http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?feature=4573
Public Event Will Celebrate NASA Mission to Dwarf Planet Ceres
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
May 5, 2015
NASA's Dawn mission will host the flagship event for its "I C Ceres" space
festival at the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena on S
http://mars.nasa.gov/mer/mission/status.html#opportunity
OPPORTUNITY UPDATE: 4,000+ Martian Days of Work on Mars! - sols 3999-4003,
April 24, 2015-April 28, 2015:
Opportunity is on the west rim of Endeavour Crater next to the "Spirit
of St. Louis" crater near the entrance of "Marathon Valley
http://www.sentinelsource.com/features/technology/japan-plans-to-land-rover-on-moon-in/article_aec6919e-ef32-5b61-8a55-ca7ccacefafd.html
Japan plans to land rover on moon in 2018
By Euan McKirdy
CNN News Service
April 26, 2016
Japan's space agency announced this week that the country would p
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?feature=4572
Traffic Around Mars Gets Busy
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
May 4, 2015
[Graphic]
This graphic depicts the relative shapes and distances from Mars for five
active orbiter missions plus the planet's two natural satellites. It
illustrates
the pot
MARS ODYSSEY THEMIS IMAGES
April 27 - May 1, 2015
o Angustus Labyrinthus (27 April 2015)
http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20150427a
o Proctor Crater Dunes (28 April 2015)
http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20150428a
o Dust Devil Tracks (29 April 2015)
http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20150429a
o Sirenum Fos
http://messenger.jhuapl.edu/news_room/details.php?id=284
MESSENGER Mission News
April 30, 2015
NASA Completes MESSENGER Mission with Expected Impact on Mercury's Surface
Mission controllers at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
(APL) in Laurel, Md., confirmed today that NA
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?feature=4570
Rock Spire in 'Spirit of St. Louis Crater' on Mars
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
April 30, 2015
An elongated crater called "Spirit of St. Louis," with a rock spire in
it, dominates a recent scene from the panoramic camera (Pancam) on NASA's
Mars E
April 29, 2015
RELEASE 15-078
NASA's New Horizons Detects Surface Features, Possible Polar Cap on Pluto
For the first time, images from NASA's New Horizons spacecraft are
revealing bright and dark regions on the surface of faraway Pluto - the
primary target of the New Horizons close flyby in
http://messenger.jhuapl.edu/news_room/details.php?id=283
MESSENGER Mission News
April 29, 2015
Mercury Crater-Naming Contest Winners Announced
The MESSENGER Education and Public Outreach (EPO) Team, coordinated through
the Carnegie Institution for Science, announces the winning names from
its
http://mars.nasa.gov/mer/mission/status.html#opportunity
OPPORTUNITY UPDATE: Rover on the Lookout for Dust Devils! - sols 3990-3998,
April 15, 2015-April 23, 2015:
Opportunity is on the west rim of Endeavour Crater next to the "Spirit
of St. Louis" crater near the entrance of "Marathon Valley
April 28, 2015
MEDIA ADVISORY M15-068
NASA to Hold Media Call on Latest Images of Pluto from New Horizons Spacecraft
NASA will host a media teleconference at 3:30 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, April 29
to discuss recent images returned from the New Horizons spacecraft as it
nears its historic July
MARS ODYSSEY THEMIS IMAGES
April 20-24, 2015
o Noachis Terra - False Color (20 April 2015)
http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20150420a
o Tikhov Crater - False Color (21 April 2015)
http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20150421a
o Schaeberle Crater - False Color (22 April 2015)
http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-2
http://messenger.jhuapl.edu/news_room/details.php?id=282
MESSENGER Mission News
April 25, 2015
MESSENGER Executes Last Orbit-Correction Maneuver, Prepares for Impact
MESSENGER mission controllers at the Johns Hopkins University Applied
Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Md., conducted the las
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?feature=4565
Dawn Enters Science Orbit
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
April 24, 2015
Dawn Mission Status Report
NASA's Dawn spacecraft entered into its first science orbit on Thursday,
April 23, as scheduled. Following a delay in communicating a command sequenc
MARS RECONNAISSANCE ORBITER HIRISE IMAGES
April 22, 2015
o Slope Monitoring in Aram Chaos
http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/ESP_039655_1835
Images such as this one allow us to test whether these streaks
grow seasonally and recur annually.
o Embayment in Tectonized Fluvial Terrain
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?feature=4558
Ceres' Bright Spots Come Back Into View
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
April 20, 2015
The two brightest spots on dwarf planet Ceres, which have fascinated scientists
for months, are back in view in the newest images from NASA's Dawn spacecraft.
Da
http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Engineering_Technology/Asteroid_Impact_Mission/Design_begins_for_ESA_s_Asteroid_Impact_Mission
Design Begins for ESA's Asteroid Impact MIssion
European Space Agency
15 April 2015
European industry has begun work on dual concept studies to design an
innov
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?feature=4556
NASA's Curiosity Rover Making Tracks and Observations
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
April 16, 2015
Fast Facts:
* Curiosity has passed the mission's 10-kilometer mark as it heads for
its next science destination, called "Logan Pass"
* The rover i
MARS ODYSSEY THEMIS IMAGES
April 13-17, 2015
o Daedalia Planum (13 April 2015)
http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20150413a
o Debris Flow (14 April 2015)
http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20150414a
o Lyell Crater (15 April 2015)
http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20150415a
o Terra Cimmeria (16 April 2015)
ht
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?feature=4554
Asteroid Named for Nobel Prize Winner Joins Historic Lineup
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
April 15, 2016
An asteroid discovered by NASA's NEOWISE spacecraft has been given the
formal designation 316201 Malala, in honor of Malala Yousafzai of Pakis
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?feature=4555
Dawn Glimpses Ceres' North Pole
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
April 16, 2015
[Animation]
This animation shows the north pole of dwarf planet Ceres as seen by the
Dawn spacecraft on April 10, 2015. Dawn was at a distance of 21,000 miles
(33,000 ki
April 16, 2015
NASA Spacecraft Achieves Unprecedented Success Studying Mercury
After extraordinary science findings and technological innovations, a NASA
spacecraft launched in 2004 to study Mercury will impact the planet's
surface, most likely on April 30, after it runs out of propella
http://mars.nasa.gov/mer/mission/status.html#opportunity
OPPORTUNITY UPDATE: Robotic Arm Gets Busy on Rock Outcrop - sols 3983-3989,
April 8, 2015-April 14, 2015:
Opportunity is on the west rim of Endeavour Crater near the entrance of
"Marathon Valley," a putative location for abundant clay
OPPORTUNITY UPDATE: Rover Explores 'The Spirit of St. Louis' Crater -
sols 3970-3975, March 25, 2015-March 30, 2015:
Opportunity is on the west rim of Endeavour Crater near the entrance of
"Marathon Valley," a putative location for abundant clay minerals. The
rover has driven around the featu
OPPORTUNITY UPDATE: Examining Rock Outcrop at 'The Spirit of St. Louis'
Crater - sols 3976-3982, March 31, 2015-April 7, 2015:
Opportunity is on the west rim of Endeavour Crater near the entrance of
"Marathon Valley," a putative location for abundant clay minerals.
The rover is positioned on
April 14, 2015
NASA's New Horizons Spacecraft Nears Historic July 14 Encounter with Pluto
NASA's New Horizons spacecraft is three months from returning to humanity
the first-ever close up images and scientific observations of distant Pluto
and its system of large and small moons.
"
http://sci.esa.int/rosetta/55788-rosetta-and-philae-find-comet-not-magnetised/
Rosetta and Philae find comet not magnetised
European Space Agency
14 April 2015
Measurements made by Rosetta and Philae during the probe's
multiple landings on Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko show that the
comet
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?feature=4549
NASA Mars Rover's Weather Data Bolster Case for Brine
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
April 13, 2015
Fast Facts:
* Conditions that might produce liquid brine in Martian soil extend closer
to the equator than expected
* Perchlorate salt in soil can
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?feature=4548
Dawn's Ceres Color Map Reveals Surface Diversity
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
April 13, 2015
A new color map of dwarf planet Ceres, which NASA's Dawn spacecraft has
been orbiting since March, reveals the diversity of the surface of this
planetary
April 13, 2015
NASA to Celebrate MESSENGER Mission Prior to Surface Impact of Mercury
NASA will hold a media and public event at 1 p.m. EDT on Thursday, April
16, to share scientific findings and technical accomplishments of the
agency's MErcury Surface, Space ENvironment, GEochemistry,
MARS ODYSSEY THEMIS IMAGES
April 6-10, 2015
o Martz Crater (06 April 2015)
http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20150406a
o Dust Devil Tracks (07 April 2015)
http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20150407a
o Debris Flow (08 April 2015)
http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20150408a
o Samara Valles (09 April 2015)
ht
MARS RECONNAISSANCE ORBITER HIRISE IMAGES
April 8, 2015
o Sinuous Ridge Materials in Reuyl Crater
http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/ESP_039424_1700
There are some interesting erosional signs in this observation,
which will make for a good comparison with other intracrater fans.
o Wha
http://messenger.jhuapl.edu/news_room/details.php?id=279
MESSENGER Mission News
April 7, 2015
Latest Maneuver Illustrates Critical Role Telecommunications System Plays
in Delaying MESSENGER's Mercury Impact
MESSENGER's orbit-correction maneuver on April 6 was a nail biter. It
was the 15th suc
http://pluto.jhuapl.edu/News-Center/News-Article.php?page=20150406
Inside 100 Days to the Historic First Exploration of Pluto, New
Horizons Set to Deliver
April 6, 2015
Speeding toward a historic flyby on July 14 - just over 98 days from now
- NASA's New Horizons spacecraft has moved into the s
April 7, 2015
NASA Selects Proposals for Ultra-Lightweight Materials for Journey to
Mars and Beyond
NASA has selected three proposals to develop and manufacture
ultra-lightweight (ULW) materials for future aerospace vehicles and
structures. The proposals will mature advanced technologie
http://spaceflightnow.com/2015/04/06/diverse-destinations-considered-for-new-interplanetary-probe/
Diverse destinations considered for new interplanetary probe
By Stephen Clark
April 6, 2015
Science teams from across the United States have submitted 28 proposals
for missions to explore the moon
http://spaceflightnow.com/2015/04/05/rosetta-probe-disoriented-by-comet-dust/
Rosetta probe disoriented by comet dust
By Stephen Clark
Spaceflight Now
April 5, 2015
Ground controllers are analyzing a fault aboard Europe's Rosetta spacecraft
after an encounter with comet dust confused the probe
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?feature=4541
The Solar System and Beyond is Awash in Water
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
April 7, 2015
As NASA missions explore our solar system and search for new worlds, they
are finding water in surprising places. Water is but one piece of our
search for h
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?feature=4540
Dawn in Excellent Shape One Month After Ceres Arrival
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
April 6, 2015
Since its capture by the gravity of dwarf planet Ceres on March 6, NASA's
Dawn spacecraft has performed flawlessly, continuing to thrust with its
io
April 6, 2015
NASA Extends Campaign for Public to Name Features on Pluto
The public has until Friday, April 24 to help name new features on Pluto and
its orbiting satellites as they are discovered by NASA's New Horizons
mission.
Announced in March, the agency wants to give the worldwide
MARS ODYSSEY THEMIS IMAGES
March 30 - April 3, 2015
o Crater - False Color (30 March 2015)
http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20150330a
o Sisyphi Cavi - False Color (31 March 2015)
http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20150331a
o Crater - False Color (01 April 2015)
http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20150401a
o
April 6, 2015
NASA Celebrates Earth Day with #NoPlaceLikeHome Event
This Earth Day, April 22, NASA is asking people around the world to share
pictures and videos on social media that show there is no place like home -
planet Earth.
NASA's Earth Day #NoPlaceLikeHome project seeks to get t
http://messenger.jhuapl.edu/news_room/details.php?id=278
MESSENGER Mission News
April 3, 2015
Planned Maneuver Further Extends MESSENGER Orbital Operations
MESSENGER mission controllers at the Johns Hopkins University Applied
Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Md., conducted a maneuver yester
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?feature=4537
Team Returning Orbiter to Duty After Computer Swap
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
April 2, 2015
Mission Status Report
NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, at Mars since 2006, made an unplanned
switch on Wednesday from one main computer to a redunda
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?feature=4536
NASA's Curiosity Eyes Prominent Mineral Veins on Mars
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
April 1, 2015
Fast Facts:
* Exposed mineral veins at "Garden City" tell of a wet environment after
lake-bed deposits became rock
* Drilled sample from "Telegraph
April 1, 2015
Our Solar System and Beyond: NASA's Search for Water and Habitable Planets
NASA Television will air an event from 1 - 2 p.m. EDT on Tuesday, April 7,
featuring leading science and engineering experts discussing the recent
discoveries of water and organics in our solar
http://dawnblog.jpl.nasa.gov/?p=2437
Dawn Journal
by Dr. Marc Rayman
March 31, 2015
Dear Dawnticipating Explorers,
Now orbiting high over the night side of a dwarf planet far from Earth,
Dawn arrived at its new permanent residence on March 6. Ceres welcomed
the newcomer from Earth with a g
From: "'Govert Schilling' allesoversterrenku...@gmail.com"
dear all - german-born leiden astronomer ingrid van houten-groeneveld passed
away on monday 30 march, 93 years old. together with her husband kees van
houten (who died in 2002) and with dutch/american astronomer tom gehrels
(who died
March 31, 2015
NASA's OSIRIS-REx Mission Passes Critical Milestone
NASA's groundbreaking science mission to retrieve a sample from an ancient
space rock has moved closer to fruition. The Origins Spectral Interpretation
Resource Identification Security Regolith Explorer (OSIRIS-REx)
http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Engineering_Technology/ESA_s_planetary_defence_test_set_for_2020
ESA's Planetary Defence Test Set for 2020
European Space Agency
31 March 2015
If an asteroid were spotted headed towards Earth, what could humanity
do about it? ESA's latest mission is part
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?feature=4531
NASA Releases Tool Enabling Citizen Scientists to Examine Asteroid Vesta
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
March 31, 2015
NASA has announced the release of Vesta Trek, a free, web-based application
that provides detailed visualizations of Vesta, one o
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?feature=4532
Curiosity Sniffs Out History of Martian Atmosphere
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
March 31, 2015
NASA's Curiosity rover is using a new experiment to better understand
the history of the Martian atmosphere by analyzing xenon.
While NASA's Curiosity
http://sci.esa.int/bepicolombo/55693-bepicolombo-launch-moved-to-2017/
BepiColombo launch moved to 2017
European Space Agency
30 March 2015
The launch of BepiColombo, an ESA mission to explore the planet Mercury
in collaboration with the Japanese space agency, JAXA, is now planned
to take plac
March 30, 2015
NASA Announces New Partnerships with U.S. Industry for Key Deep-Space
Capabilities
Building on the success of NASA's partnerships with commercial industry to
date, NASA has selected 12 Next Space Technologies for Exploration
Partnerships (NextSTEP) to advance concept stud
MARS ODYSSEY THEMIS IMAGES
March 23-27, 2015
o Dunes in IR (23 March 2015)
http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20150323a
o Dunes in IR (24 March 2015)
http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20150324a
o Tader Valles (25 March 2015)
http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20150325a
o Gullies (26 March 2015)
http://themis
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?feature=4528
Rover Amnesia Event Follows Latest Memory Reformatting
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
March 27, 2015
Mars Exploration Rover Mission Status Report
The team operating NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity learned Thursday
that the long-lived rove
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?feature=4527
Scars on Mars from 2012 Rover Landing Fade -- Usually
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
March 27, 2015
A series of observations from Mars orbit show how dark blast zones that
were created during the August 2012 landing of NASA's Curiosity rover
have f
http://mars.nasa.gov/mer/mission/status.html#opportunity
OPPORTUNITY UPDATE: Flash Reformatted and Marathon Completed - sols 3963-3969,
March 18, 2015-March 24, 2015:
The Opportunity mission is now the first human enterprise to exceed marathon
distance of travel on another world.
Opportunity
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?feature=4526
Take a Spin With NASA Cutting-edge Mars Landing Technology
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
March 26, 2015
NASA's Low-Density Supersonic Decelerator (LDSD) project will be flying
a rocket-powered, saucer-shaped test vehicle into near-space from the
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?feature=4524
NASA Asteroid Hunter Spacecraft Data Available to Public
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
March 26, 2015
Millions of images of celestial objects, including asteroids, observed
by NASA's Near-Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (NEOWISE)
MARS RECONNAISSANCE ORBITER HIRISE IMAGES
March 25, 2015
o Pitted Landforms in Southern Hellas Planitia
http://www.uahirise.org/ESP_038821_1235
These mantles are composed of ice-rich sediments that degrade as the ice
sublimates away.
o At the Head of a Kasei Valles Cataract
ht
March 25, 2015
NASA Announces Next Steps on Journey to Mars: Progress on Asteroid Initiative
NASA Wednesday announced more details in its plan for its Asteroid Redirect
Mission (ARM), which in the mid-2020s will test a number of new capabilities
needed for future human expeditions to dee
March 25, 2015
NASA to Discuss Progress Today on Asteroid Initiative
NASA will host a media teleconference at 2:30 p.m. EDT today to discuss
the selection of an Asteroid Redirect Mission concept and other advances
supporting the agency's journey to Mars.
The Asteroid Redirect Mission will re
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?feature=4521
NASA's Opportunity Mars Rover Passes Marathon Distance
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
March 24, 2015
There was no tape draped across a finish line, but NASA is celebrating
a win. The agency's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity completed its first
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?feature=4516
Curiosity Rover Finds Biologically Useful Nitrogen on Mars
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
March 24, 2015
A team using the Sample Analysis at Mars (SAM) instrument suite aboard
NASA's Curiosity rover has made the first detection of nitrogen on the
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?feature=4517
NASA Reformats Memory of Longest-Running Mars Rover
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
March 23, 2015
* The rover team reformatted the aging rover's flash memory to restore
use of overnight data storage
* Opportunity completed inspections of blocky ro
MARS ODYSSEY THEMIS IMAGES
March 16-20, 2015
o Moreux Crater - False Color (16 March 2015)
http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20150316a
o Becquerel Crater - False Color (17 March 2015)
http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20150317a
o Granicus Valles - False Color (18 March 2015)
http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-
http://sci.esa.int/rosetta/55620-rosetta-makes-first-detection-of-molecular-nitrogen-at-a-comet/
Rosetta makes first detection of molecular nitrogen at a comet
European Space Agency
19 March 2015
ESA's Rosetta spacecraft has made the first measurement of
molecular nitrogen at a comet, provid
http://messenger.jhuapl.edu/news_room/details.php?id=276
MESSENGER Mission News
March 18, 2015
MESSENGER's Endgame: Hover Campaign Promises Bird's-Eye View of Mercury's
Surface
MESSENGER will not go gentle into that good night. The mission will end
sometime this spring, when the spacecraft ru
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?feature=4514
Successful Test Flights for Mars Landing Technology
Fast Facts:
* ADAPT test system can help a spacecraft divert its course and make a
smooth, pinpoint landing
* Two technology demonstration test flights were completed in California
It's tri
March 18, 2015
NASA Spacecraft Detects Aurora and Mysterious Dust Cloud around Mars
NASA's Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) spacecraft has observed
two unexpected phenomena in the Martian atmosphere: an unexplained
high-altitude dust cloud and aurora that reaches deep
NEWS RELEASE
March 17, 2015
New Clues From the Dawn of the Solar System
University of Arizona
TUCSON, Arizona - A research group in the University of Arizona Lunar
and Planetary Lab has found evidence in meteorites that hint at the discovery
of a previously unknown region within the swirling
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MARSDROP Microprobes Could Expand Spacecraft Mission Capabilities
March 17, 2015, Tucson, Ariz. -- Microprobes that piggyback o
http://www.nasa.gov/content/goddard/nasas-lro-spacecraft-finds-march-17-2013-impact-crater-and-more/
NASA's LRO Spacecraft Finds March 17, 2013 Impact Crater and More
March 17, 2015
NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) acquired images of the lunar
surface before and after the largest reco
http://www.psi.edu/news/olivinevesta
Other Asteroids Contributed Elusive Olivine to Vesta
Planetary Science Institute
March 17, 2015
Tucson, Ariz. -- Olivine should be one of the most abundant minerals on
asteroid Vesta, but it remains elusive. Scientists working on NASA's Dawn
mission to Ve
MARS ODYSSEY THEMIS IMAGES
March 9-13, 2015
o Proctor Crater Dunes (09 March 2015)
http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20150309a
o Russell Crater Dunes - IR (10 March 2015)
http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20150310a
o Russell Crater Dunes - VIS (11 March 2015)
http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20150311a
o Noa
March 15, 2015
New Desktop Application Has Potential to Increase Asteroid Detection, Now
Available to Public
A software application based on an algorithm created by a NASA challenge has
the potential to increase the number of new asteroid discoveries by amateur
astronomers.
Analysis of
March 13, 2015
Houston-area Conference to Feature Planetary Science Results
NASA researchers and other scientists will present early science results from
the agency's Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) mission,
ESA's (European Space Agency's) Rosetta mission, and an explorati
http://messenger.jhuapl.edu/news_room/details.php?id=273
MESSENGER Mission News
March 13, 2015
New MESSENGER Maps of Mercury's Surface Chemistry Provide Clues to the
Planet's History
Two new papers from members of the MESSENGER Science Team provide global-scale
maps of Mercury's surface chemi
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?feature=4509
Rover Arm Delivers Rock Powder Sample
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
March 12, 2015
NASA's Curiosity Mars rover used its robotic arm Wednesday, March 11,
to sieve and deliver a rock-powder sample to an onboard instrument. The
sample was collected
http://gizmodo.com/the-ancient-secrets-of-a-bleeding-glacier-are-finally-1691114510
The Ancient Secrets of a "Bleeding" Glacier Are Finally Being Revealed
By Sarah Zhang
Gizmodo
March 12, 2015
Against vast whiteness of Antarctica, Blood Falls bleeds a deep dramatic
red. The color comes from ir
March 12, 2015
NASA's Hubble Observations Suggest Underground Ocean on Jupiter's Largest Moon
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has the best evidence yet for an underground
saltwater ocean on Ganymede, Jupiter's largest moon. The subterranean ocean
is thought to have more water than all the
March 9, 2015
NASA Holds Teleconference on Hubble Observations of Jupiter's Largest Moon
NASA will host a teleconference at 11 a.m. EDT on Thursday, March 12, to
discuss Hubble Space Telescope's observations of Ganymede, Jupiter's
largest moon. These results will help scientists in the s
MARS RECONNAISSANCE ORBITER HIRISE IMAGES
March 11, 2015
o Ares 3 and The Martian
http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/ESP_026086_2115
This region of Mars is actually far more diverse, interesting,
and hazardous to drive over than depicted in Andy Weir's novel.
o Cracks in a Debris Apron
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?feature=4507
Spacecraft Data Suggest Saturn Moon's Ocean May Harbor Hydrothermal Activity
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
March 11, 2015
Fast Facts:
* Cassini finds first evidence of active hot-water chemistry beyond planet
Earth
* Findings in two separate pap
March 11, 2015
NASA's Space Launch System Booster Passes Major Ground Test
The largest, most powerful rocket booster ever built successfully fired up
Wednesday for a major-milestone ground test in preparation for future
missions to help propel NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and
http://mars.nasa.gov/mer/mission/status.html#opportunity
OPPORTUNITY UPDATE: Taking a Closer Look at Purple-Bluish Rock Formation
- sols 3944-3948, February 27, 2015-March 3, 2015:
Opportunity is on the west rim of Endeavour Crater near "Marathon Valley,"
a putative location for abundant clay
http://spaceflightnow.com/2015/03/09/japans-hayabusa-2-asteroid-mission-checks-out/
Japan's Hayabusa 2 asteroid mission checks out
by Stephen Clark
SpaceFlight Now
March 9, 2015
Three months into an interplanetary cruise expected to last three-and-a-half
years, Japan's $300 million Hayabusa 2
http://dawnblog.jpl.nasa.gov/2015/03/06/dawn-journal-march-6/
Dawn Journal
by Marc Rayman
March 6, 2015
Dear Unprecedawnted Readers,
Since its discovery in 1801, Ceres has been known as a planet, then as
an asteroid, and later as a dwarf planet. Now, after a journey of 3.1
billion miles (4.
MARS ODYSSEY THEMIS IMAGES
March 2-6, 2015
o Elysium Planitia Crater - False Color (02 March 2015)
http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20150302a
o Ceti Mensa - False Color (03 March 2015)
http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20150303a
o Marth Crater - False Color (04 March 2015)
http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-2
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?feature=4504
Use of Rover Arm Expected to Resume in a Few Days
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
March 6, 2015
Mission Status Report
Managers of NASA's Curiosity Mars rover mission expect to approve resumption
of rover arm movements as early as next week while con
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?feature=4503
NASA Spacecraft Becomes First to Orbit a Dwarf Planet
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
March 6, 2016
NASA's Dawn spacecraft has become the first mission to achieve orbit around
a dwarf planet. The spacecraft was approximately 38,000 miles (61,000
kil
MARS RECONNAISSANCE ORBITER HIRISE IMAGES
March 4, 2015
o Dunes in Western Medusae Fossae Formation
http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/ESP_039240_1730
The dark dunes in the western Medusae Fossae formation
provide some evidence of having a local origin.
o A Possible Landing Site for the 2020
March 5, 2015
NASA Research Suggests Mars Once Had More Water than Earth's Arctic Ocean
A primitive ocean on Mars held more water than Earth's Arctic Ocean,
according to NASA scientists who, using ground-based observatories, measured
water signatures in the Red Planet's atmosphere.
Scie
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?feature=4502
Rover Examining Odd Mars Rocks at Valley Overlook
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
March 5, 2015
THINGS TO KNOW:
o Rover is examining rocks with composition unlike any previously found
on Mars
o Opportunity has switched to a new version of its flig
http://mars.nasa.gov/mer/mission/status.html#opportunity
OPPORTUNITY UPDATE: New Flight Software to Fix Memory Issues is Onboard
Rover - sols 3937-3943, February 19, 2015-February 26, 2015:
Opportunity is on the west rim of Endeavour Crater near "Marathon Valley,"
a putative location for abun
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?feature=4501
Single Site on Mars Advanced for 2016 NASA Lander
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
March 4, 2015
THINGS TO KNOW:
o Launch period -- the first Mars launch from California -- opens
March 4, 2016
o The mission will examine Mars' interior to learn ho
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?feature=4499
Testing to Diagnose Power Event in Mars Rover
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
March 3, 2015
Mars Science Laboratory Mission Status Report
NASA's Curiosity Mars rover is expected to remain stationary for several
days of engineering analysis followin
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?feature=4496
NASA Spacecraft Nears Historic Dwarf Planet Arrival
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
March 2, 2015
NASA's Dawn spacecraft has returned new images captured on approach to
its historic orbit insertion at the dwarf planet Ceres. Dawn will be the
first
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