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Ring Around Rhea? Probably Not
Rhea, taken by the Cassini spacecraft in March, 2010. Credit: NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute
Best Reality TV Ever: Camera Will Take Video of Next Mars Rover Landing
This graphic portrays the sequence of key events in August 2012 from the time the NASA's Mars Science Laboratory spacecraft, with its rover Curiosity, enters the Martian atmosphere to a moment after it touches down on the surface. Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Malin Space Science Systems
Rosetta Meets Asteroid Lutetia
Lutetia at closest approach. Image credit: ESA 2010 MPS for OSIRIS Team MPS/UPD/LAM/IAA/RSSD/INTA/UPM/DASP/IDA
Watch Live Webcast of Rosetta Flyby of Asteroid Lutetia July 10
Rosetta captured this image of asteroid (21) Lutetia on July 9, 2010, at 01:00 UTC, when the spacecraft was still about two million kilometers (and 36 hours) from the asteroid. Credit: ESA 2010 MPS for OSIRIS Team
Curiosity Gets Her Wheels
She's a rover with places to go and things to do, so one of the main components of NASA's next Mars rover, the Mars Science Lab (named Curiosity) is wheels. Last week, the wheels and a suspension system were installed on the rover, an important step in getting ready for her mission to Mars. Launch is currently scheduled for sometime between November 25 and Decemeber 18, 2011, and Curiosity's mission is to study its landing site for habitable environments – both ancient and current.
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Hayabusa Sample Return Canister Opened, Contains Material
Hayabusa's sample return canister was opened to reveal a small particle inside. Credit: JAXA
All-Sky Stunner from Planck
A multi-color all-sky image of the microwave sky. Credit: ESA, HFI and LFI consortia
Spacecraft to Make Final Flyby of Earth
EPOXI mission patch. Credit: University of Maryland
One Year of the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter: Top Ten Finds
Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter. Credit: NASA
Podcast: The Future of Astronomy
Artist impression of the OWL Telescope concept
