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.
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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.
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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.
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Student of the Stars
A love of astronomy helped one college student set a course for a variety of science internships at JPL.
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Mars Science Laboratory
This animation demonstrates how the rover will enter, descend and land on the surface of Mars.
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Robot Madness
Students used Lego robots to compete on a Mars-like obstacle course during an annual robotics competition at JPL.
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What's Up for March?
During 2009, we’re celebrating International Year of Astronomy by taking you on a tour of one of the month’s best celestial objects. And this month, it’s Saturn!
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What's Up for February?
Take a step back in time and see how astronomers like Galileo studied the moon. Longer tease: When you gaze at the moon, you’ll see the same views that enchanted and startled ancient astronomers centuries ago.
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