Nasa 2011

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http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/multimedia/gallery/TitanHAZE160X120.jpg (http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/display.cfm?News_ID=36502)3 Feb 2011 - Surprise Hidden in Titan's Smog: Cirrus-Like Clouds
Thin, wispy clouds of ice particles, similar to Earth's cirrus clouds on Titan, are being reported by Carrie Anderson and Robert Samuelson at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md.


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http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/multimedia/gallery/Mars Landscape 16X120.jpg (http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/display.cfm?News_ID=36501)3 Feb 2011 - Northern Mars Landscape Actively Changing
Sand dunes in a vast area of northern Mars long thought to be frozen in time are changing with both sudden and gradual motions, according to research using images from a NASA orbiter.


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http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/multimedia/gallery/Helene160X120.jpg (http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/display.cfm?News_ID=36483)1 Feb 2011 - Cassini Sends Back Postcards of Saturn Moons
On Jan. 31, 2011, NASA's Cassini spacecraft passed by several of Saturn's intriguing moons, snapping images along the way.


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http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/multimedia/gallery/SUN160X120.jpg (http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/display.cfm?News_ID=36523)6 Feb 2011 - First Ever STEREO Images of the Entire Sun
It's official: The sun is a sphere


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http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/multimedia/gallery/Apollo Lander160X120(2).jpg (http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/display.cfm?News_ID=36541)4 Feb 2011 - LRO Could Have Given Apollo 14 Crew Another Majestic View
The Apollo 14 mission could have viewed the rim of a 1,000-foot-wide crater on the Moon with NASA's Lunar Recconaissance Orbiter's high-resolution maps.


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http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/missions/images/miss-stardust-mp.jpg (http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/display.cfm?News_ID=36542)8 Feb 2011 - Stardust Celebrates Twelve Years With Rocket Burn
NASA's Stardust spacecraft marked its 12th anniversary in space on Monday, Feb. 7, with a rocket burn to further refine its path toward a Feb. 14 date with a comet.


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http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/multimedia/gallery/StardustNEXT160X120.jpg (http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/display.cfm?News_ID=36562)8 Feb 2011 - NASA Hosting Events for Valentine's Night Comet Encounter
NASA will host several live activities for the Stardust-NExT mission's close encounter with comet Tempel 1. The closest approach is expected at approximately 8:37 p.m. PST (11:37 p.m. EST) on Feb. 14.


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http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/multimedia/gallery/History Stardust160X120.jpg (http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/display.cfm?News_ID=36564)9 Feb 2011 - Heading Into the Bonus Round -- in Space
After flying by both an asteroid and a comet, and returning comet dust samples to Earth, Stardust-NExT is in a "bonus round."


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http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/missions/images/miss-stardust-mp.jpg (http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/display.cfm?News_ID=36581)14 Feb 2011 - NASA Spacecraft Hours from Comet Encounter
As of today, Feb. 14, at 9:21 a.m. PST (12:21 p.m. EST), NASA's Stardust-NExT mission spacecraft is within a quarter-million miles (402,336 kilometers) of its quarry, comet Tempel 1, which it will fly by tonight.


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http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/multimedia/gallery/Heart Mars160X120.jpg (http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/display.cfm?News_ID=36584)14 Feb 2011 - Happy Valentine's Day from Mars
An image taken by the Context Camera on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter shows a heart-shaped feature that the camera's team at Malin Space Science Systems, San Diego, wants to share with other Mars fans on St. Valentine's Day.


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http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/multimedia/gallery/Mars HiRISE160X120.jpg (http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/display.cfm?News_ID=36585)9 Feb 2011 - Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter HiRISE Images
Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter HiRISE Images


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http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/missions/images/miss-stardust-mp.jpg (http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/display.cfm?News_ID=36601)15 Feb 2011 - NASA's Stardust Spacecraft Completes Comet Flyby
Mission controllers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif., watched as data downlinked from the Stardust spacecraft indicated it completed its closest approach with comet Tempel 1.


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http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/missions/images/miss-stardust-mp.jpg (http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/display.cfm?News_ID=36602)15 Feb 2011 - NASA Reschedules News Conference on Stardust-Next Comet Flyby
NASA has rescheduled the news conference about the Stardust-NExT comet flyby for 12:30 p.m. PST (3:30 p.m. EST) today. The briefing will release images and early data from the comet encounter.


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http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/multimedia/gallery/Gullies160X120.jpg (http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/display.cfm?News_ID=36621)16 Feb 2011 - Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter HiRISE Images
Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter HiRISE Images


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http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/multimedia/gallery/160X120.jpg (http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/display.cfm?News_ID=36642)17 Feb 2011 - Waiter, There's Metal in My Moon Water
Water ice recently discovered in dust at the bottom of a crater near the moon's south pole is accompanied by metallic elements like mercury, magnesium, calcium, and even a bit of silver. Now you can add sodium to the mix, says Dr. Rosemary Killen.


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http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/multimedia/gallery/Cassini160X120.jpg (http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/display.cfm?News_ID=36641)17 Feb 2011 - Cassini to Sample Magnetic Environment around Titan
NASA's Cassini spacecraft is set to skim close to Saturn's moon Titan on Friday, Feb. 18, to learn about the interaction between Titan and Saturn's magnetosphere, the magnetic bubble around the planet.


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http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/missions/images/miss-messenger-mp.jpg (http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/display.cfm?News_ID=36661)19 Feb 2011 - A Solar System Family Portrait, from the Inside Out
The MESSENGER spacecraft has captured the first portrait of our solar system from the inside looking out. Comprised of 34 images, the mosaic provides a complement to the Solar System portrait - that one from the outside looking in - taken by Voyager 1.


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http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/missions/images/miss-cassini-mp.jpg (http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/display.cfm?News_ID=36662)18 Feb 2011 - Titan Flyby (T-74) - Feb. 18, 2011
This is a post-dusk, upstream, high altitude 'blind' flyby that will be useful to characterize the background magnetic field in which Titan sits.


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http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/multimedia/gallery/InstrumentMars160X120.jpg (http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/display.cfm?News_ID=36681)18 Feb 2011 - Advanced NASA Instrument Gets Close-up on Mars Rocks
NASA's Mars Science Laboratory rover, Curiosity, will carry a next generation, onboard "chemical element reader" to measure the chemical ingredients in Martian rocks and soil.


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http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/planets/images/default-asteroids.jpg (http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/display.cfm?News_ID=36701)26 Feb 2011 - Telescope Establishes Near-Earth Asteroid Discovery Record
The Pan-STARRS PS1 telescope on Haleakala, Maui, discovered 19 near-Earth asteroids, on the night of January 29, the most asteroids discovered by one telescope on a single night.


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http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/multimedia/gallery/spotless_sun160X120.jpg (http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/display.cfm?News_ID=36721)2 Mar 2011 - NASA-Sponsored Research Explains Missing Sunspots
NASA-sponsored research has resulted in the first computer model that explains the recent period of decreased solar activity during the sun's 11-year cycle.


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http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/multimedia/gallery/EnceladusHeat160X120.jpg (http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/display.cfm?News_ID=36782)7 Mar 2011 - Cassini Finds Enceladus is a Powerhouse
Heat output from the south polar region of Saturn's moon Enceladus is much greater than was previously thought possible, according to a new analysis of data collected by NASA's Cassini spacecraft.


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http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/multimedia/gallery/Juno160X120.jpg (http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/display.cfm?News_ID=36781)7 Mar 2011 - NASA's Jupiter-Bound Spacecraft Taking Shape In Denver
NASA's Juno spacecraft is currently undergoing environmental testing at Lockheed Martin Space Systems near Denver. In its present form, the spacecraft is fully assembled and all instruments have been integrated.


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http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/multimedia/gallery/Voyagers160X120.jpg (http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/display.cfm?News_ID=36801)8 Mar 2011 - Voyager Seeks the Answer Blowin' in the Wind
In which direction is the sun's stream of charged particles banking when it nears the edge of the solar system? The answer, scientists know, is blowing in the wind. It's just a matter of getting Voyager 1 in the right orientation to detect it.


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http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/multimedia/gallery/MarsPurple160X120.jpg (http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/display.cfm?News_ID=36802)8 Mar 2011 - Some of Mars' Missing Carbon Dioxide May be Buried
Rocks on Mars dug from far underground by crater-blasting impacts are providing glimpses of one possible way Mars' atmosphere has become much less dense than it used to be.


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http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/multimedia/gallery/MessengerApproachMercury_160X120.jpg (http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/display.cfm?News_ID=36825)9 Mar 2011 - MESSENGER Poised for Mercury Orbit Insertion
After more than a dozen laps through the inner solar system, NASA's MESSENGER spacecraft will move into orbit around Mercury on March 17, 2011.


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http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/multimedia/gallery/dawn160X120.jpg (http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/display.cfm?News_ID=36841)10 Mar 2011 - Dawn Gets Vesta Target Practice
Dawn mission planners and scientists have been practicing mapping Vesta's surface, producing still images and a rotating animation that includes the scientists' best guess to date of what the surface might look like.


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http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/multimedia/gallery/Maculisinsole160X120.jpg (http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/display.cfm?News_ID=36842)9 Mar 2011 - Celebrating 400 Years of Sunspot Observations
In March of 1611, a German medical student named Johannes Fabricius began observing the sun, and spotted black spots on the sun's surface. Fabricius was the first to publish a scientific treatise on the subject several months later.


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http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/multimedia/gallery/garvin_160X120.jpg (http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/display.cfm?News_ID=36881)11 Mar 2011 - Goddard's Chief Scientist Talks About the 'Supermoon' Phenomenon
Dr. James Garvin, chief scientist at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, answers your questions about the 'supermoon' phenomenon.


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http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/missions/images/miss-messenger-mp.jpg (http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/display.cfm?News_ID=36901)16 Mar 2011 - MESSENGER Orbit Insertion
The public is invited to the Kossiakoff Conference and Education Center at APL, starting at 7:30 PM EDT on March 17, 2011.


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http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/multimedia/gallery/MESSENGER160X120.jpg (http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/display.cfm?News_ID=36902)16 Mar 2011 - MESSENGER On Autopilot for Orbit Insertion
MESSENGER is now on autopilot, faithfully executing a detailed set of instructions required to achieve its historic rendezvous with Mercury tomorrow night.


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http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/missions/images/miss-stardust-mp.jpg (http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/display.cfm?News_ID=36941)24 Mar 2011 - NASA's Venerable Comet Hunter Wraps Up Mission
At 33 minutes after 4 p.m. PDT today, NASA's Stardust spacecraft finished its last transmission to Earth.


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http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/multimedia/gallery/SL-9_Jupiter_th.jpg (http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/display.cfm?News_ID=36961)1 Apr 2011 - Forensic Sleuthing Ties Ring Ripples to Impacts
Like forensic scientists examining fingerprints at a cosmic crime scene, scientists working with data from NASA's Cassini, Galileo and New Horizons missions have traced telltale ripples in the rings of Saturn and Jupiter back to collisions with a comet.


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http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/missions/images/miss-messenger-mp.jpg (http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/display.cfm?News_ID=36981)4 Apr 2011 - MESSENGER Kicks Off Yearlong Campaign of Mercury Science
MESSENGER began its yearlong science campaign to understand the innermost planet.


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http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/multimedia/gallery/Mercury_Mission__Forever_th.jpg (http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/display.cfm?News_ID=37001)6 Apr 2011 - U.S. Postage Stamps Honor Project Mercury & MESSENGER
The 50th anniversary of America's first manned spaceflight is being commemorated with the issuance of two stamps. The stamps go on sale May 4.


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http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/missions/images/miss-stardust-mp.jpg (http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/display.cfm?News_ID=37021)7 Apr 2011 - Frozen Comet Had a Watery Past
For the first time, scientists have found convincing evidence for the presence of liquid water in a comet, shattering the current paradigm that comets never get warm enough to melt the ice that makes up the bulk of their material.


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http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/missions/images/miss-juno-mp.jpg (http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/display.cfm?News_ID=37041)8 Apr 2011 - NASA's Jupiter-Bound Spacecraft Arrives in Florida
NASA's Juno spacecraft has arrived in Florida to begin final preparations for a launch this summer.


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http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/multimedia/gallery/NewHorizons_Pluto160X120.jpg (http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/display.cfm?News_ID=37061)13 Apr 2011 - The PI's Perspective: Pinch Me!
There's much more going on than just mileage markers and planet crossings, such as a two-month-long annual wakeup of the spacecraft from hibernation.


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http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/missions/images/miss-jwst-mp.jpg (http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/display.cfm?News_ID=37065)14 Apr 2011 - NASA'S Next Generation Space Telescope Marks Key Milestone
The first six of 18 segments that will form the James Webb Space Telescope's primary mirror will begin final round-the-clock cryogenic testing.


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http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/multimedia/gallery/WISE160X120.jpg (http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/display.cfm?News_ID=37062)14 Apr 2011 - WISE Delivers Millions of Galaxies, Stars, Asteroids
The mission's nearby discoveries included 20 comets, more than 33,000 asteroids between Mars and Jupiter, and 133 near-Earth objects (NEOs).


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http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/multimedia/gallery/Juno160X1201.jpg (http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/display.cfm?News_ID=37082)15 Apr 2011 - Expendable Launch Vehicle Status Report
Aquarius is now undergoing tests at the Vandenberg Air Force Base, while Juno is undergoing initial testing at the Kennedy Space Center, both in preparation for launch. Aquarius will launch June 2011 and Juno will launch August 2011.


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Researchers have discovered 122 new eclipsing binary stars and observed hundreds more variable stars in an innovative survey using NASA's two STEREO solar satellites.





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Combined data from the STEREO and ACE spacecraft are being used to study the structure of a CME in unprecedented detail, showing considerable evolution in the CME's internal structure as it moves from the Sun to Earth.





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http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/multimedia/gallery/Voyagers160X120(2).jpg (http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/display.cfm?News_ID=37105)26 Apr 2011 - NASA Invites Public to Journey Toward Interstellar Space
NASA will hold a special NASA Science Update at 10 a.m. PDT (1 p.m. EDT) on Thursday, April 28, to discuss the unprecedented journey of NASA's twin Voyager spacecraft to the edge of our solar system.


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http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/missions/images/miss-grail.gif (http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/display.cfm?News_ID=37101)22 Apr 2011 - Expendable Launch Vehicle Status Report
Aquarius, Juno and GRAIL are all getting ready for their launches in the coming months.


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http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/multimedia/gallery/Mars Atmosphere160X120.jpg (http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/display.cfm?News_ID=37103)21 Apr 2011 - NASA Orbiter Reveals Big Changes in Mars' Atmosphere
Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has discovered the total amount of atmosphere on Mars changes dramatically as the tilt of the planet's axis varies.


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http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/missions/images/miss-messenger-mp.jpg (http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/display.cfm?News_ID=37122)27 Apr 2011 - Science Highlights from Mercury's Orbit
MESSENGER's Mercury Laser Altimeter (MLA) uses a laser to measure the distance from the spacecraft to Mercury's surface.


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http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/multimedia/gallery/VoyagerFacts160X120.jpg (http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/display.cfm?News_ID=37121)27 Apr 2011 - Five Things About NASA's Voyager Mission
Here are five facts about NASA's twin Voyager 1 and 2 spacecraft, the longest continuously-operating spacecraft in deep space.


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http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/multimedia/gallery/HST_Scheila_large_unlabeled160X120.jpg (http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/display.cfm?News_ID=37142)28 Apr 2011 - NASA's Swift and Hubble Probe Asteroid Collision Debris
Late last year, astronomers noticed an asteroid named Scheila had unexpectedly brightened, and it was sporting short-lived plumes.


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http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/multimedia/gallery/Voyagers160X120(2)1.jpg (http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/display.cfm?News_ID=37141)28 Apr 2011 - Voyager Set to Enter Interstellar Space
More than 30 years after they left Earth, NASA's twin Voyager probes are now at the edge of the solar system. Not only that, they're still working.


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http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/multimedia/gallery/asteroid160X120.jpg (http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/display.cfm?News_ID=37143)2 May 2011 - Spacecraft Earth to Perform Asteroid 'Flyby' This Fall
This fall, Mother Nature is giving scientists a close-up view of a god-sized space rock -- no rocket required.


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http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/multimedia/gallery/Dawn Approach160X120.jpg (http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/display.cfm?News_ID=37163)3 May 2011 - Dawn Reaches Milestone Approaching Asteroid Vesta
NASA's Dawn spacecraft has reached its official approach phase to the asteroid Vesta and will begin using cameras for the first time to aid navigation for an expected July 16 orbital encounter.


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http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/multimedia/gallery/Freedom 7 Crater 160X120(2).jpg (http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/display.cfm?News_ID=37185)4 May 2011 - Mars Tribute Marks Memories of Shepard's Flight
The team exploring Mars via NASA's Opportunity rover for the past seven years has informally named a Martian crater for the Mercury spacecraft that astronaut Alan Shepard christened Freedom 7.


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http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/multimedia/gallery/Dawn Approach160X1201.jpg (http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/display.cfm?News_ID=37183)4 May 2011 - Dawn Journal
Dawn is on the threshold of a new world. After more than three and a half years of interplanetary travel covering in excess of 2.6 billion kilometers (1.6 billion miles), we are closing in on our first destination. Dawn is starting its approach to Vesta.


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http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/missions/images/miss-grail.gif (http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/display.cfm?News_ID=37204)5 May 2011 - Expendable Launch Vehicle Status Report
Aquarius, Juno and GRAIL are all getting ready for their launches in the coming months.


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http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/multimedia/gallery/Mars Proposal160X120.jpg (http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/display.cfm?News_ID=37223)5 May 2011 - NASA Selects Investigations for Future Key Missions
NASA has selected three science investigations from which it will pick one potential 2016 mission.


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http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/missions/images/miss-messenger-mp.jpg (http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/display.cfm?News_ID=37224)6 May 2011 - 100 Orbits and Counting
MESSENGER will begin its 100th orbit around Mercury. Since its insertion into orbit about the innermost planet on March 17, the spacecraft has executed nearly 2 million commands.


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http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/multimedia/gallery/Io Ocean160X120.jpg (http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/display.cfm?News_ID=37243)12 May 2011 - Galileo Data Reveal Magma Ocean Under Jupiter Moon
New data analysis from NASA's Galileo spacecraft reveals a subsurface ocean of molten or partially molten magma beneath the surface of Jupiter's volcanic moon Io.


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http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/multimedia/gallery/MarsHeat Shield160X120.jpg (http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/display.cfm?News_ID=37283)13 May 2011 - Mars Mission Components Delivered to Florida
An Air Force C-17 transport plane delivered the heat shield, back shell and cruise stage of the Mars Science Laboratory spacecraft to NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Fla., on May 12, 2011.


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http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/multimedia/gallery/_epoxi-1_160X120.jpg (http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/display.cfm?News_ID=37303)17 May 2011 - At the Heart of Hartley-2, a New Breed of Comet?
At the heart of every comet lies a remnant of the dawn of the solar system. Or is that remnants? Astronomers don't know, but the answer would give them a clearer picture of exactly how comets were born eons ago at the birth of the solar system.


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http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/multimedia/gallery/Paul_Dembling160X120.jpg (http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/display.cfm?News_ID=37323)17 May 2011 - Paul Dembling, Co-Author of Space Act, Dies at 91
Paul G. Dembling, co-author of the legislation that founded NASA, died on Monday, May 16, in Florida. He was 91 years old.


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http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/multimedia/gallery/Mars Tracks160X120.jpg (http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/display.cfm?News_ID=37325)18 May 2011 - Mars Rover Driving Leaves Distinctive Tracks
When NASA's Opportunity Mars rover uses an onboard navigation capability during backward drives, it leaves a distinctive pattern in the wheel tracks visible on the Martian ground.


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http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/multimedia/gallery/Planet Stars 160X120.jpg (http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/display.cfm?News_ID=37324)18 May 2011 - Free-Floating Planets May Be More Common Than Stars
Astronomers, including a NASA-funded team member, have discovered a new class of Jupiter-sized planets floating alone in the dark of space, away from the light of a star.


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http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/multimedia/gallery/Grail160X120.jpg (http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/display.cfm?News_ID=37363)19 May 2011 - NASA's Two Lunar-Bound Spacecraft, Vacuum-Packed
NASA's two Gravity Recovery And Interior Laboratory (Grail) spacecraft have completed all assembly and testing prior to shipment to Florida.


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http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/multimedia/gallery/bright3_lg160X120.jpg (http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/display.cfm?News_ID=37384)23 May 2011 - NASA Sky Cameras Capture Man-Sized Meteor Over Macon, Ga.
Astronomers at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center have recorded the brightest meteor seen by their network in almost three years of operation.


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http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/multimedia/gallery/Kennedy_Moon_speech_25_May_1961_160X120.jpg (http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/display.cfm?News_ID=37383)23 May 2011 - President Kennedy's Speech and America's Next Moonshot Moment
NASA is once again charting a new course to extend humanity's presence into the solar system, developing a new heavy lift rocket and crew capsule to take astronauts beyond low-Earth orbit.


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http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/multimedia/gallery/mpcv_mars_full160X120.jpg (http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/display.cfm?News_ID=37403)24 May 2011 - NASA Announces Key Decision For Next Deep Space Transportation System
NASA has reached an important milestone for the next U.S. transportation system that will carry humans into deep space.


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http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/multimedia/gallery/1grailShipment160X120.jpg (http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/display.cfm?News_ID=37385)23 May 2011 - NASA's Twin Craft Arrive in Florida for Moon Mission
NASA's twin lunar probes have arrived in Florida to begin final preparations for a launch in late summer.


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http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/multimedia/gallery/Spirit160X120.jpg (http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/display.cfm?News_ID=37404)24 May 2011 - NASA Concludes Attempts To Contact Mars Rover Spirit
NASA is ending attempts to regain contact with the long-lived Mars Exploration Rover Spirit, which last communicated on March 22, 2010.


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http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/multimedia/gallery/Spirit160X120-small11.jpg (http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/display.cfm?News_ID=37427)25 May 2011 - A Heartfelt Goodbye to a Spirited Mars Rover
"Let's remember the adventure we have had. Spirit has climbed mountains, survived rover-killing dust storms, rode out three cold, dark winters and made some of the most spectacular discoveries on Mars."


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http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/multimedia/gallery/Spirit160X120-small1.jpg (http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/display.cfm?News_ID=37426)25 May 2011 - NASA's Spirit Rover Completes Mission on Mars
NASA has ended operational planning activities for the Mars rover Spirit and transitioned the Mars Exploration Rover Project to a single-rover operation focused on Spirit's still-active twin, Opportunity.


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http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/multimedia/gallery/OSIRIS_160.jpg (http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/display.cfm?News_ID=37425)25 May 2011 - NASA To Launch New Science Mission To Asteroid In 2016
NASA will launch a spacecraft to an asteroid in 2016 and use a robotic arm to pluck samples that could better explain our solar system's formation and how life began.


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http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/multimedia/gallery/Dawn Approach160X1202.jpg (http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/display.cfm?News_ID=37464)27 May 2011 - Dawn Journal
Dawn remains healthy and on course as it continues to approach Vesta.


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http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/multimedia/gallery/tweetup-160X120.jpg (http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/display.cfm?News_ID=37466)1 Jun 2011 - Tweetup at NASA's JPL Previews 2011 Missions
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory will host a Tweetup on Monday, June 6. With four NASA/JPL space missions launching in 2011 and an asteroid belt encounter nearly underway, this year will be one of the busiest ever in planetary exploration.


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http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/multimedia/gallery/MarsCamera160X120.jpg (http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/display.cfm?News_ID=37465)31 May 2011 - Camera Duo on Mars Rover Mast Will Shoot Color Views
Two digital color cameras riding high on the mast of NASA's next Mars rover will complement each other in showing the surface of Mars in exquisite detail.


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http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/multimedia/gallery/entrifuge-hanging-160X120.jpg (http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/display.cfm?News_ID=37483)27 May 2011 - James Webb Space Telescope ISIM on 'Spin Cycle'
Prior to taking a new telescope into space, engineers must put the spacecraft and its instruments through a "spin cycle" test for durability to ensure they'll still work after experiencing the forces of a rocket launch.


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http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/multimedia/gallery/Opportunity160X120.jpg (http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/display.cfm?News_ID=37484)2 Jun 2011 - Opportunity Passes Small Crater and Big Milestone
A drive of 482 feet (146.8 meters) on June 1, 2011, took NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity past 30 kilometers (18.64 miles) in total odometry during 88 months of driving on Mars.


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http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/multimedia/gallery/Jupiter Formation160X120.jpg (http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/display.cfm?News_ID=37503)6 Jun 2011 - Jupiter's Youthful Travels Redefined Solar System
Jupiter, long settled in its position as the fifth planet from our sun, was a rolling stone in its youth.


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http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/multimedia/gallery/Opportunity_Spirit Point160X120.jpg (http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/display.cfm?News_ID=37525)8 Jun 2011 - Opportunity Heads Toward 'Spirit Point'
When NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity reaches the rim of a large crater it is approaching, its arrival will come with an inspiring reminder.


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http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/multimedia/gallery/Eclipse_160X120.jpg (http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/display.cfm?News_ID=37524)8 Jun 2011 - NASA Releases New Lunar Eclipse Video
In anticipation of the upcoming lunar eclipse later this month, NASA has released a new video that shows how lunar eclipses work.


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http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/multimedia/gallery/Rosetta_Artist160X120.jpg (http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/display.cfm?News_ID=37523)8 Jun 2011 - Rosetta Comet Probe Enters Hibernation in Deep Space
The final command placing ESA's Rosetta comet-chaser into deep-space hibernation was sent earlier today. With virtually all systems shut down, the probe will now coast for 31 months until waking up in 2014 for arrival at its comet destination.


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http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/multimedia/gallery/Voyagers160X120(2)2.jpg (http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/display.cfm?News_ID=37543)9 Jun 2011 - Probes Suggest Magnetic Bubbles at Solar System Edge
Observations from NASA's Voyager spacecraft, humanity's farthest deep space sentinels, suggest the edge of our solar system may not be smooth, but filled with a turbulent sea of magnetic bubbles.


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http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/planets/images/default-moon.jpg (http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/display.cfm?News_ID=37583)14 Jun 2011 - Lunar Eclipse
On Wednesday night, June 15th, there's going to be a total lunar eclipse visible from every continent except North America.


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http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/multimedia/gallery/CURIOSITY_160X120.jpg (http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/display.cfm?News_ID=37585)13 Jun 2011 - NASA's Curiosity Continues Mobility Checkouts
Spacecraft specialists have been putting the Mars Science Laboratory rover, Curiosity, through various tests in preparation for shipment to NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida this month.


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http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/multimedia/gallery/VESTA_160X120.jpg (http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/display.cfm?News_ID=37584)13 Jun 2011 - Dawn Captures Video on Approach to Asteroid Vesta
Scientists working with NASA's Dawn spacecraft have created a new video showing the giant asteroid Vesta as the spacecraft approaches this unexplored world in the main asteroid belt.


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http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/missions/images/miss-messenger-mp.jpg (http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/display.cfm?News_ID=37606)15 Jun 2011 - MESSENGER Adjusts Its Orbit around Mercury
The MESSENGER spacecraft successfully completed its first orbit-correction maneuver today to reset its periapsis altitude -- the lowest point of MESSENGER's orbit about Mercury relative to the planet's surface -- from 506 km to approximately 200 km.


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http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/missions/images/miss-cassini-mp.jpg (http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/display.cfm?News_ID=37605)15 Jun 2011 - Plasma Spectrometer Operations on Hold
Mission managers for NASA's Cassini spacecraft suspended operation of the Cassini plasma spectrometer instrument on Tuesday, June 14, 2011, after a series of voltage shifts on the spacecraft.


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http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/multimedia/gallery/Giotto160X120.jpg (http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/display.cfm?News_ID=37604)15 Jun 2011 - Giotto approach to Comet Halley
Twenty-five years ago, ESA's Giotto probe swept within 600 km of Comet Halley, obtaining the first close-up images of a comet.


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http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/multimedia/gallery/MESSENGER_160X120.jpg (http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/display.cfm?News_ID=37623)16 Jun 2011 - NASA Spacecraft Confirms Theories, Sees Surprises at Mercury
Data from MESSENGER, the first spacecraft to orbit Mercury, is giving scientists important clues to the origin of the planet and its geological history and helping them better understand its dynamic interior and exterior processes.


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http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/multimedia/gallery/_epoxi-1_160X1201.jpg (http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/display.cfm?News_ID=37624)16 Jun 2011 - Science Paper Details NASA Epoxi Flyby of Hyper Comet
Comet Hartley 2's hyperactive state, as studied by NASA's EPOXI mission, is detailed in a new paper published in this week's issue of the journal Science.


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http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/multimedia/gallery/PhobosJupiter160X120(2).jpg (http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/display.cfm?News_ID=37643)17 Jun 2011 - Phobos Slips Past Jupiter
Earlier this month, ESA's Mars Express performed a special maneuver to observe an unusual alignment of Jupiter and the Martian moon Phobos.


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http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/multimedia/gallery/Dawn Approach160X1203.jpg (http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/display.cfm?News_ID=37664)20 Jun 2011 - NASA Hosts Briefing To Preview Spacecraft Visit Of Large Asteroid
NASA will host a news briefing at 2 p.m. EDT on Thursday, June 23, to discuss the Dawn spacecraft's year-long visit to the large asteroid Vesta.


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http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/multimedia/gallery/helene20110620-43_full160X120.jpg (http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/display.cfm?News_ID=37663)20 Jun 2011 - Cassini Captures Ice Queen Helene
NASA's Cassini spacecraft has successfully completed its second-closest encounter with Saturn's icy moon Helene, beaming down raw images of the small moon.


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http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/missions/images/miss-lro-mp.jpg (http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/display.cfm?News_ID=37685)21 Jun 2011 - NASA Details Achievements Of Lunar Spacecraft
NASA has declared full mission success for the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO). LRO changed our view of the entire Moon and brought it into sharper focus with unprecedented detail.


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http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/missions/images/miss-marsscilab-mp.jpg (http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/display.cfm?News_ID=37683)21 Jun 2011 - Radar for Mars Gets Flight Tests at NASA Dryden
Southern California's high desert has been a stand-in for Mars for NASA technology testing many times over the years. And so it is again, in a series of flights by an F/A-18 aircraft to test the landing radar for NASA's Mars Science Laboratory mission.


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http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/multimedia/gallery/CURIOUSITY_TRAVELS_160X120.jpg (http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/display.cfm?News_ID=37723)23 Jun 2011 - NASA Mars Rover Arrives in Florida After Cross-Country Flight
NASA's next Mars rover has completed the journey from its California birthplace to Florida in preparation for launch this fall.


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http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/multimedia/gallery/genesis160X120.jpg (http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/display.cfm?News_ID=37725)23 Jun 2011 - NASA Mission Suggests Sun and Planets Constructed Differently
Researchers analyzing samples returned by NASA's 2004 Genesis mission have discovered that our sun and its inner planets may have formed differently than previously thought.


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http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/multimedia/gallery/VESTA_160X120(3).jpg (http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/display.cfm?News_ID=37724)23 Jun 2011 - Dawn Nears Start of Year-Long Stay at Giant Asteroid
NASA's Dawn spacecraft is on track to begin the first extended visit to a large asteroid. The mission expects to go into orbit around Vesta on July 16.


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http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/multimedia/gallery/Juno_160X120.jpg (http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/display.cfm?News_ID=37743)23 Jun 2011 - NASA Will Host 150 People for Tweetup at Launch of Jupiter-Bound Mission
NASA will host a two-day launch Tweetup for 150 of its Twitter followers on Aug. 4-5 at the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The Tweetup is expected to culminate in the launch of the Jupiter-bound Juno spacecraft aboard an Atlas V rocket.


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http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/multimedia/gallery/Juno blankets160X120.jpg (http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/display.cfm?News_ID=37746)24 Jun 2011 - Juno Blanket Check
As the Juno spacecraft was elevated by a rotation fixture, a technician at Astrotech's payload processing facility in Titusville, Fla., examined the installation of blankets on the aft deck.


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http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/multimedia/gallery/MSL_160X120.jpg (http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/display.cfm?News_ID=37745)24 Jun 2011 - New Animation Depicts Next Mars Rover in Action
Although NASA's Mars Science Laboratory will not leave Earth until late this year nor land on Mars until August 2012, anyone can watch those dramatic events now in a new animation of the mission.


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http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/multimedia/gallery/Dawn Approach160X1204.jpg (http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/display.cfm?News_ID=37763)23 Jun 2011 - Dawn Journal
Now more than halfway through its approach to Vesta, Dawn continues creeping up on the destination it has been pursuing since it began its interplanetary travels.


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http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/multimedia/gallery/Artemis_160X120.jpg (http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/display.cfm?News_ID=37783)28 Jun 2011 - First ARTEMIS Spacecraft Successfully Enters Lunar Orbit
The first of two ARTEMIS spacecraft is now in its lunar orbit.


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http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/multimedia/gallery/LRO_565736main_M162350671LE_full160X120.jpg (http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/display.cfm?News_ID=37803)30 Jun 2011 - Sunrise View of Tycho Crater's Peak
NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter spacecraft angled its orbit 65 degrees to the west, allowing the LRO Camera NACs to capture a dramatic sunrise view of Tycho crater.


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http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/multimedia/gallery/Full_Mars160X120(2).jpg (http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/display.cfm?News_ID=37823)5 Jul 2011 - NASA Research Offers New Prospect Of Water On Mars
NASA scientists are seeing new evidence that suggests traces of water on Mars are under a thin varnish of iron oxide, or rust, similar to conditions found on desert rocks in California's Mojave Desert.


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http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/multimedia/gallery/Juno160X120(3).jpg (http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/display.cfm?News_ID=37824)1 Jul 2011 - What's Next For NASA?
NASA has a robust program of exploration, technology development and scientific research that will last for years to come.


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http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/multimedia/gallery/Juno566492_160X120.jpg (http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/display.cfm?News_ID=37825)5 Jul 2011 - NASA's Spacecraft T-Minus One Month to Jupiter Period
NASA's Juno spacecraft is 30 days before its first launch window opens.


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http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/multimedia/gallery/Dawn Approach160X1205.jpg (http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/display.cfm?News_ID=37865)7 Jul 2011 - Dawn Team Members Check out Spacecraft
Mission managers for NASA's Dawn spacecraft are studying the spacecraft's ion propulsion system after Dawn experienced a loss of thrust on 27 June.


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http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/multimedia/gallery/Comt_Sun_160X120.jpg (http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/display.cfm?News_ID=37864)7 Jul 2011 - First-Ever View of a Sungrazer Comet In Front of the Sun
For the first time ever, SDO captured a 20-minute movie of a comet streaking directly in front of the sun.


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http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/multimedia/gallery/Juno160X120(3)1.jpg (http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/display.cfm?News_ID=37863)7 Jul 2011 - Juno Mission Status Update
The Juno spacecraft completed hydrazine fuel loading, oxidizer loading and final tank pressurizations this week, and now the complete propulsion system is ready for the trip to Jupiter.


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http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/multimedia/gallery/Neptune 160X120.jpg (http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/display.cfm?News_ID=37884)12 Jul 2011 - Hubble's Neptune Anniversary Pictures
Today, Neptune has arrived at the same location in space where it was discovered nearly 165 years ago. To commemorate the event, NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has taken these "anniversary pictures" of the blue-green giant planet.


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http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/multimedia/gallery/NASA_App_160X120.jpg (http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/display.cfm?News_ID=37883)12 Jul 2011 - NASA App for Android is Now Available
Come explore with NASA and discover a huge collection of stunning images, videos, mission information, news, NASA TV and featured content with the new NASA App for Android (TM).


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http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/multimedia/gallery/Comet HartleyNEWS_160X120.jpg (http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/display.cfm?News_ID=37904)14 Jul 2011 - Comet Hartley 2 Leaves a Bumpy Trail
New findings from NEOWISE, the asteroid- and comet-hunting portion of NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer mission, show that comet Hartley 2 leaves a pebbly trail as it laps the sun, dotted with grains as big as golf balls.


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http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/missions/images/miss-dawn-mp.jpg (http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/display.cfm?News_ID=37923)17 Jul 2011 - NASA's Dawn Spacecraft in Orbit at Vesta
NASA's Dawn spacecraft on Saturday became the first probe ever to enter orbit around an object in the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter.


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http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/multimedia/gallery/Dawn Approach160X1206.jpg (http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/display.cfm?News_ID=37945)18 Jul 2011 - Dawn Journal
After covering 2.8 billion km (1.7 billion miles) on its own, after traveling for nearly four years through the lonely emptiness of interplanetary space, after being bound by the gravity only of the sun, Dawn is finally in orbit around Vesta.


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http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/multimedia/gallery/MSLNewsAnnouncement160X120.jpg (http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/display.cfm?News_ID=37944)18 Jul 2011 - NASA Announcing Landing Site For New Mars Rover
NASA and the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum will host a news conference at 10 a.m. EDT, Friday, July 22 to announce the selected landing site for the agency's latest Mars rover.


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http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/multimedia/gallery/Blind Moon_160X120.jpg (http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/display.cfm?News_ID=37967)19 Jul 2011 - NASA Book Available For Visually Impaired To Learn About Moon
NASA has released a new book for visually impaired people to experience the wonders of the Moon.


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http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/multimedia/gallery/Artemis_160X1204.jpg (http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/display.cfm?News_ID=37965)19 Jul 2011 - Two NASA Probes Tackle New Mission: Studying The Moon
Two small NASA probes that had been used to study space weather now are orbiting the Moon to study its interior and surface composition.


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http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/multimedia/gallery/JUNO_160X120(2).jpg (http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/display.cfm?News_ID=37964)19 Jul 2011 - Juno Processing Continues in Florida
Processing on NASA's Juno spacecraft continues with the spacecraft being inserted into its payload fairing yesterday (18 July 2011).


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http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/multimedia/gallery/Pluto_P4_th.jpg (http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/display.cfm?News_ID=37983)20 Jul 2011 - NASA's Hubble Discovers Another Moon Around Pluto
Astronomers using the Hubble Space Telescope discovered a fourth moon orbiting the icy dwarf planet Pluto.


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http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/missions/images/miss-marsscilab-mp.jpg (http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/display.cfm?News_ID=38003)22 Jul 2011 - NASA's Next Mars Rover to Land at Gale Crater
NASA's next Mars rover will land at the foot of a layered mountain inside the planet's Gale Crater.


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http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/missions/images/miss-juno-mp.jpg (http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/display.cfm?News_ID=38026)22 Jul 2011 - NASA Briefing to Preview Upcoming Mission to Jupiter
NASA will hold a news briefing at 1 p.m. EDT (10 a.m. PDT) on Wednesday, 27July, at the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida to discuss preparations for the upcoming Juno mission to Jupiter.


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http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/multimedia/gallery/MAVEN_Still_full160X120.jpg (http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/display.cfm?News_ID=38025)22 Jul 2011 - MAVEN Mission Completes Major Milestone
The Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN (MAVEN) mission reached a major milestone last week when it successfully completed its Mission Critical Design Review (CDR).


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http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/multimedia/gallery/grail160X120(2).jpg (http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/display.cfm?News_ID=38023)22 Jul 2011 - NASA Announces Launch Tweetup for GRAIL Moon Mission
NASA will host a two-day launch Tweetup for 150 of its Twitter followers on 7-8 September at the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.


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http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/multimedia/gallery/EnceladusJets160X120.jpg (http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/display.cfm?News_ID=38044)26 Jul 2011 - Enceladus Rains Water Onto Saturn
ESA's Herschel space observatory has shown that water expelled from the moon Enceladus forms a giant torus of water vapour around Saturn.


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http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/missions/images/miss-juno-mp.jpg (http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/display.cfm?News_ID=38043)26 Jul 2011 - NASA Sets Launch Coverage Events For Mission To Jupiter
NASA's Juno spacecraft is set to launch toward Jupiter aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket on 5 Aug. The launch window extends from 11:34 a.m. to 12:33 p.m. EDT, and the launch period extends through 26 Aug.


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http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/multimedia/gallery/Dawn Approach160X1207.jpg (http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/display.cfm?News_ID=38063)27 Jul 2011 - NASA To Unveil Full-Frame Image Of Vesta At News Conference
NASA will host a news conference on Monday, 1 Aug., at 2 p.m. EDT, to discuss the Dawn spacecraft's successful orbit insertion around Vesta on 15 July and unveil the first full-frame images from Dawn's framing camera.


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http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/missions/images/miss-juno-mp.jpg (http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/display.cfm?News_ID=38065)27 Jul 2011 - NASA's Jupiter-Bound Juno Spacecraft Mated to Its Rocket
NASA's Juno spacecraft completed its last significant terrestrial journey on Wednesday, with a 15-mile trip from Astrotech Space Operations to its launch pad. The solar-powered, Jupiter-bound spacecraft was secured into place on top of its rocket as well.


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http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/multimedia/gallery/Trojan Asteroid160X120.jpg (http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/display.cfm?News_ID=38064)27 Jul 2011 - NASA's WISE Finds Earth's First Trojan Asteroid
Astronomers studying observations taken by NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) mission have discovered the first known "Trojan" asteroid orbiting the sun along with Earth.


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http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/multimedia/gallery/VESTA_8-1-11_160X120.jpg (http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/display.cfm?News_ID=38083)1 Aug 2011 - NASA's Dawn Spacecraft Begins Science Orbits of Vesta
The Dawn team unveiled the first full-frame image of Vesta taken on 24 July.


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http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/multimedia/gallery/JunoMagnetospheres160X120.jpg (http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/display.cfm?News_ID=38084)1 Aug 2011 - Juno to Show Jupiter's Magnetic Field in High-Def
When it comes to magnetic fields, Jupiter is the ultimate muscle car. It's endowed with the biggest, brawniest field of any planet in the solar system, powered by a monster engine under the hood.


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http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/multimedia/gallery/JunoTweet160X120.jpg (http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/display.cfm?News_ID=38103)1 Aug 2011 - NASA Invites 150 Lucky Twitter Followers to Launch of Jupiter-Bound Spacecraft
NASA has invited 150 followers of the agency's Twitter account to a two-day launch Tweetup Aug. 4-5. The event is expected to culminate in the liftoff of the Jupiter-bound Juno spacecraft.


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http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/missions/images/miss-juno-mp.jpg (http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/display.cfm?News_ID=38127)3 Aug 2011 - NASA's Jupiter Probe Ready for Launch
NASA's Juno spacecraft is getting ready to lift off on Friday, 5 Aug. 2011.


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http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/multimedia/gallery/Lego_Figurines160X120.jpg (http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/display.cfm?News_ID=38126)3 Aug 2011 - Juno Spacecraft to Carry Three Figurines to Jupiter Orbit
NASA's Jupiter-bound Juno spacecraft will carry the 1.5-inch likeness of Galileo Galilei, the Roman god Jupiter and his wife Juno to Jupiter when the spacecraft launches this Friday, 5 Aug.


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http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/multimedia/gallery/Galileo160X120.jpg (http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/display.cfm?News_ID=38125)3 Aug 2011 - Juno Jupiter Mission to Carry Plaque Dedicated to Galileo
A plaque dedicated to the famous astronomer Galileo Galilei will be carried to Jupiter aboard NASA's Juno spacecraft.


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http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/multimedia/gallery/Mars_Flows_120.jpg (http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/display.cfm?News_ID=38143)4 Aug 2011 - NASA Spacecraft Data Suggest Water Flowing on Mars
Observations from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter have revealed possible flowing water during the warmest months on Mars.


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http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/missions/images/miss-juno-mp.jpg (http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/display.cfm?News_ID=38163)5 Aug 2011 - Juno Launch: Step-by-Step
The satellite observatory is nestled inside the top of a United Launch Alliance Atlas V 551 rocket, the most powerful Atlas rocket in NASA's inventory.


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http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/missions/images/miss-juno-mp.jpg (http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/display.cfm?News_ID=38164)5 Aug 2011 - NASA's Juno Spacecraft Launches to Jupiter
NASA's solar-powered Juno spacecraft lifted off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station at 12:25 p.m. EDT Friday to begin a five-year journey to Jupiter.


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http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/missions/images/miss-mer_a-mp.jpg (http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/display.cfm?News_ID=38183)8 Aug 2011 - NASA Mars Rover Approaches Long-Term Goal
The NASA Mars rover Opportunity has gained a view of Endeavour crater from barely more than a football-field's distance away from the rim. The rim of Endeavour has been the mission's long-term goal since mid-2008.


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http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/multimedia/gallery/1Perseids160X120.jpg (http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/display.cfm?News_ID=38184)8 Aug 2011 - NASA Chat: Stay 'Up All Night' to Watch the Perseids!
Looking for a good reason to enjoy an August evening? This year's Perseid meteor shower peaks on the night of Friday, 12 Aug. and into the early morning of Saturday, 13 Aug.


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http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/multimedia/gallery/PowertoExplore_th.jpg (http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/display.cfm?News_ID=38203)9 Aug 2011 - Power to Explore: 50 Years of Nuclear Space Power
On June 29th, 2011 NASA and the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC, held an event to commemorate both the launch of the first nuclear space power system.


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http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/multimedia/gallery/MSLNewsAnnouncement160X1201.jpg (http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/display.cfm?News_ID=38204)9 Aug 2011 - NASA Offers Media Access To Mars-Bound Rover On Aug. 12
NASA's next Mars rover, the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) known as Curiosity, will be the focus of a media opportunity at 7 a.m. EDT on Friday, Aug. 12, at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.


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http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/multimedia/gallery/Endeavour Crater160X120.jpg (http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/display.cfm?News_ID=38223)10 Aug 2011 - NASA Mars Rover Arrives at New Site on Martian Surface
After a journey of almost three years, NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity has reached the Red Planet's Endeavour crater to study rocks never seen before.


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http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/multimedia/gallery/Vesta 3D_160X120.jpg (http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/display.cfm?News_ID=38244)11 Aug 2011 - NASA's Asteroid Photographer Beams Back Science Data
The Dawn spacecraft has completed a graceful spiral into the first of four planned science orbits during the spacecraft's yearlong visit to Vesta.


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http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/multimedia/gallery/WEBB_174X100.jpg (http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/display.cfm?News_ID=38285)18 Aug 2011 - Webb Telescope's MIRI Flight Instrument Completes Cryogenic Testing in the U.K.
A pioneering camera and spectrometer that will fly aboard NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has completed cryogenic testing designed to mimic the harsh conditions it will experience in space.


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http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/multimedia/gallery/GRAIL_160X120.jpg (http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/display.cfm?News_ID=38284)18 Aug 2011 - NASA's GRAIL Moon Twins are Joined to Their Booster
NASA's lunar-bound GRAIL twins were mated to their Delta II launch vehicle at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station's Launch Complex 17 at 8:45 a.m. EDT (5:45 a.m. PDT) today.


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http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/missions/images/miss-grail.gif (http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/display.cfm?News_ID=38305)23 Aug 2011 - NASA Sets GRAIL/Delta II Launch Coverage Events
NASA's GRAIL spacecraft is set to launch to the Moon aboard a United Launch Alliance Delta II rocket on 8 Sept. 2011 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (CCAFS), Fla.


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http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/multimedia/gallery/Hyperion_160X120.jpg (http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/display.cfm?News_ID=38323)26 Aug 2011 - Cassini Closes in on Saturn's Tumbling Moon Hyperion
NASA's Cassini spacecraft captured new views of Saturn's oddly shaped moon Hyperion during its encounter with this cratered body on Thursday, 25 Aug.


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http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/multimedia/gallery/GRAILNews160X120.jpg (http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/display.cfm?News_ID=38324)25 Aug 2011 - NASA Moon Mission in Final Preparations for September Launch
NASA's Gravity Recovery And Interior Laboratory (GRAIL) mission to study the Moon is in final launch preparations for a scheduled 8 Sept. launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.


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http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/missions/images/miss-mer_a-mp.jpg (http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/display.cfm?News_ID=38343)30 Aug 2011 - NASA Announces Media Teleconference About Opportunity Rover
NASA will host a media teleconference on Thursday, Sept. 1, at 12:30 p.m. PDT to discuss progress of NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity.


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http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/multimedia/gallery/Eyes_th.jpg (http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/display.cfm?News_ID=38383)3 Sep 2011 - NASA Gives Public New Internet Tool to Explore the Solar System
NASA is giving the public the power to journey through the solar system using a new interactive Web-based tool.


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http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/missions/images/miss-grail.gif (http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/display.cfm?News_ID=38423)10 Sep 2011 - NASA GRAIL Mission to the Moon Under Way
NASA's GRAIL mission to study the moon from crust to core successfully lifted off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station's Pad SLC-17B at 9:08 a.m. EDT.


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http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/multimedia/gallery/Chester Lake 160X120 2.jpg (http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/display.cfm?News_ID=38483)14 Sep 2011 - NASA Rover Inspects Next Rock at Endeavour
NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity is using instruments on its robotic arm to inspect targets on a rock called "Chester Lake."


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http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/planets/images/default-beyond.jpg (http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/display.cfm?News_ID=38503)15 Sep 2011 - NASA's Kepler Mission Discovers a World Orbiting Two Stars
The existence of a world with a double sunset, as portrayed in the film Star Wars more than 30 years ago, is now scientific fact. NASA's


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http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/multimedia/gallery/590007main_sunshield-lg160X120.jpg (http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/display.cfm?News_ID=38525)19 Sep 2011 - Tests Under way on the Sunshield for NASA's Webb Telescope
NASA is testing an element of the sunshield that will protect the James Webb Space Telescope's mirrors and instruments during its mission to observe the most distant objects in the Universe.


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http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/multimedia/gallery/Asteroid_Dinosaur 160X120.jpg (http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/display.cfm?News_ID=38523)19 Sep 2011 - Origin of Dinosaur-Killing Asteroid Remains a Mystery
Observations from NASA's WISE mission indicate the family of asteroids some believed was responsible for the demise of the dinosaurs is not likely the culprit, keeping open the case on one of Earth's greatest mysteries.


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http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/multimedia/gallery/Enceladus 160X120.jpg (http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/display.cfm?News_ID=38543)21 Sep 2011 - Saturn's Moon Enceladus Spreads Its Influence
Enceladus is the only moon in our solar system known to influence substantially the chemical composition of its parent planet.


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http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/multimedia/gallery/591794main_MAVENStructure9-08-11_160X120.jpg (http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/display.cfm?News_ID=38563)26 Sep 2011 - MAVEN Mission Primary Structure Complete
NASA's MAVEN mission has reached a new milestone.


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http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/missions/images/miss-wise-mp.jpg (http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/display.cfm?News_ID=38564)26 Sep 2011 - NASA to Host News Conference on Asteroid Search Findings
NASA will hold a news conference at 1 p.m. EDT (10 a.m. PDT) on Thurs., Sept. 29, to reveal near-Earth asteroid findings and implications for future research. The briefing will take place at NASA Headquarters in Washington.


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http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/multimedia/gallery/msl-tweetup-full 160X120.jpg (http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/display.cfm?News_ID=38603)28 Sep 2011 - 150 of NASA's Twitter Followers Will Be Invited To Mars Rover Launch
NASA will host a two-day Mars Science Laboratory launch Tweetup for 150 of its Twitter followers on 23 and 25 Nov. at the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.


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http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/multimedia/gallery/59006main_weiler_160X120.jpg (http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/display.cfm?News_ID=38625)29 Sep 2011 - Dr. Edward J. Weiler Retires After Almost 33 Years of NASA Service
"Ed leaves an enduring legacy of pride and success that forever will remain a part of NASA's science history," said NASA Administrator Charles Bolden.


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http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/multimedia/gallery/592714main_neo20110929-full_160X120.jpg (http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/display.cfm?News_ID=38624)29 Sep 2011 - NASA Space Telescope Finds Fewer Asteroids Near Earth
New observations by NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, or WISE, show there are significantly fewer near-Earth asteroids in the mid-size range than previously thought.


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http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/multimedia/gallery/MERCURY Find 160X120.jpg (http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/display.cfm?News_ID=38623)29 Sep 2011 - NASA Spacecraft Revealing More Details About Planet Mercury
New MESSENGER data show widespread flood volcanism similar to Earth on Mercury, clearer views of Mercury's surface, the first measurements of its elemental composition, and details about charged particles near the planet.


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http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/multimedia/gallery/VESTA Science Orbit 160X120.jpg (http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/display.cfm?News_ID=38663)30 Sep 2011 - NASA's Dawn Spacecraft Begins New Vesta Mapping Orbit
NASA's Dawn spacecraft has completed a gentle spiral into its new science orbit for an even closer view of the giant asteroid Vesta. Dawn began sending science data on Sept. 29 from this new orbit, known as the high altitude mapping orbit (HAMO).


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http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/multimedia/gallery/grail160X120(2)1.jpg (http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/display.cfm?News_ID=38684)3 Oct 2011 - NASA Invites Students to Name Moon-Bound Spacecraft
NASA has a class assignment for U.S. students: help the agency give the twin spacecraft headed to orbit around the Moon new names.


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http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/multimedia/gallery/Enceladus Jets 160X120.jpg (http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/display.cfm?News_ID=38683)3 Oct 2011 - Saturn's Geyser Moon Enceladus Shows off for NASA's Cassini
NASA's Cassini spacecraft successfully completed its 1 Oct. flyby of Saturn's moon Enceladus and its jets of water vapor and ice.


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http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/missions/images/miss-mer_a-mp.jpg (http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/display.cfm?News_ID=38706)10 Oct 2011 - Video Documents Three-Year Trek on Mars by NASA Rover
A new video compiles 309 images, providing a historic record of Opportunity's three-year trek that totaled about 13 miles (21 km) across a Martian plain pocked with smaller craters.


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http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/multimedia/gallery/rocketeer160X120.jpg (http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/display.cfm?News_ID=38723)11 Oct 2011 - Caltech Event Marks 75th Anniversary of JPL Rocket Tests
The 75th anniversary of the first rocket experiments at the site that became NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., will be celebrated with a special free, public screening of the new documentary, "The American Rocketeer."


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http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/multimedia/gallery/WEBBModel160X120.jpg (http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/display.cfm?News_ID=38744)12 Oct 2011 - Giant-Sized Webb Space Telescope Model to 'Land' in Baltimore
Baltimore's Maryland Science Center is going to be the "landing site" for the life-sized full-scale model of NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, and it's free for all to see.


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http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/multimedia/gallery/VESTA Science 160X120.jpg (http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/display.cfm?News_ID=38743)12 Oct 2011 - NASA's Dawn Science Team Presents Early Science Results
Scientists with NASA's Dawn mission are sharing with other scientists and the public their early information about the southern hemisphere of the giant asteroid Vesta.


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http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/multimedia/gallery/EnceladusOrion160X120.jpg (http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/display.cfm?News_ID=38763)18 Oct 2011 - Orion's Belt Lights Up Cassini's View Of Enceladus
NASA's Cassini mission will take advantage of the position of two of the three stars in Orion's belt when the spacecraft flies by Saturn's moon Enceladus on Wed., 19 Oct.


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http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/multimedia/gallery/Curiosity Rover 160X120.jpg (http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/display.cfm?News_ID=38783)20 Oct 2011 - Mars Rover Carries Device for Underground Scouting
An instrument on NASA's Mars rover Curiosity can check for any water that might be bound into shallow underground minerals along the rover's path.


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On October 25, 2006 a Delta II rocket launched from Cape Canaveral carrying two nearly identical spacecraft. Each satellite was one half of a mission entitled Solar TErrestrial RElations Observatory (STEREO) and they were destined to do something never done before Ð see the entire sun simultaneously.





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http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/multimedia/gallery/ipad_sample_final160X120.jpg (http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/display.cfm?News_ID=38803)24 Oct 2011 - On the Path to Pluto: New Horizons App Now Available
The team behind NASA's New Horizons mission to Pluto and the Kuiper Belt has launched a free app that takes iPhone and iPad users along on this historic voyage to the planetary frontier.


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http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/missions/images/miss-marsexpress-mp.jpg (http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/display.cfm?News_ID=38863)3 Nov 2011 - NASA Study of Clays Suggests Watery Mars Underground
A new NASA study suggests if life ever existed on Mars, the longest lasting habitats were most likely below the Red Planet's surface.


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The two STEREO spacecraft now sit on opposite sides of the sun providing a view of the latest solar activity for the entire solar system.





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On October 25, 2006 a Delta II rocket launched from Cape Canaveral carrying two nearly identical spacecraft. Each satellite was one half of a mission entitled Solar TErrestrial RElations Observatory (STEREO) and they were destined to do something never done before - see the entire sun simultaneously.





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http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/missions/images/miss-voyager_2-mp.jpg (http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/display.cfm?News_ID=38883)5 Nov 2011 - Voyager 2 to Switch to Backup Thruster Set
NASA's Deep Space Network personnel sent commands to the Voyager 2 spacecraft Nov. 4 to switch to the backup set of thrusters that controls the roll of the spacecraft. Confirmation was received today that the spacecraft accepted the commands.


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http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/multimedia/gallery/Asteroid Flyby160X120.jpg (http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/display.cfm?News_ID=38906)7 Nov 2011 - NASA Captures New Images of Large Asteroid Passing Earth
NASA's Deep Space Network antenna in Goldstone, Calif. has captured new radar images of Asteroid 2005 YU55 passing close to Earth


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http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/missions/images/miss-dsn.jpg (http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/display.cfm?News_ID=38926)8 Nov 2011 - NASA Releases Radar Movie of Asteroid 2005 YU55
Scientists working with the 230-foot-wide (70-meter) Deep Space Network antenna at Goldstone, Calif., have generated a short movie clip of asteroid 2005 YU55.


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http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/multimedia/gallery/MSLNewsAnnouncement160X1202.jpg (http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/display.cfm?News_ID=38923)8 Nov 2011 - NASA to Hold Media Briefing About Mars Rover Launch
NASA will hold a news conference at 10 a.m. PST (1 p.m. EST), Thursday, 10 Nov., to discuss the upcoming launch of the Mars Science Laboratory.


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http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/multimedia/gallery/Pluto's System160X120.jpg (http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/display.cfm?News_ID=38925)7 Nov 2011 - The PI's Perspective: Is the Pluto System Dangerous?
The New Horizons team plans to look harder to ensure that we don't run into something that could damage or destroy New Horizons.


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http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/multimedia/gallery/NASA_Meatball_160X120.jpg (http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/display.cfm?News_ID=38943)9 Nov 2011 - Susan Niebur Wins NASA Public Service Award
Susan Niebur was awarded the Public Service Award from the NASA Planetary Science Division.


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http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/multimedia/gallery/voyagerpic160X120.jpg (http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/display.cfm?News_ID=38963)14 Nov 2011 - Voyager 2 Completes Switch to Backup Thruster Set
NASA's Voyager 2 has successfully switched to the backup set of thrusters that controls the roll of the spacecraft.


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http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/missions/images/miss-messenger-mp.jpg (http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/display.cfm?News_ID=38964)14 Nov 2011 - NASA Extends MESSENGER Mission
NASA has announced that it will extend the MESSENGER mission for an additional year of orbital operations at Mercury beyond the planned end of the primary mission on March 17, 2012.


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http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/multimedia/gallery/Europa160X120.jpg (http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/display.cfm?News_ID=38983)15 Nov 2011 - NASA Hosting Science Update About Jupiter's Icy Moon Europa
NASA will host a Science Update at 1 p.m. EST on Wednesday, 16 Nov. to discuss new theories concerning Jupiter's icy moon Europa.


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http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/multimedia/gallery/MSLNewsAnnouncement160X1204.jpg (http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/display.cfm?News_ID=39023)19 Nov 2011 - MSL launch delayed to Saturday, Nov. 26
The launch of a United Launch Alliance Atlas V carrying NASA's Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) has been delayed one day to allow time for the team to remove and replace a flight termination system battery.


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http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/multimedia/gallery/MSLNewsAnnouncement160X1205.jpg (http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/display.cfm?News_ID=39025)21 Nov 2011 - NASA Updates Prelaunch Events for Mars Science Lab
NASA has updated information about the news conferences and other events for the agency's Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity rover launch.


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http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/multimedia/gallery/MSLNewsAnnouncement160X1206.jpg (http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/display.cfm?News_ID=39043)22 Nov 2011 - Mars Science Laboratory/Atlas V Launch Briefing and Events Schedule
All briefings for the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) launch will be held inside the Kennedy news center auditorium and will be carried live on NASA Television, unless otherwise noted.


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http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/multimedia/gallery/MSL_Laser_160X120.jpg (http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/display.cfm?News_ID=39064)23 Nov 2011 - Mars Science Laboratory Launch Milestones
NASA's Mars Science Laboratory is tucked inside its Atlas V rocket, ready for launch on Saturday, 26 Nov. 2011 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.


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http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/multimedia/gallery/MSLNewsAnnouncement160X1207.jpg (http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/display.cfm?News_ID=39063)23 Nov 2011 - MSL and Curiosity 'Locked and Loaded' for Launch
Following Wednesday morning's Launch Readiness Review, NASA and contractor managers gave the launch team the go-ahead to continue working towards liftoff of the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) on Saturday, 26. Nov.


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http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/missions/images/miss-phobos-grunt.jpg (http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/display.cfm?News_ID=39084)25 Nov 2011 - ESA Tracking Station Contacts Russia's Missing Mars Mission
On Tuesday, 22 November at 20:25 GMT, ESA's tracking station at Perth, Australia, established contact with Russia's Phobos-Grunt spacecraft.


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http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/missions/images/miss-marsscilab-mp.jpg (http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/display.cfm?News_ID=39103)26 Nov 2011 - NASA Launches Most Capable and Robust Rover to Mars
NASA began a historic voyage to Mars with the Nov. 26 launch of the Mars Science Laboratory, which carries a car-sized rover named Curiosity. Liftoff from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station aboard an Atlas V rocket occurred at 10:02 a.m. EST (7:02 a.m. PST)


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http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/missions/images/miss-phobos-grunt.jpg (http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/display.cfm?News_ID=39123)25 Nov 2011 - ESA Station Unable to Establish New Link With Phobos-Grunt
No signal was received from Phobos-Grunt.


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http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/missions/images/miss-cassini-mp.jpg (http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/display.cfm?News_ID=39164)3 Dec 2011 - What's That Sparkle in Cassini's Eye?
The moon Enceladus, one of the jewels of the Saturn system, sparkles peculiarly bright in new images obtained by NASA's Cassini spacecraft.


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http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/missions/images/miss-pkb-mp.jpg (http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/display.cfm?News_ID=39163)3 Dec 2011 - New Horizons Becomes Closest Spacecraft to Approach Pluto
NASA's New Horizons mission reached a special milestone today on its way to reconnoiter the Pluto system, coming closer to Pluto than any other spacecraft.


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http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/missions/images/miss-comet-hopper-mp.jpg (http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/display.cfm?News_ID=39184)5 Dec 2011 - NASA Goddard Managed Comet Hopper Mission Selected for Further Study
NASA selected the Comet Hopper mission to continue in its mission concept phase.


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http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/missions/images/miss-grail.gif (http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/display.cfm?News_ID=39243)28 Dec 2011 - NASA Twin Spacecraft On Final Approach For Moon Orbit
NASA's twin spacecraft to study the moon from crust to core are nearing their New Year's Eve and New Year's Day main-engine burns to place the duo in lunar orbit.


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