta spacecraft control room is buzzing with anticipation as Rosetta closes in on asteroid 2867 Steins.

09.02.08 - Amateur Astronomers See Perseids Hit the Moon

Amateur Astronomers See Perseids Hit the Moon09.02.08 - Amateur Astronomers See Perseids Hit the Moon
With the Perseid meteor shower just underway, a pair of amateur astronomers on opposite sides of the United States fixed their cameras on the Moon and watched meteoroids slam into the lunar surface.

09.01.08 - Analysis Begins on Deepest Soil Sample

Analysis Begins on Deepest Soil Sample09.01.08 - Analysis Begins on Deepest Soil Sample
Scientists have begun to analyze a sample of soil delivered to NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander's wet chemistry experiment from the deepest trench dug so far in the Martian arctic plains. Phoenix has also been observing movement of clouds overhead

08.26.08 - NASA's Mars Rover Opportunity Climbing out of Crater

NASA's Mars Rover Opportunity Climbing out of Crater08.26.08 - NASA's Mars Rover Opportunity Climbing out of Crater
NASA's Mars Exploration rover Opportunity is heading back out to the Red Planet's surrounding plains nearly a year after descending into a large Martian crater to examine exposed ancient rock layers.

08.26.08 - NASA Renames Observatory For Fermi, Reveals Entire Gamma-Ray Sky

GLAST08.26.08 - NASA Renames Observatory For Fermi, Reveals Entire Gamma-Ray Sky
NASA announced today that GLAST has been renamed the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope. The new name honors Prof. Enrico Fermi (1901 - 1954), a pioneer in high-energy physics.

08.25.08 - NASA Mars Lander Digs Deeper as Third Month Nears End

NASA Mars Lander Digs Deeper as Third Month Nears End08.25.08 - NASA Mars Lander Digs Deeper as Third Month Nears End
The next sample of Martian soil being grabbed for analysis is coming from a trench about three times deeper than any other trench NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander has dug.

08.20.08 - Phoenix Mars Lander Explores Site by Trenching

Phoenix Mars Lander Explores Site by Trenching08.20.08 - Phoenix Mars Lander Explores Site by Trenching
NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander scientists and engineers are continuing to dig into the area around the lander with the spacecraft's robotic arm, looking for new materials to analyze and examining the soil and ice subsurface structure.

08.19.08 - Living With a Star

Sun08.19.08 - Living With a Star
What if you woke up one morning and found your whole planet had been swallowed by the atmosphere of a star?

08.14.08 - The Stuff of Life on Titan

Titan08.14.08 - The Stuff of Life on Titan
Reactions between organic compounds in Titan's atmosphere and water on the surface may create complex molecules similar to those on the early Earth.

08.14.08 - Cassini Pinpoints Source of Jets on Saturn's Moon Enceladus

Cassini Pinpoints Source of Jets on Saturn's Moon Enceladus08.14.08 - Cassini Pinpoints Source of Jets on Saturn's Moon Enceladus
In a feat of interplanetary sharpshooting, NASA's Cassini spacecraft has pinpointed precisely where the icy jets erupt from the surface of Saturn's geologically active moon Enceladus.

08.07.08 - Cassini Prepares to Swoop by Saturn's Geyser-Spewing Moon

Cassini Prepares to Swoop by Saturn's Geyser-Spewing Moon08.07.08 - Cassini Prepares to Swoop by Saturn's Geyser-Spewing Moon
Fractures, or "tiger stripes," where icy jets erupt on Saturn's moon Enceladus will be the target of a close flyby by the Cassini spacecraft on Monday, Aug. 11.

08.05.08 - Phoenix Mars Team Opens Window on Scientific Process

Phoenix Mars Team Opens Window on Scientific Process08.05.08 - Phoenix Mars Team Opens Window on Scientific Process
Phoenix Mars mission scientists spoke today on research in progress concerning an ongoing investigation.

07.31.08 - NASA Spacecraft Confirms Martian Water, Mission Extended

Phoenix07.31.08 - NASA Spacecraft Confirms Martian Water, Mission Extended
Laboratory tests aboard NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander have identified water in a soil sample.

07.30.08 - NASA Confirms Liquid Lake on Saturn Moon

NASA Confirms Liquid Lake on Saturn Moon07.30.08 - NASA Confirms Liquid Lake on Saturn Moon
NASA scientists have concluded that at least one of the large lakes observed on Saturn's moon Titan contains liquid hydrocarbons.

07.24.08 - NASA Satellites Discover What Powers Northern Lights

THEMIS07.24.08 - NASA Satellites Discover What Powers Northern Lights
Researchers using a fleet of five NASA satellites have discovered that explosions of magnetic energy a third of the way to the moon power substorms that cause sudden brightenings and rapid movements of the aurora borealis, called the Northern Lights.

07.23.08 - Nasa's Phoenix Mars Lander Prepares for Next Sample Analysis

Nasa's Phoenix Mars Lander Prepares for Next Sample Analysis07.23.08 - Nasa's Phoenix Mars Lander Prepares for Next Sample Analysis
The latest activities of NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander have moved the mission closer to analyzing a sample of material, possibly icy soil, from a hard layer at the bottom of a shallow trench beside the lander.

07.21.08 - NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander Works Through the Night

NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander Works Through the Night07.21.08 - NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander Works Through the Night
To coordinate with observations made by an orbiter flying repeatedly overhead, NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander is working a schedule Monday that includes staying awake all night for the first time.

07.15.08 - NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander to Begin Rasping Frozen Layer

NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander to Begin Rasping Frozen Layer07.15.08 - NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander to Begin Rasping Frozen Layer
A powered rasp on the back of the robotic arm scoop of NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander is being tested for the first time on Mars in gathering sample shavings of ice.

07.11.08 - NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander Uses Soil Probe and Swiss Scope

NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander Uses Soil Probe and Swiss Scope07.11.08 - NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander Uses Soil Probe and Swiss Scope
NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander has touched Martian soil with a fork-like probe for the first time and begun using a microscope that examines shapes of tiny particles by touching them.

07.07.08 - NASA's Phoenix Lander Delivers Soil-Chemistry Sample

NASA's Phoenix Lander Delivers Soil-Chemistry Sample07.07.08 - NASA's Phoenix Lander Delivers Soil-Chemistry Sample
NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander used its Robotic Arm to deliver a second sample of soil for analysis

07.01.08 - Phoenix Scrapes 'Almost Perfect' Icy Soil for Analysis

Phoenix Scrapes 'Almost Perfect' Icy Soil for Analysis07.01.08 - Phoenix Scrapes 'Almost Perfect' Icy Soil for Analysis
NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander enlarged the "Snow White" trench and scraped up little piles of icy soil on Saturday, June 28.

06.27.08 - Cassini to Earth: 'Mission Accomplished, but New Questions Await!'

Cassini to Earth: 'Mission Accomplished, but New Questions Await!'06.27.08 - Cassini to Earth: 'Mission Accomplished, but New Questions Await!'
NASA's Cassini mission is closing one chapter of its journey at Saturn and embarking on a new one.

06.27.08 - Phoenix Returns Treasure Trove for Science

Phoenix06.27.08 - Phoenix Returns Treasure Trove for Science
NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander performed its first wet chemistry experiment on Martian soil flawlessly yesterday, returning a wealth of data that for Phoenix scientists was like winning the lottery.

06.25.08 - NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander Puts Soil in Chemistry Lab, Team Discusses Next Steps

Phoenix06.25.08 - NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander Puts Soil in Chemistry Lab, Team Discusses Next Steps
NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander placed a sample of Martian soil in the spacecraft's wet chemistry laboratory today for the first time.

06.24.08 - Phoenix Poised to Deliver Sample for Wet Chemistry

Phoenix Poised to Deliver Sample for Wet Chemistry06.24.08 - Phoenix Poised to Deliver Sample for Wet Chemistry
NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander repositioned its robotic arm slightly today and is now poised to deliver Martian soil to its wet chemistry laboratory.

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