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Mimas Showing False Colors

False color images of Saturn's moon, Mimas, reveal variation in either the composition or texture across its surface.
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Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter launch successful

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NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) successfully lifted off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla at 7:43:00 a.m EDT on Aug 12.

Cassini Finds Recent and Unusual Geology on Enceladus

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NASA's Cassini spacecraft has obtained new, detailed images of the south polar region of Saturn's moon Enceladus.

Discovery ready for launch

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Tanking of Discovery's large orange external tank with 500,000 gallons of liquid oxygen and hydrogen began this morning at 7:11 a.m.

Geological findings show Mars is evolving

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Mars is a rocky planet with an ancient volcanic past, but new findings show the planet is more complex and active than previously believed – at least in certain places.

Deep Impact Flash Surprises Scientists

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The hyper-speed demise of NASA's Deep Impact probe generated an immense flash of light, which provided an excellent light source for the two cameras on the Deep Impact mothership.

Bullseye for Deep Impact

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After 172 days and 268 million miles of deep space stalking, Deep Impact successfully reached out and touched comet Tempel 1.

Lake on Titan?

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Scientists are fascinated by a dark, lake-like feature recently observed on Saturn's moon Titan.

A Force Field for Astronauts?

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Opposite charges attract. Like charges repel. It's the first lesson of electromagnetism and, someday, it could save the lives of astronauts.

SMART-1 detects calcium on the Moon

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Thanks to measurements by the D-CIXS X-ray spectrometer, ESAs SMART-1 spacecraft has made the first ever unambiguous remote-sensing detection of calcium on the Moon.

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