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JPL has explored every planet in the solar system with robotic spacecraft. en-us Tue, 24 Nov 2009 09:02:43 GMT 5 News and Features - NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/index.cfm http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/multimedia/podcast/planets-300.jpg NASA Assessing New Roles for Ailing QuikScat Satellite http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2009-175&icid=%27NewsFeaturesHome%27&rn=news.xml&rst=2377 http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2009-175&icid=%27NewsFeaturesHome%27&rn=news.xml&rst=2377 NASA / JPL science Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:11:00 GMT <a href='http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2009-175&icid=%27NewsFeaturesHome%27&rn=news.xml&rst=2377'> <img src='http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/images/quickscat/20091123/quickscat20091123-th.jpg' align='left' alt='Artist's concept of QuikScat' width='100' height='75' border='0' /></a> NASA mission managers are assessing options for future operations of the venerable QuikScat satellite following the age-related failure of a mechanism that spins the scatterometer antenna. Wise a Bit Closer to the Sky http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/features.cfm?feature=2375&rn=news.xml&rst=2375 http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/features.cfm?feature=2375&rn=news.xml&rst=2375 NASA / JPL science Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:11:00 GMT <a href='http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/features.cfm?feature=2375&rn=news.xml&rst=2375'> <img src='http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/images/wise/20091123/wise20091123-th.jpg' align='left' alt='Wise at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif.' width='100' height='75' border='0' /></a> NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, or Wise, is now perched atop its rocket in preparations for a Dec. 9 liftoff. Spitzer Telescope Observes Baby Brown Dwarf http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2009-174&rn=news.xml&rst=2374 http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2009-174&rn=news.xml&rst=2374 NASA / JPL science Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:11:00 GMT <a href='http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2009-174&rn=news.xml&rst=2374'> <img src='http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/images/spitzer/20091123/spitzer20091123-th.jpg' align='left' alt='two young brown dwarfs' width='100' height='75' border='0' /></a> NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has contributed to the discovery of the youngest brown dwarf ever observed -- a finding that, if confirmed, may solve an astronomical mystery about how these cosmic misfits are formed. Free Spirit: Third Extrication Drive Ends With Wheel Stall http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2009-173&rn=news.xml&rst=2373 http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2009-173&rn=news.xml&rst=2373 NASA / JPL science Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:11:00 GMT <a href='http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2009-173&rn=news.xml&rst=2373'> <img src='http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/images/mer/2009-11-22/mer20091122-th.jpg' align='left' alt='Free Spirit' width='100' height='75' border='0' /></a> Spirit experienced a wheel stall with the right-rear wheel during the second step of a two-step drive on Sol 2092 (Saturday, Nov. 21). Cassini Sends Back Images of Enceladus as Winter Nears http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/features.cfm?feature=2372&rn=news.xml&rst=2372 http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/features.cfm?feature=2372&rn=news.xml&rst=2372 NASA / JPL science Sat, 21 Nov 2009 20:11:00 GMT <a href='http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/features.cfm?feature=2372&rn=news.xml&rst=2372'> <img src='http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/images/cassini/20091121/cassini20091121-a-th.jpg' align='left' alt='Unprocessed image from Cassini's Enceladus flyby' width='100' height='75' border='0' /></a> NASA's Cassini spacecraft has sailed seamlessly through the Nov. 21 flyby of Saturn's moon Enceladus and started transmitting uncalibrated temperature data and images of the rippling terrain. Popular Science and Popular Mechanics Magazines Honor Kepler http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/features.cfm?feature=2371&rn=news.xml&rst=2371 http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/features.cfm?feature=2371&rn=news.xml&rst=2371 NASA / JPL science Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:11:00 GMT <a href='http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/features.cfm?feature=2371&rn=news.xml&rst=2371'> <img src='http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/images/kepler/20091120/kepler20091120-th.jpg' align='left' alt='Artist's concept of Kepler in the distant solar system' width='100' height='75' border='0' /></a> NASA's planet-hunting Kepler space telescope has earned the 2009 Best of What's New Grand Award from Popular Science and a 2009 Breakthrough Award from Popular Mechanics. Cassini's Big Sky: The View from the Center of Our Solar System &rn=news.xml&rst=2370 &rn=news.xml&rst=2370 NASA / JPL science Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:11:00 GMT <a href='&rn=news.xml&rst=2370'> <img src='http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/images/cassini/20091119/PIA12375-th.jpg' align='left' alt='Artist's concept of the bubble of our sun's influence' width='100' height='75' border='0' /></a> When NASA's Cassini spacecraft began orbiting Saturn five years ago, a dozen highly-tuned science instruments set to work surveying, sniffing, analyzing and scrutinizing the Saturnian system. Before Darkness Falls: Cassini to Scan Enceladus on Winter's Cusp http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/features.cfm?feature=2369&rn=news.xml&rst=2369 http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/features.cfm?feature=2369&rn=news.xml&rst=2369 NASA / JPL science Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:11:00 GMT <a href='http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/features.cfm?feature=2369&rn=news.xml&rst=2369'> <img src='http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/images/cassini/20091119/cassini20091119-a-th.jpg' align='left' alt='Artist's concept of Cassini's Nov. 21, 2009, Enceladus flyby' width='100' height='75' border='0' /></a> NASA's Cassini spacecraft will fly by Saturn's moon Enceladus this weekend for a last peek at the intriguing "tiger stripes" before winter darkness blankets the area for several years. Second Planned Extrication Drive is Straight Ahead Again http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2009-170&rn=news.xml&rst=2368 http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2009-170&rn=news.xml&rst=2368 NASA / JPL science Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:11:00 GMT <a href='http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2009-170&rn=news.xml&rst=2368'> <img src='http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/images/mer/20091116/mer20091116-th.jpg' align='left' alt='Spirit photographs her underbelly' width='100' height='75' border='0' /></a> Because the first extrication drive for Spirit, on Sol 2088 (Nov. 17), stopped as soon as it began due to an exceeded tilt limit, the plan for an extrication drive on Sol 2090 (Nov. 19) will essentially be a repeat of the first drive plan, but with improved rover attitude knowledge. NASA Provides Venerable Hubble Hardware to Smithsonian &rn=news.xml&rst=2367 &rn=news.xml&rst=2367 NASA / JPL science Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:11:00 GMT <a href='&rn=news.xml&rst=2367'> <img src='http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/images/wfpc/20091118/wfpc20091118-th.jpg' align='left' alt='WFPC-2 on display at the Smithsonian' width='100' height='75' border='0' /></a> Two key instruments from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope have a new home in the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum in Washington after being returned to Earth aboard space shuttle Atlantis last May. Tilt Parameters End First Extrication Drive http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2009-168&rn=news.xml&rst=2366 http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2009-168&rn=news.xml&rst=2366 NASA / JPL science Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:11:00 GMT <a href='http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2009-168&rn=news.xml&rst=2366'> <img src='http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/images/mer/20091116/mer20091116-th.jpg' align='left' alt='Spirit photographs her underbelly' width='100' height='75' border='0' /></a> The preliminary results from the first extrication drive for Spirit on Sol 2088 (Nov. 17, 2009) indicate the rover stopped less than 1 second after it began, sensing more vehicle lateral tilt than permitted. NASA's Wise Gets Ready to Survey the Whole Sky http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2009-166&rn=news.xml&rst=2365 http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2009-166&rn=news.xml&rst=2365 NASA / JPL science Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:11:00 GMT <a href='http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2009-166&rn=news.xml&rst=2365'> <img src='http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/images/wise/20091117/wise20091117-th.jpg' align='left' alt='Artist's concept of WISE mapping the infrared sky' width='100' height='75' border='0' /></a> NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, or Wise, is chilled out, sporting a sunshade and getting ready to roll. NASA and Microsoft Allow Earthlings to Become Martians http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2009-167&rn=news.xml&rst=2364 http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2009-167&rn=news.xml&rst=2364 NASA / JPL science Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:11:00 GMT <a href='http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2009-167&rn=news.xml&rst=2364'> <img src='http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/images/mars/20091117/bemartian-th.jpg' align='left' alt='NASA and Microsoft Allow Earthlings to Become Martians' width='100' height='75' border='0' /></a> NASA and Microsoft Corp. of Redmond, Wash., have collaborated to create a Web site for Internet users to advance their knowledge about Mars while having fun at the same time. Dawn Enters Asteroid Belt -- For Good http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/features.cfm?feature=2361&rn=news.xml&rst=2361 http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/features.cfm?feature=2361&rn=news.xml&rst=2361 NASA / JPL science Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:11:00 GMT <a href='http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/features.cfm?feature=2361&rn=news.xml&rst=2361'> <img src='http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/images/dawn/20091113/dawn20091113-th.jpg' align='left' alt='Artist's concept of Dawn' width='100' height='75' border='0' /></a> NASA's Dawn spacecraft re-entered our solar system's asteroid belt today, Nov. 13, and this time it will stay there. Ghostly 'Spokes' Puff Out From Saturn's Ring's http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/features.cfm?feature=2360&rn=news.xml&rst=2360 http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/features.cfm?feature=2360&rn=news.xml&rst=2360 NASA / JPL science Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:11:00 GMT <a href='http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/features.cfm?feature=2360&rn=news.xml&rst=2360'> <img src='http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/images/cassini/20091113/cassini20091113-th.jpg' align='left' alt='Ghostly' width='100' height='75' border='0' /></a> Massive, bright clouds of tiny ice particles hover above the darkened rings of Saturn in an image captured by the Cassini spacecraft on Sept. 22, 2009, around the time of Saturn's equinox. Rosetta Completes Final Earth Flyby http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/features.cfm?feature=2359&rn=news.xml&rst=2359 http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/features.cfm?feature=2359&rn=news.xml&rst=2359 NASA / JPL science Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:11:00 GMT <a href='http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/features.cfm?feature=2359&rn=news.xml&rst=2359'> <img src='http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/images/rosetta/20091113/rosetta20091113-th.jpg' align='left' alt='A view of Earth from the Rosetta spacecraft' width='100' height='75' border='0' /></a> On its way to a 2014 rendezvous with comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, the European Space Agency's Rosetta spacecraft, with JPL instruments on board, flew past Earth today to pick up energy. El Nino Picking Up Steam http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/features.cfm?feature=2358&rn=news.xml&rst=2358 http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/features.cfm?feature=2358&rn=news.xml&rst=2358 NASA / JPL science Thu, 12 Nov 2009 20:11:00 GMT <a href='http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/features.cfm?feature=2358&rn=news.xml&rst=2358'> <img src='http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/images/earth/elnino20091112/elnino20091112-th.jpg' align='left' alt='Satellite image of El Niño picking up steam' width='100' height='75' border='0' /></a> The latest image from the U.S./European Jason-2 satellite finds a strong wave of warm water heading toward the Americas, fueling El Niño. Distal Rampart of Crater in Chryse Planitia http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/features.cfm?feature=2357&rn=news.xml&rst=2357 http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/features.cfm?feature=2357&rn=news.xml&rst=2357 NASA / JPL science Thu, 12 Nov 2009 20:11:00 GMT <a href='http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/features.cfm?feature=2357&rn=news.xml&rst=2357'> <img src='http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/images/mro/20091112/mro20091112-th.jpg' align='left' alt='Distal rampart of crater in Chryse Planitia on Mars' width='100' height='75' border='0' /></a> An example of a rampart crater is the ridge in this image from the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. NASA to Begin Attempts to Free Sand-Trapped Mars Rover http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2009-164&rn=news.xml&rst=2356 http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2009-164&rn=news.xml&rst=2356 NASA / JPL science Thu, 12 Nov 2009 20:11:00 GMT <a href='http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2009-164&rn=news.xml&rst=2356'> <img src='http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/images/mer/20091112/mer20091112-th.jpg' align='left' alt='Computer simulation of Spirit's predicament' width='100' height='75' border='0' /></a> NASA will begin transmitting commands to its Mars exploration rover Spirit on Monday as part of an escape plan to free the venerable robot from its Martian sand trap. WISE Is Chilling Out http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/features.cfm?feature=2355&rn=news.xml&rst=2355 http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/features.cfm?feature=2355&rn=news.xml&rst=2355 NASA / JPL science Wed, 11 Nov 2009 20:11:00 GMT <a href='http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/features.cfm?feature=2355&rn=news.xml&rst=2355'> <img src='http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/images/wise/20091111/wise20091111-th.jpg' align='left' alt='WISE surrounded in scaffolding in preparation for freezing its hydrogen' width='100' height='75' border='0' /></a> Engineers are busy cooling the science instrument on NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, or WISE. NASA's Great Observatories Celebrate International Year of Astronomy http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2009-162&rn=news.xml&rst=2353 http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2009-162&rn=news.xml&rst=2353 NASA / JPL science Tue, 10 Nov 2009 20:11:00 GMT <a href='http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2009-162&rn=news.xml&rst=2353'> <img src='http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/images/spitzer/20091110/spitzer20091110-a-th.jpg' align='left' alt='NASA's Great Observatories Examine the Galactic Center Region' width='100' height='75' border='0' /></a> A never-before-seen view of the turbulent heart of our Milky Way galaxy is being unveiled by NASA today. This event will commemorate the 400 years since Galileo first turned his telescope to the heavens in 1609. Take Me Out to the Ballpark - On Mars! http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/features.cfm?feature=2351&rn=news.xml&rst=2351 http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/features.cfm?feature=2351&rn=news.xml&rst=2351 NASA / JPL science Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:11:00 GMT <a href='http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/features.cfm?feature=2351&rn=news.xml&rst=2351'> <img src='http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/images/imagine_mars/baseball20091105/baseball20091105-th.jpg' align='left' alt='Imagine Mars logo' width='100' height='75' border='0' /></a> Students in fourth through seventh grade will work to create the ultimate baseball experience "on Mars," even designing the rules for how to play a game on the Red Planet. Frost-Covered Phoenix Lander Seen in Winter Images http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2009-160&rn=news.xml&rst=2350 http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2009-160&rn=news.xml&rst=2350 NASA / JPL science Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:11:00 GMT <a href='http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2009-160&rn=news.xml&rst=2350'> <img src='http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/images/phoenix/collection_16/phoenix20091104-th.jpg' align='left' alt='Phoenix in winter' width='100' height='75' border='0' /></a> Winter images of NASA's Phoenix Lander showing the lander shrouded in dry-ice frost on Mars have been captured with the HiRISE camera aboard NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. Unsettled Youth: Spitzer Observes a Chaotic Planetary System http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/features.cfm?feature=2349&rn=news.xml&rst=2349 http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/features.cfm?feature=2349&rn=news.xml&rst=2349 NASA / JPL science Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:11:00 GMT <a href='http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/features.cfm?feature=2349&rn=news.xml&rst=2349'> <img src='http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/images/spitzer/20091104/spitzer20091104-th.jpg' align='left' alt='An infrared image of the young star HR 8799' width='100' height='75' border='0' /></a> NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has found a young star with evidence of the same kind of orbital hyperactivity that our planets had before they found their way to the stable orbits they circle in today. Successful Flight Through Enceladus Plume http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/features.cfm?feature=2347&rn=news.xml&rst=2347 http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/features.cfm?feature=2347&rn=news.xml&rst=2347 NASA / JPL science Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:11:00 GMT <a href='http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/features.cfm?feature=2347&rn=news.xml&rst=2347'> <img src='http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/images/cassini/20091103/cassini20091103-a-th.jpg' align='left' alt='An unprocessed image of Saturn's moon Enceladus' width='100' height='75' border='0' /></a> Cassini has started sending data back from its Nov. 2 flyby of Saturn's moon Enceladus. Amnesia-Like Behavior Returns on Spirit http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2009-158&rn=news.xml&rst=2346 http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2009-158&rn=news.xml&rst=2346 NASA / JPL science Fri, 30 Oct 2009 19:10:00 GMT <a href='http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2009-158&rn=news.xml&rst=2346'> <img src='http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/images/mer/2009-10-30/mer20090826-th.jpg' align='left' alt='Full-circle view of Spirit's Troy location on Mars' width='100' height='75' border='0' /></a> Until Oct. 24, NASA's Mars Exploration Rover had gone more than six months without an episode of amnesia-like symptoms like those that appeared on four occasions earlier this year. Robot Armada Might Scale New Worlds http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/features.cfm?feature=2343&rn=news.xml&rst=2343 http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/features.cfm?feature=2343&rn=news.xml&rst=2343 NASA / JPL science Tue, 27 Oct 2009 19:10:00 GMT <a href='http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/features.cfm?feature=2343&rn=news.xml&rst=2343'> <img src='http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/images/technology/20091027/Armada-th.jpg' align='left' alt='Artist concept of orbiter and robots.' width='100' height='75' border='0' /></a> An armada of robots may one day fly above the mountain tops of Saturn's moon Titan, cross its vast dunes and sail in its liquid lakes. JPL's 'Green' Space Flight Building Debuts with Ribbon-Cutting Read more&rn=news.xml&rst=2342 Read more&rn=news.xml&rst=2342 NASA / JPL science Mon, 26 Oct 2009 19:10:00 GMT <a href='Read more&rn=news.xml&rst=2342'> <img src='http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/images/earth/building/greenbuild-a-th.jpg' align='left' alt='Charles Elachi and other dignitaries cut the ribbon for JPL's Flight Projects Center' width='100' height='75' border='0' /></a> NASA's "greenest" building to date -- an environmentally friendly Flight Projects Center at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif. -- is now open for business, following a ribbon-cutting ceremony today attended by lawmakers and local dignitaries. JPL Develops High-Speed Test to Improve Pathogen Decontamination http://www.jpl.nasa.gov//news/news.cfm?release=2009-154&rn=news.xml&rst=2341 http://www.jpl.nasa.gov//news/news.cfm?release=2009-154&rn=news.xml&rst=2341 NASA / JPL science Mon, 19 Oct 2009 19:10:00 GMT <a href='http://www.jpl.nasa.gov//news/news.cfm?release=2009-154&rn=news.xml&rst=2341'> <img src='http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/images/technology/20091019/endospore20091019-th.jpg' align='left' alt='JPL Chemist Adrian Ponce prepares samples' width='100' height='75' border='0' /></a> A chemist at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., has developed a technology intended to rapidly assess any presence of microbial life on spacecraft. Astronomers Do It Again: Find Organic Molecules Around Gas Planet http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/features.cfm?feature=2340&rn=news.xml&rst=2340 http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/features.cfm?feature=2340&rn=news.xml&rst=2340 NASA / JPL science Tue, 20 Oct 2009 19:10:00 GMT <a href='http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/features.cfm?feature=2340&rn=news.xml&rst=2340'> <img src='http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/images/spitzer/20091020/spitzer20091020-th.jpg' align='left' alt='This artist's concept shows a cloudy Jupiter-like planet that orbits very close to its fiery hot star.' width='100' height='75' border='0' /></a> Peering far beyond our solar system, NASA researchers have detected the basic chemistry for life in a second hot gas planet, advancing astronomers toward the goal of being able to characterize planets where life could exist. Team Runs Operational Test to Prepare for Extracting Spirit http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2009-153&rn=news.xml&rst=2339 http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2009-153&rn=news.xml&rst=2339 NASA / JPL science Mon, 19 Oct 2009 19:10:00 GMT <a href='http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2009-153&rn=news.xml&rst=2339'> <img src='http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/images/mer/2009-10-19/mer20091019-th.jpg' align='left' alt='NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit recorded this forward view of its arm and surroundings' width='100' height='75' border='0' /></a> Engineers using test rovers on Earth to prepare for extracting the sand-trapped Spirit rover on Mars have added a new challenge to their preparations. Galileo's Jupiter Journey Began Two Decades Ago http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/features.cfm?feature=2338&rn=news.xml&rst=2338 http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/features.cfm?feature=2338&rn=news.xml&rst=2338 NASA / JPL science Fri, 16 Oct 2009 19:10:00 GMT <a href='http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/features.cfm?feature=2338&rn=news.xml&rst=2338'> <img src='http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/images/galileo/20091016/galileo20091016-a-th.jpg' align='left' alt=' Launch of Galileo on STS-34 Atlantis' width='100' height='75' border='0' /></a> NASA's Galileo spacecraft began what would become a 14-year odyssey of exploration 20 years ago this Sunday, Oct. 18. Cassini Data Help Redraw Shape of Solar System http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/features.cfm?feature=2337&rn=news.xml&rst=2337 http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/features.cfm?feature=2337&rn=news.xml&rst=2337 NASA / JPL science Thu, 15 Oct 2009 19:10:00 GMT <a href='http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/features.cfm?feature=2337&rn=news.xml&rst=2337'> <img src='http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/images/cassini/20091015/cassini20091015-th.jpg' align='left' alt='Artist's conception of the bubble around our solar system' width='100' height='75' border='0' /></a> Images from the Ion and Neutral Camera on NASA's Cassini spacecraft suggest that the heliosphere, the region of the sun's influence, may not have the comet-like shape predicted by existing models. NASA Celebrates Earth Science Week http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/features.cfm?feature=2336&rn=news.xml&rst=2336 http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/features.cfm?feature=2336&rn=news.xml&rst=2336 NASA / JPL science Wed, 14 Oct 2009 19:10:00 GMT <a href='http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/features.cfm?feature=2336&rn=news.xml&rst=2336'> <img src='http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/images/earth/earth-20091014-th.jpg' align='left' alt='NASA Celebrates Earth Science Week' width='100' height='75' border='0' /></a> Just in time for Earth Science Week, NASA debuts new materials on global climate change to help you talk the talk about the climate of our Third Rock. NASA to Hold Symposium for Small Businesses http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2009-152&rn=news.xml&rst=2334 http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2009-152&rn=news.xml&rst=2334 NASA / JPL science Thu, 08 Oct 2009 19:10:00 GMT <a href='http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2009-152&rn=news.xml&rst=2334'> <img src='http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/images/business/20091008/sbs20091008-th.jpg' align='left' alt='2009 Small Business Symposium' width='100' height='75' border='0' /></a> NASA will host its second annual NASA/JPL Small Business Symposium and Awards Ceremony Nov. 16 and 17 at the Marriott Bethesda North Hotel and Conference Center, 5701 Marinelli Rd., Bethesda, Md. NASA Refines Asteroid Apophis' Path Toward Earth http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2009-151&rn=news.xml&rst=2332 http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2009-151&rn=news.xml&rst=2332 NASA / JPL science Wed, 07 Oct 2009 19:10:00 GMT <a href='http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2009-151&rn=news.xml&rst=2332'> <img src='http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/images/asteroid/apophis-20071114-th.jpg' align='left' alt='Asteroid Apophis' width='100' height='75' border='0' /></a> Using updated information, NASA scientists have recalculated the path of a large asteroid. NASA Space Telescope Discovers Largest Ring Around Saturn http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2009-150&rn=news.xml&rst=2331 http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2009-150&rn=news.xml&rst=2331 NASA / JPL science Tue, 06 Oct 2009 19:10:00 GMT <a href='http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2009-150&rn=news.xml&rst=2331'> <img src='http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/images/spitzer/20091006/spitzer20091006-th.jpg' align='left' alt='Artist concept of an invisible ring around Saturn' width='100' height='75' border='0' /></a> NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has discovered an enormous ring around Saturn -- by far the largest of the giant planet's many rings. Squyres Wins Carl Sagan Medal for Public Outreach http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/features.cfm?feature=2330&rn=news.xml&rst=2330 http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/features.cfm?feature=2330&rn=news.xml&rst=2330 NASA / JPL science Mon, 05 Oct 2009 07:00:00 GMT <a href='http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/features.cfm?feature=2330&rn=news.xml&rst=2330'> <img src='http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/images/mer/2009-10-05/mer-b-20091005-th.jpg' align='left' alt='Steven W. Squyres, principal scientific investigator for NASA's Mars Exploration Rover mission' width='100' height='75' border='0' /></a> Steven W. Squyres, the Goldwin Smith Professor of Astronomy and principal scientific investigator for the mission, has received the 2009 Carl Sagan Medal from the American Astronomical Society. JPL Satellite Data on How Pollution Travels Highlighted in New Study http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/features.cfm?feature=2329&rn=news.xml&rst=2329 http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/features.cfm?feature=2329&rn=news.xml&rst=2329 NASA / JPL science Fri, 02 Oct 2009 19:10:00 GMT <a href='http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/features.cfm?feature=2329&rn=news.xml&rst=2329'> <img src='http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/images/airs/20091002/airs20091002-th.jpg' align='left' alt='Data from NASA's Aqua satellite' width='100' height='75' border='0' /></a> JPL satellite data on the global transport of carbon monoxide are highlighted in a new National Academy of Sciences report on long-range transport of air pollutants. Herschel's Multi-Hued View of the Sky http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/features.cfm?feature=2328&rn=news.xml&rst=2328 http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/features.cfm?feature=2328&rn=news.xml&rst=2328 NASA / JPL science Fri, 02 Oct 2009 19:10:00 GMT <a href='http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/features.cfm?feature=2328&rn=news.xml&rst=2328'> <img src='http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/images/herschel/20091002/herschel-a-20091002-th.jpg' align='left' alt='Space dust as viewed from the Herschel Observatory' width='100' height='75' border='0' /></a> A new image from the Herschel Observatory shows off the observatory's talents for seeing multiple wavelengths of light. Space Radar Reveals Topography of Tsunami Site http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/features.cfm?feature=2327&rn=news.xml&rst=2327 http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/features.cfm?feature=2327&rn=news.xml&rst=2327 NASA / JPL science Thu, 01 Oct 2009 19:10:00 GMT <a href='http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/features.cfm?feature=2327&rn=news.xml&rst=2327'> <img src='http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/images/earth/tsunami20091001/tsunami20091001-th.jpg' align='left' alt='Shuttle Radar Topography Mission image of the Independent State of Samoa (left) and American Samoa (right)' width='100' height='75' border='0' /></a> The topography of the Samoan Islands, hit by a devastating tsunami on Sept. 29, is highlighted in this pair of images from NASA's Shuttle Radar Topography Mission. International Science Teams Selected for Aquarius/SAC-D Mission http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2009-149&rn=news.xml&rst=2326 http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2009-149&rn=news.xml&rst=2326 NASA / JPL science Thu, 01 Oct 2009 19:10:00 GMT <a href='http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2009-149&rn=news.xml&rst=2326'> <img src='http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/images/aquarius/aquarius-20090429-th.jpg' align='left' alt='artist concept of the Aquarius spacecraft over Earth' width='100' height='75' border='0' /></a> NASA and Argentina's Comisión Nacional de Actividades Espaciales (CONAE), with support from the Argentine Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovative Production (MinCyT), have selected additional members of the international scientific investigating team for the Aquarius/Satélite de Aplicaciones Científicas (SAC)-D mission, scheduled to launch in 2010. Floundering El Ninos Make for Fickle Forecasts http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/features.cfm?feature=2325&rn=news.xml&rst=2325 http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/features.cfm?feature=2325&rn=news.xml&rst=2325 NASA / JPL science Mon, 28 Sep 2009 19:09:00 GMT <a href='http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/features.cfm?feature=2325&rn=news.xml&rst=2325'> <img src='http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/images/earth/elnino20090928/elnino20090928-th.jpg' align='left' alt='A satellite image of pools of warm water known as Kelvin waves' width='100' height='75' border='0' /></a> Scientists agree El Nino is back. But not all El Ninos are created equal, and there's less consensus about the future strength of this year's event. NASA Spacecraft Sees Ice on Mars Exposed by Meteor Impacts http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2009-148&rn=news.xml&rst=2323 http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2009-148&rn=news.xml&rst=2323 NASA / JPL science Thu, 24 Sep 2009 19:09:00 GMT <a href='http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2009-148&rn=news.xml&rst=2323'> <img src='http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/images/mro/20090924/mars_ice_th.jpg' align='left' alt='NASA spacecraft sees ice on Mars exposed by meteor impacts' width='100' height='75' border='0' /></a> NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has revealed frozen water hiding just below the surface of mid-latitude Mars. NASA Instruments Reveal Water Molecules on Lunar Surface http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2009-147&rn=news.xml&rst=2322 http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2009-147&rn=news.xml&rst=2322 NASA / JPL science Thu, 24 Sep 2009 19:09:00 GMT <a href='http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2009-147&rn=news.xml&rst=2322'> <img src='http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/images/moon/20090924/moon20090924-th.jpg' align='left' alt='Water around a fresh lunar crater' width='100' height='75' border='0' /></a> NASA scientists have discovered water molecules in the polar regions of the moon. Instruments aboard three separate spacecraft revealed water molecules in amounts that are greater than predicted, but still relatively small. NASA's Spitzer Spots Clump of Swirling Planetary Material http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2009-146&rn=news.xml&rst=2320 http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2009-146&rn=news.xml&rst=2320 NASA / JPL science Wed, 23 Sep 2009 19:09:00 GMT <a href='http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2009-146&rn=news.xml&rst=2320'> <img src='http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/images/spitzer/20090923/spitzer20090923-th.jpg' align='left' alt='Artist's concept showing a lump of material in a swirling, planet-forming disk' width='100' height='75' border='0' /></a> Astronomers have witnessed odd behavior around a young star. Something, perhaps another star or a planet, appears to be pushing a clump of planet-forming material around. Radar Map of Buried Mars Layers Matches Climate Cycles http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2009-144&rn=news.xml&rst=2319 http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2009-144&rn=news.xml&rst=2319 NASA / JPL science Tue, 22 Sep 2009 19:09:00 GMT <a href='http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2009-144&rn=news.xml&rst=2319'> <img src='http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/images/mro/2009-09-22/mro-20090922-b-th.jpg' align='left' alt='a radar-generated map of the thickness of the layered deposits on Mars' width='100' height='75' border='0' /></a> New, three-dimensional imaging of Martian north-polar ice layers by a radar instrument on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter is consistent with theoretical models of Martian climate swings during the past few million years. Cassini Reveals New Ring Quirks, Shadows During Saturn Equinox http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2009-142&rn=news.xml&rst=2318 http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2009-142&rn=news.xml&rst=2318 NASA / JPL science Mon, 21 Sep 2009 19:09:00 GMT <a href='http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2009-142&rn=news.xml&rst=2318'> <img src='http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/images/cassini/20090921/pia11667-th.jpg' align='left' alt='View of Saturn's rings during equinox' width='100' height='75' border='0' /></a> NASA scientists are marveling over the extent of ruffles and dust clouds revealed in the rings of Saturn during the planet's equinox last month. Planck Snaps its First Images of Ancient Cosmic Light http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2009-141&rn=news.xml&rst=2315 http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2009-141&rn=news.xml&rst=2315 NASA / JPL science Thu, 17 Sep 2009 19:09:00 GMT <a href='http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2009-141&rn=news.xml&rst=2315'> <img src='http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/images/planck/20090917/planck20090917-th.jpg' align='left' alt='Planck's first glimpse at the universe' width='100' height='75' border='0' /></a> The Planck mission has captured its first rough images of the sky, demonstrating the observatory is working and ready to measure light from the dawn of time. Asteroid Juno Grabs the Spotlight http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/asteroidwatch/newsfeatures.cfm?release=2314&rn=news.xml&rst=2314 http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/asteroidwatch/newsfeatures.cfm?release=2314&rn=news.xml&rst=2314 NASA / JPL science Wed, 16 Sep 2009 19:09:00 GMT <a href='http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/asteroidwatch/newsfeatures.cfm?release=2314&rn=news.xml&rst=2314'> <img src='http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/images/asteroid/juno20090916/juno20090916-th.jpg' align='left' alt='asteroid Juno' width='100' height='75' border='0' /></a> Toward the end of September, the sun will turn a spotlight on the asteroid Juno, giving that bulky lump of rock a rare featured cameo in the night sky. Scientists Discover New Radiation Belt at Saturn http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/features.cfm?feature=2312&rn=news.xml&rst=2312 http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/features.cfm?feature=2312&rn=news.xml&rst=2312 NASA / JPL science Mon, 14 Sep 2009 19:09:00 GMT <a href='http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/features.cfm?feature=2312&rn=news.xml&rst=2312'> <img src='http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/images/cassini/20090914/pia11565-th.jpg' align='left' alt='north pole of Dione' width='100' height='75' border='0' /></a> Scientists using the Cassini spacecraft's Magnetospheric Imaging instrument have detected a new, temporary radiation belt at Saturn, located around the orbit of its moon Dione at about 377,000 kilometers (234,000 miles) from the center of the planet. Computer Modeling Supplements Dusty Testing http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2009-140&rn=news.xml&rst=2311 http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2009-140&rn=news.xml&rst=2311 NASA / JPL science Mon, 14 Sep 2009 19:09:00 GMT <a href='http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2009-140&rn=news.xml&rst=2311'> <img src='http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/images/mer/2009-09-14/mer-20090914-th.jpg' align='left' alt='A rover team member checks the tilt of the lightweight test rover at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory' width='100' height='75' border='0' /></a> Tests on Earth simulating Spirit's predicament on Mars have reinforced understanding that getting Spirit to rove again will be very difficult. Preventive Care Continues; Science on Hold http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2009-138&rn=news.xml&rst=2304 http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2009-138&rn=news.xml&rst=2304 NASA / JPL science Fri, 04 Sep 2009 19:09:00 GMT <a href='http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2009-138&rn=news.xml&rst=2304'> <img src='http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/images/mro/20081126/mro-concept-th.jpg' align='left' alt='Artist concept of Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter' width='100' height='75' border='0' /></a> During analysis of four safe-mode events this year, engineers for NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter project have identified a vulnerability to the effects of subsequent events. Thousands of New Images Show Mars in High Resolution http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2009-136&rn=news.xml&rst=2302 http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2009-136&rn=news.xml&rst=2302 NASA / JPL science Wed, 02 Sep 2009 19:09:00 GMT <a href='http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2009-136&rn=news.xml&rst=2302'> <img src='http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/images/mro/20090902/mro20090902-th.jpg' align='left' alt='Gullies at the Edge of Hale Crater, Mars' width='100' height='75' border='0' /></a> Thousands of newly released images from more than 1,500 telescopic observations by NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter show a wide range of gullies, dunes, craters, geological layering and other features on the Red Planet. Orbiter in Safe Mode Increases Communication Rate http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2009-133&rn=news.xml&rst=2296 http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2009-133&rn=news.xml&rst=2296 NASA / JPL science Fri, 28 Aug 2009 19:08:00 GMT <a href='http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2009-133&rn=news.xml&rst=2296'> <img src='http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/images/mro/20081126/mro-concept-th.jpg' align='left' alt='Artist concept of Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter' width='100' height='75' border='0' /></a> Engineers for NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter project have stepped up the communication rate being received from the orbiter as an early step in the process of determining why the spacecraft spontaneously rebooted its computer on Aug. 26. Mars Orbiter Puts Itself in Safe Mode Again http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2009-131&rn=news.xml&rst=2294 http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2009-131&rn=news.xml&rst=2294 NASA / JPL science Wed, 26 Aug 2009 19:08:00 GMT <a href='http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2009-131&rn=news.xml&rst=2294'> <img src='http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/images/mro/20081126/mro-concept-th.jpg' align='left' alt='Artist concept of Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter.' width='100' height='75' border='0' /></a> NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter put itself into a safe mode Wednesday morning, Aug. 26, for the fourth time this year, while maintaining spacecraft health and communications. Dust Storm Passing Over Spirit http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2009-130&rn=news.xml&rst=2293 http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2009-130&rn=news.xml&rst=2293 NASA / JPL science Tue, 25 Aug 2009 19:08:00 GMT <a href='http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2009-130&rn=news.xml&rst=2293'> <img src='http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/images/mer/2009-08-26/mer20090826-th.jpg' align='left' alt='full-circle view from the panoramic camera (Pancam) on NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit' width='100' height='75' border='0' /></a> The amount of electricity generated by the solar panels on Spirit has been declining for the past several Martian days, or sols, as a regional dust storm moved southward and blocked some of the sunshine at Spirit's location. Second Test Rover Added to Driving Experiments http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2009-129&rn=news.xml&rst=2291 http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2009-129&rn=news.xml&rst=2291 NASA / JPL science Fri, 21 Aug 2009 07:00:00 GMT <a href='http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2009-129&rn=news.xml&rst=2291'> <img src='http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/images/mer/2009-08-21/mer20090821-th.jpg' align='left' alt='Testing at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory assessing possible maneuvers for the stuck Mars rover Spirit' width='100' height='75' border='0' /></a> A second, lighter-weight test rover has entered the testing setup at JPL where rover team members are assessing strategy for getting Spirit out of soft soil where it is embedded on Mars. NASA's "A-Train" on Track With Hurricane Research http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/features.cfm?feature=2290&rn=news.xml&rst=2290 http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/features.cfm?feature=2290&rn=news.xml&rst=2290 NASA / JPL science Thu, 20 Aug 2009 19:08:00 GMT <a href='http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/features.cfm?feature=2290&rn=news.xml&rst=2290'> <img src='http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/images/earth/hurricane/20090820/airs20090820-th.jpg' align='left' alt='Infrared image of Hurricane Bill, acquired from the Atmospheric Infrared Sounder instrument on NASA's Aqua spacecraft.' width='100' height='75' border='0' /></a> Whenever tropical cyclones are brewing, researchers around the world catch NASA's A-Train of Earth-monitoring satellites to learn more about them. Seeing the Forest for the Trees http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/features.cfm?feature=2289&rn=news.xml&rst=2289 http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/features.cfm?feature=2289&rn=news.xml&rst=2289 NASA / JPL science Thu, 20 Aug 2009 19:08:00 GMT <a href='http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/features.cfm?feature=2289&rn=news.xml&rst=2289'> <img src='http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/images/earth/mangrove/mangrove-th.jpg' align='left' alt='Mangroves' width='100' height='75' border='0' /></a> Mangroves are a vital but endangered natural resource in many coastal regions. A JPL researcher has completed the first full assessment of Africa's mangrove forests. Your World, In Sharper Focus http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/features.cfm?feature=2288&rn=news.xml&rst=2288 http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/features.cfm?feature=2288&rn=news.xml&rst=2288 NASA / JPL science Wed, 19 Aug 2009 19:08:00 GMT <a href='http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/features.cfm?feature=2288&rn=news.xml&rst=2288'> <img src='http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/images/earth/20090819/Eyes_JPL-th.jpg' align='left' alt='Eyes on the Earth 3-D' width='100' height='75' border='0' /></a> New features in NASA's "Eyes on the Earth 3-D" online experience allow users to view the latest data -- some less than a few hours old-- from NASA Earth satellites. Galaxies Demand a Stellar Recount http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/features.cfm?feature=2287&rn=news.xml&rst=2287 http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/features.cfm?feature=2287&rn=news.xml&rst=2287 NASA / JPL science Wed, 19 Aug 2009 19:08:00 GMT <a href='http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/features.cfm?feature=2287&rn=news.xml&rst=2287'> <img src='http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/images/galex/20090819/galex20090818-th.jpg' align='left' alt='Images from NASA's Galaxy Evolution Explorer spacecraft and the Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory in Chile.' width='100' height='75' border='0' /></a> For decades, astronomers have gone about their business of studying the cosmos with the assumption that stars of certain sizes form in certain quantities. Jumping Asteroids http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/asteroidwatch/newsfeatures.cfm?release=2286&rn=news.xml&rst=2286 http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/asteroidwatch/newsfeatures.cfm?release=2286&rn=news.xml&rst=2286 NASA / JPL science Tue, 18 Aug 2009 19:08:00 GMT <a href='http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/asteroidwatch/newsfeatures.cfm?release=2286&rn=news.xml&rst=2286'> <img src='http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/images/asteroid/20090818/neo20090818-th.jpg' align='left' alt='a massive collision between rocky, embryonic planets as big as mountain ranges' width='100' height='75' border='0' /></a> How our solar system was formed has fascinated scientists and laymen alike for -- well, for a really, really long time. New research may have answered a piece to the puzzle - how big were the first planetesimals? Spirit Hits 2,000 http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/features.cfm?feature=2285&rn=news.xml&rst=2285 http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/features.cfm?feature=2285&rn=news.xml&rst=2285 NASA / JPL science Tue, 18 Aug 2009 07:00:00 GMT <a href='http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/features.cfm?feature=2285&rn=news.xml&rst=2285'> <img src='http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/images/mer/20090818/mer20090818-th.jpg' align='left' alt='traverse map for rover Spirit' width='100' height='75' border='0' /></a> Today marks the 2,000th Martian day, or sol, of what was initially planned as a 90-sol mission on Mars for NASA's Spirit rover. Cassini's Last Earthly Date Was 10 Years Ago Today http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/features.cfm?feature=2284&rn=news.xml&rst=2284 http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/features.cfm?feature=2284&rn=news.xml&rst=2284 NASA / JPL science Tue, 18 Aug 2009 19:08:00 GMT <a href='http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/features.cfm?feature=2284&rn=news.xml&rst=2284'> <img src='http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/images/cassini/20090202/pia03883-th.jpg' align='left' alt='Artist concept of Cassini spacecraft.' width='100' height='75' border='0' /></a> A decade ago today, NASA's Cassini spacecraft flew past Earth at a distance of 1,171 kilometers (727 miles) on its way to an appointment with the solar system's second largest occupant - Saturn. Free Public Lectures Will Preview Next Mars Landing http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2009-128&rn=news.xml&rst=2283 http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2009-128&rn=news.xml&rst=2283 NASA / JPL science Tue, 18 Aug 2009 07:00:00 GMT <a href='http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2009-128&rn=news.xml&rst=2283'> <img src='http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/images/msl/20081204/pia09201-th.jpg' align='left' alt='Artist concept of Mars Science Laboratory. Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech' width='100' height='75' border='0' /></a> Two free public programs in Pasadena this week will explain how engineers developed a new landing system for the next Mars mission. On the JPL Blog: Comets and Life On Earth http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/features.cfm?feature=2282&rn=news.xml&rst=2282 http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/features.cfm?feature=2282&rn=news.xml&rst=2282 NASA / JPL science Mon, 17 Aug 2009 19:08:00 GMT <a href='http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/features.cfm?feature=2282&rn=news.xml&rst=2282'> <img src='http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/images/blog/20090817/yeomans-blog-th.jpg' align='left' alt='Don Yeomans' width='100' height='75' border='0' /></a> With the recent discovery of the amino acid glycine in the comet dust samples returned to Earth by the Stardust spacecraft, it is becoming a bit more clear how life may have originated on Earth. NASA's WISE Mission Arrives at Launch Site http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2009-127&rn=news.xml&rst=2281 http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2009-127&rn=news.xml&rst=2281 NASA / JPL science Mon, 17 Aug 2009 19:08:00 GMT <a href='http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2009-127&rn=news.xml&rst=2281'> <img src='http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/images/wise/2009-08-17/wise-20090817-b-th.jpg' align='left' alt='WISE arrives at Vandenberg Air Force Base' width='100' height='75' border='0' /></a> NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, or WISE, has arrived at its last stop on Earth -- Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. NASA Researchers Make First Discovery of Life's Building Block in Comet http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2009-126&rn=news.xml&rst=2280 http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2009-126&rn=news.xml&rst=2280 NASA / JPL science Mon, 17 Aug 2009 19:08:00 GMT <a href='http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2009-126&rn=news.xml&rst=2280'> <img src='http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/images/stardust/20090817/sd_comet-th.jpg' align='left' alt='This is an artist's concept of the Stardust spacecraft beginning its flight through gas and dust around comet Wild 2.' width='100' height='75' border='0' /></a> NASA scientists have discovered glycine, a fundamental building block of life, in samples of comet Wild 2 returned by NASA's Stardust spacecraft. Planned Rover Test to Run a Week or More http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/features.cfm?feature=2279&rn=news.xml&rst=2279 http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/features.cfm?feature=2279&rn=news.xml&rst=2279 NASA / JPL science Thu, 13 Aug 2009 19:08:00 GMT <a href='http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/features.cfm?feature=2279&rn=news.xml&rst=2279'> <img src='http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/images/mer/2009-08-13/mer20090813-th.jpg' align='left' alt='A test setup at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory for the Spirit rover' width='100' height='75' border='0' /></a> Mars rover team members are planning a long-duration experiment with the test rover at JPL beginning next week. Braille Displays Get New Life With Artificial Muscles http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/features.cfm?feature=2278&rn=news.xml&rst=2278 http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/features.cfm?feature=2278&rn=news.xml&rst=2278 NASA / JPL science Thu, 13 Aug 2009 19:08:00 GMT <a href='http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/features.cfm?feature=2278&rn=news.xml&rst=2278'> <img src='http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/images/technology/braille/braille-th.jpg' align='left' alt='A blind person uses the dielectric elastomer EAP based refreshable Braille display' width='100' height='75' border='0' /></a> Research with tiny artificial muscles may yield a full-page active Braille system that can refresh automatically and come to life right beneath your fingertips. Tropics of Saturn's Moon No Tropical Paradise On Some Days http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/features.cfm?feature=2277&rn=news.xml&rst=2277 http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/features.cfm?feature=2277&rn=news.xml&rst=2277 NASA / JPL science Thu, 13 Aug 2009 19:08:00 GMT <a href='http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/features.cfm?feature=2277&rn=news.xml&rst=2277'> <img src='http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/images/cassini/20090813/pia02146-th.jpg' align='left' alt='false-color image of Titan' width='100' height='75' border='0' /></a> Astronomers have identified a storm cell on Titan the size of the country of India. Planck Sees Light Billions of Years Old http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/features.cfm?feature=2276&rn=news.xml&rst=2276 http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/features.cfm?feature=2276&rn=news.xml&rst=2276 NASA / JPL science Thu, 13 Aug 2009 19:08:00 GMT <a href='http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/features.cfm?feature=2276&rn=news.xml&rst=2276'> <img src='http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/images/planck/20090813/planck20090813-th.jpg' align='left' alt='An artist's conception of Planck.' width='100' height='75' border='0' /></a> The Planck space telescope has begun to collect light left over from the Big Bang explosion that created our universe. Space Telescopes Find Trigger-Happy Star Formation http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2009-123&rn=news.xml&rst=2274 http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2009-123&rn=news.xml&rst=2274 NASA / JPL science Wed, 12 Aug 2009 07:00:00 GMT <a href='http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2009-123&rn=news.xml&rst=2274'> <img src='http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/images/spitzer/20090812/spitzer20090812-th.jpg' align='left' alt='image combining data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and Spitzer Space Telescope shows the star-forming cloud Cepheus B' width='100' height='75' border='0' /></a> A new study from two of NASA's Great Observatories provides fresh insight into how some stars are born, along with a beautiful new image of a stellar nursery in our Milky Way galaxy. Satellites Unlock Secret to Northern India's Vanishing Water http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2009-124&rn=news.xml&rst=2273 http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2009-124&rn=news.xml&rst=2273 NASA / JPL science Wed, 12 Aug 2009 19:08:00 GMT <a href='http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2009-124&rn=news.xml&rst=2273'> <img src='http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/images/grace/grace20090812-th.jpg' align='left' alt='depletion of groundwater in northwestern India between 2002 and 2008' width='100' height='75' border='0' /></a> Using NASA satellite data, scientists have found that groundwater levels in northern India have been declining by as much as 33 centimeters (1 foot) per year over the past decade. Mars Orbiter Shows Angled View of Martian Crater http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2009-122&rn=news.xml&rst=2272 http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2009-122&rn=news.xml&rst=2272 NASA / JPL science Wed, 12 Aug 2009 19:08:00 GMT <a href='http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2009-122&rn=news.xml&rst=2272'> <img src='http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/images/mro/2009-08-11/mroA-20090811-th.jpg' align='left' alt='image of Victoria Crater in the Meridiani Planum region of Mars was taken by the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter' width='100' height='75' border='0' /></a> The high-resolution camera on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has returned a dramatic oblique view of the Martian crater that a rover explored for two years. JPL Blog: Five Things About Viewing Mars in August http://blogs.jpl.nasa.gov/?p=51&rn=news.xml&rst=2271 http://blogs.jpl.nasa.gov/?p=51&rn=news.xml&rst=2271 NASA / JPL science Tue, 11 Aug 2009 19:08:00 GMT <a href='http://blogs.jpl.nasa.gov/?p=51&rn=news.xml&rst=2271'> <img src='http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/images/blog/20090811/blog-20090811-th.jpg' align='left' alt='Mars in the August night sky' width='100' height='75' border='0' /></a> For the last few years, e-mails have cirulated in August promising wonderful views of Mars. JPL outreach specialist and amateur astronomer Jane Houston Jones is here to set the record straight. Science Operations Resume http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2009-121&rn=news.xml&rst=2267 http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2009-121&rn=news.xml&rst=2267 NASA / JPL science Mon, 10 Aug 2009 19:08:00 GMT <a href='http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2009-121&rn=news.xml&rst=2267'> <img src='http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/images/mro/20081126/mro-concept-th.jpg' align='left' alt='Artist concept of Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter.' width='100' height='75' border='0' /></a> NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has been restored to full operations, making intensive science observations of Mars, four days after it unexpectedly switched to its backup computer. More Testing Before Driving on Mars http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/features.cfm?feature=2266&rn=news.xml&rst=2266 http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/features.cfm?feature=2266&rn=news.xml&rst=2266 NASA / JPL science Fri, 07 Aug 2009 19:08:00 GMT <a href='http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/features.cfm?feature=2266&rn=news.xml&rst=2266'> <img src='http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/images/mer/2009-08-07/mer-20090807-th.jpg' align='left' alt='Panelists reviewed results to date from testing possible maneuvers to use in driving NASA's Mars Rover Spirit.' width='100' height='75' border='0' /></a> A review on Aug. 6 of test results to date yielded a decision to conduct further checkouts in an augmented testing set-up on Earth before beginning to send driving commands to Spirit for attempting to get out of the loose soil where the rover has partially embedded itself. Meteorite Found on Mars Yields Clues About Planet's Past http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2009-120&rn=news.xml&rst=2265 http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2009-120&rn=news.xml&rst=2265 NASA / JPL science Mon, 10 Aug 2009 19:08:00 GMT <a href='http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2009-120&rn=news.xml&rst=2265'> <img src='http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/images/mer/2009-08-10/merF-20090810-th.jpg' align='left' alt='a rock called 'Block Island,' the largest meteorite yet found on Mars' width='100' height='75' border='0' /></a> NASA's Mars Rover Opportunity is investigating a metallic meteorite the size of a large watermelon that is providing researchers more details about the Red Planet's environmental history. Planet Smash-Up Sends Vaporized Rock, Hot Lava Flying http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2009-119&rn=news.xml&rst=2264 http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2009-119&rn=news.xml&rst=2264 NASA / JPL science Mon, 10 Aug 2009 19:08:00 GMT <a href='http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2009-119&rn=news.xml&rst=2264'> <img src='http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/images/spitzer/20090810/a-planetImpact-th.jpg' align='left' alt='This artist's concept shows a celestial body about the size of our moon slamming at great speed into a body the size of Mercury.' width='100' height='75' border='0' /></a> NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has found evidence of a high-speed collision between two burgeoning planets around a young star. Saturn to Pull Celestial Houdini on August 11 http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/features.cfm?feature=2263&rn=news.xml&rst=2263 http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/features.cfm?feature=2263&rn=news.xml&rst=2263 NASA / JPL science Fri, 07 Aug 2009 19:08:00 GMT <a href='http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/features.cfm?feature=2263&rn=news.xml&rst=2263'> <img src='http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/images/cassini/20090807/cassiniB-20090807-226.jpg' align='left' alt='montage showing Saturn' width='100' height='75' border='0' /></a> In 1918, magician extraordinaire Harry Houdini created a sensation when he made a 10,000 pound elephant disappear before a mystified audience of over 5,200 at New York's famed Hippodrome theatre. Revelations in Saturn's Rings Continue as Equinox Approaches http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/features.cfm?feature=2261&rn=news.xml&rst=2261 http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/features.cfm?feature=2261&rn=news.xml&rst=2261 NASA / JPL science Fri, 07 Aug 2009 19:08:00 GMT <a href='http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/features.cfm?feature=2261&rn=news.xml&rst=2261'> <img src='http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/images/cassini/20090807/cassini-20090807-th.jpg' align='left' alt='The Cassini spacecraft captured this image of a small object in the outer portion of Saturn's B ring.' width='100' height='75' border='0' /></a> Saturn continues its march towards its August 11 equinox, recent images captured by NASA’s Cassini spacecraft are revealing new three-dimensional objects and structures in the planet’s otherwise flat rings. Orbiter Safe After Computer Swap http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2009-118&rn=news.xml&rst=2260 http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2009-118&rn=news.xml&rst=2260 NASA / JPL science Fri, 07 Aug 2009 19:08:00 GMT <a href='http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2009-118&rn=news.xml&rst=2260'> <img src='http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/images/mro/20081126/mro-concept-th.jpg' align='left' alt='Artist concept of Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter.' width='100' height='75' border='0' /></a> NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter is in safe mode, a precautionary standby status, and in communications with Earth after unexpectedly switching to its backup computer on Thurs. Aug. 6. Triple Asteroid System Triples Observers' Interest http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/asteroidwatch/newsfeatures.cfm?release=2259&rn=news.xml&rst=2259 http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/asteroidwatch/newsfeatures.cfm?release=2259&rn=news.xml&rst=2259 NASA / JPL science Thu, 06 Aug 2009 19:08:00 GMT <a href='http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/asteroidwatch/newsfeatures.cfm?release=2259&rn=news.xml&rst=2259'> <img src='http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/images/asteroid/20090806/neo-20090806-th.jpg' align='left' alt='' width='100' height='75' border='0' /></a> Radar imaging at NASA's Goldstone Solar System Radar on June 12 and 14, 2009, revealed that near-Earth asteroid 1994 CC is a triple system. Rover Confirms Meteorite on Mars http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/features.cfm?feature=2258&rn=news.xml&rst=2258 http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/features.cfm?feature=2258&rn=news.xml&rst=2258 NASA / JPL science Thu, 06 Aug 2009 19:08:00 GMT <a href='http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/features.cfm?feature=2258&rn=news.xml&rst=2258'> <img src='http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/images/mer/2009-08-06/mer20090806a-th.jpg' align='left' alt='Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity confirm that this rock on the Martian surface is an iron-nickel meteorite.' width='100' height='75' border='0' /></a> Composition measurements by NASA's Opportunity rover confirm that this rock on the Martian surface is an iron-nickel meteorite. Kepler Detects Atmosphere of Hot World http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/features.cfm?feature=2257&rn=news.xml&rst=2257 http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/features.cfm?feature=2257&rn=news.xml&rst=2257 NASA / JPL science Thu, 06 Aug 2009 19:08:00 GMT <a href='http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/features.cfm?feature=2257&rn=news.xml&rst=2257'> <img src='http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/images/kepler/20090806/kepler20090806-th.jpg' align='left' alt='Kepler with distant solar system' width='100' height='75' border='0' /></a> NASA's planet-hunter Kepler has detected a known planet, demonstrating the telescope's extraordinary capabilities. Data From Newest Ocean Satellite Ready for Their 'Close-up' http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/features.cfm?feature=2256&rn=news.xml&rst=2256 http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/features.cfm?feature=2256&rn=news.xml&rst=2256 NASA / JPL science Thu, 06 Aug 2009 19:08:00 GMT <a href='http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/features.cfm?feature=2256&rn=news.xml&rst=2256'> <img src='http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/images/ostm/ostm-200707-th.jpg' align='left' alt='' width='100' height='75' border='0' /></a> Fully calibrated, validated data from the NASA-French Space Agency Ocean Surface Topography Mission/Jason-2 satellite are now available, following a year of evaluation. NASA Goes Inside a Volcano, Monitors Activity http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2009-117&rn=news.xml&rst=2255 http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2009-117&rn=news.xml&rst=2255 NASA / JPL science Fri, 07 Aug 2009 19:08:00 GMT <a href='http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2009-117&rn=news.xml&rst=2255'> <img src='http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/images/earth/volcano/spider-20090807/spider-20090807-th.jpg' align='left' alt='sensor like this is being placed inside and around the mouth of Mount St. Helens' width='100' height='75' border='0' /></a> Scientists have placed high-tech "spiders" inside and around the mouth of Mount St. Helens, the site of the most active volcano in the United States. NASA's Spitzer Sees The Cosmos Through 'Warm' Infrared Eyes http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2009-116&rn=news.xml&rst=2254 http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2009-116&rn=news.xml&rst=2254 NASA / JPL science Wed, 05 Aug 2009 19:08:00 GMT <a href='http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2009-116&rn=news.xml&rst=2254'> <img src='http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/images/spitzer/20090805/b-cygnusDR22-th.jpg' align='left' alt='These images are some of the first to be taken during Spitzer's warm mission, a new phase that began after the telescope' width='100' height='75' border='0' /></a> NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope is starting a second career and taking its first shots of the cosmos since warming up. Aura Marks Five Years of Sky-High Atmosphere Research http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/features.cfm?feature=2253&rn=news.xml&rst=2253 http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/features.cfm?feature=2253&rn=news.xml&rst=2253 NASA / JPL science Tue, 04 Aug 2009 19:08:00 GMT <a href='http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/features.cfm?feature=2253&rn=news.xml&rst=2253'> <img src='http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/images/aura/20090803/aura20090804-th.jpg' align='left' alt='Artist concept of Aura spacecraft' width='100' height='75' border='0' /></a> Five years ago, NASA launched the Aura satellite to study changes in our life-sustaining atmosphere. Look at some of its greatest findings to date. NASA's Moon Mapper Beholds Home http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/features.cfm?feature=2252&rn=news.xml&rst=2252 http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/features.cfm?feature=2252&rn=news.xml&rst=2252 NASA / JPL science Mon, 03 Aug 2009 19:08:00 GMT <a href='http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/features.cfm?feature=2252&rn=news.xml&rst=2252'> <img src='http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/images/moon/20090802/moon-20090730-th.jpg' align='left' alt='false-color image of Earth, seen from moon' width='100' height='75' border='0' /></a> This false-color image of Earth was taken by the Moon Mineralogy Mapper, one of two NASA instruments onboard the Indian Space Research Organization's Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft. Possible Meteorite Imaged by Opportunity Rover http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/features.cfm?feature=2251&rn=news.xml&rst=2251 http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/features.cfm?feature=2251&rn=news.xml&rst=2251 NASA / JPL science Fri, 31 Jul 2009 19:07:00 GMT <a href='http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/features.cfm?feature=2251&rn=news.xml&rst=2251'> <img src='http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/images/mer/2009-07-31/mars20090731a-th.jpg' align='left' alt='Block Island in Sight' width='100' height='75' border='0' /></a> The Opportunity rover has eyed an odd-shaped, dark rock, about 0.6 meters (2 feet) across on the surface of Mars, which may be a meteorite. Free Spirit Testing Nearing Completion http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/features.cfm?feature=2249&rn=news.xml&rst=2249 http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/features.cfm?feature=2249&rn=news.xml&rst=2249 NASA / JPL science Thu, 30 Jul 2009 19:07:00 GMT <a href='http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/features.cfm?feature=2249&rn=news.xml&rst=2249'> <img src='http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/images/mer/20090729/mer20090729-th.jpg' align='left' alt='Spirit rover testing' width='100' height='75' border='0' /></a> Mars rover engineers at JPL are winding down testing of different escape maneuvers using a test rover in a sand box filled with soil to mimic the Martian surface. New Spin On Saturn's Rotation http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/features.cfm?feature=2248&rn=news.xml&rst=2248 http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/features.cfm?feature=2248&rn=news.xml&rst=2248 NASA / JPL science Wed, 29 Jul 2009 19:07:00 GMT <a href='http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/features.cfm?feature=2248&rn=news.xml&rst=2248'> <img src='http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/images/cassini/20090729/cassini20090729-th.jpg' align='left' alt='Saturn' width='100' height='75' border='0' /></a> New meteorological data from NASA's Cassini spacecraft indicates the value for Saturn's rotation period could be more than 5 minutes shorter than previously believed. NASA to Provide Web Updates on Objects Approaching Earth http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2009-115&rn=news.xml&rst=2247 http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2009-115&rn=news.xml&rst=2247 NASA / JPL science Wed, 29 Jul 2009 19:07:00 GMT <a href='http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2009-115&rn=news.xml&rst=2247'> <img src='http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/images/asteroid/20090729/asteroids20090729-th.jpg' align='left' alt='Asteroid Watch' width='100' height='75' border='0' /></a> NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory is introducing a new Web site that will provide a centralized resource for information on near-Earth objects - those asteroids and comets that can approach Earth. On the JPL Blog: The Lowdown on Jupiter's Black Eye http://blogs.jpl.nasa.gov/?p=50&rn=news.xml&rst=2246 http://blogs.jpl.nasa.gov/?p=50&rn=news.xml&rst=2246 NASA / JPL science Wed, 29 Jul 2009 19:07:00 GMT <a href='http://blogs.jpl.nasa.gov/?p=50&rn=news.xml&rst=2246'> <img src='http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/images/blog/20090729/jupiter20090728-th.jpg' align='left' alt='Jupiter' width='100' height='75' border='0' /></a> JPL scientist Glenn Orton recounts how he and his team used a NASA telescope to verify an impact at Jupiter, which was first observed by an amateur astronomer in Australia. Longer Tests Beginning http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/features.cfm?feature=2243&rn=news.xml&rst=2243 http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/features.cfm?feature=2243&rn=news.xml&rst=2243 NASA / JPL science Fri, 24 Jul 2009 19:07:00 GMT <a href='http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/features.cfm?feature=2243&rn=news.xml&rst=2243'> <img src='http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/images/mer/2009-07-24/mer20090724-th.jpg' align='left' alt='Rover team members discuss the next step in preparing for a new phase in testing of possible moves for getting NASA's Mars rover Spirit out of a sandtrap on Mars.' width='100' height='75' border='0' /></a> Mars rover team members have begun a new phase of testing at JPL -- using longer-duration experiments -- in their preparations for driving Spirit again on Mars. JPL Blog: All Eyes on Jupiter http://blogs.jpl.nasa.gov/?p=49&rn=news.xml&rst=2241 http://blogs.jpl.nasa.gov/?p=49&rn=news.xml&rst=2241 NASA / JPL science Wed, 22 Jul 2009 19:07:00 GMT <a href='http://blogs.jpl.nasa.gov/?p=49&rn=news.xml&rst=2241'> <img src='http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/images/blog/20090722/fletcher-20090722-th.jpg' align='left' alt='Jupiter' width='100' height='75' border='0' /></a> JPL scientist Leigh Fletcher describes a rare chance to observe the resulting debris from a space rock that slammed into Jupiter earlier this week. Technology to Treat Blindness Earns Award http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/features.cfm?feature=2240&rn=news.xml&rst=2240 http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/features.cfm?feature=2240&rn=news.xml&rst=2240 NASA / JPL science Wed, 22 Jul 2009 19:07:00 GMT <a href='http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/features.cfm?feature=2240&rn=news.xml&rst=2240'> <img src='http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/images/caltech/retina_award-th.jpg' align='left' alt='Increasing Resolution' width='100' height='75' border='0' /></a> Wolfgang Fink, senior researcher at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., is part of a Department of Energy-funded consortium that has received one of R&D Magazine's 2009 R&D 100 awards for developing an artificial retina.