Solar System
Voyager 1: Is It In or Is It Out?
Nearly 18.7 billion kilometers from Earth -- about 17 light-hours away -- NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft is just about on…
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Opportunity Mountain Goal Dead Ahead as Mars Orbiter Restarts Critical Targeting Hunt for Habitability Signs
Opportunity rover’s 1st mountain climbing goal is dead ahead in this up close view of Solander Point at Endeavour Crater.…
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Curiosity rover Celebrates 1 Year on Mars with Dramatic Discoveries
Curiosity accomplished Historic 1st drilling into Martian rock at John Klein outcrop on Feb 8, 2013 (Sol 182), shown in…
See the Curiosity Mars Panorama on Permanent Display at the US National Mall
Congratulations to Universe Today writer Ken Kremer and his partner in image editing, Marco Di Lorenzo, who have had one…
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MAVEN Takes Final Test Spins, Flexes Solar Panels Before Imminent Trek to Florida Launch Site
The solar panels on NASA's MAVEN Mars orbiter are deployed as part of environmental testing procedures at Lockheed Martin Space…
A Weird West Tale and the Hunt for Planet Vulcan
One of the most fascinating stories in modern astronomy involves the pursuit of a world that never was. Tomorrow marks…
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Opportunity rover Days Away from Mars Mountain Quest
Opportunity rover’s view from very near the foothills of Solander Point looking along the rim and vast expanse of Endeavour…
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Curiosity Sets Record Pace for Longest Drive Yet on Mars
This scene was taken on Sol 340 shortly after Curiosity finished her longest drive yet The 329.1-foot (100.3-meter) drive was…
Could Cassini See You On “The Day The Earth Smiled?”
So along with the rest of the world, you smiled. You waved. You went outside on July 19, wherever you…
Sneak Peeks of the Earth and Saturn Panorama from Cassini on July 19
The Day the Earth Smiled: Sneak Preview In this rare image taken on July 19, 2013, the wide-angle camera on…