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Durable Mars Rovers Sent Into Third Overtime Period
NASA has approved up to 18 more months of operations for Spirit and Opportunity
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Deep Impact Mission Status Report
NASA's Deep Impact spacecraft has completed the commissioning phase of the mission and has moved into the cruise phase.
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NASA 'Ambassadors' Spread the Scientific Word
Space enthusiasts have joined together for an eighth year as part of NASA's Solar System Ambassadors Program, a volunteer- based group whose mission is to educate the public about the wonders of space exploration.
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Spitzer Marks Beginning of New Age of Planetary Science
NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has for the first time captured the light from two known planets orbiting stars other than our Sun.
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NASA Researchers Use Imaging Radar to Detect Coastal Pollution
A NASA-funded study of marine pollution in Southern California concluded space-based synthetic aperture radar can be a vital observational tool for assessing and monitoring ocean hazards in urbanized coastal regions.
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Cassini Finds an Atmosphere on Saturn's Moon Enceladus
The Cassini spacecraft's two close flybys of Saturn's icy moon Enceladus have revealed that the moon has a significant atmosphere.
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Diagnostic Tests Planned for Instrument on Mars Rover
NASA has suspended use of one of the mineral-identifying tools on the Opportunity Mars rover .
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Cassini Images of Titan Reveal an Active, Earth-like World
Saturn's largest and hazy moon, Titan, has a surface shaped largely by Earth-like processes of tectonics, erosion, winds, and perhaps volcanism.
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Volunteer Network Provides Ringside Seat to Saturn
Experiencing Saturn through a telescope for the first time is a feast for the eyes.
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Moonbeams Shine on Einstein, Galileo and Newton
Thirty-five years after Moon-walking astronauts placed special reflectors on the lunar surface, scientists have used these devices to test Albert Einstein's general theory of relativity to unprecedented accuracy.
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Mars Rovers Break Driving Records, Examine Salty Soil
On three consecutive days, Opportunity accomplished unprecedented feats of martian motion.
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JPL Artist Sheds Light on Pasadena Event
JPL's artist in residence will display his Light/Shadow Exhibition in Pasadena during the biannual ArtNight on Friday, March 4, from 6 to 10 p.m.
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NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope Exposes Dusty Galactic Hideouts
How do you hide something as big and bright as a galaxy? You smother it in cosmic dust.
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Artificial Muscles Get a Grip on Human Hand
A challenge for an arm wrestle between a robotic and human arm will be determined next week.
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Cassini Continues Making New Saturn Discoveries
NASA's Cassini spacecraft continues making new and exciting discoveries.
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JPL's New Associate Director Led Successful Mars Exploration
JPL's Dr. Firouz Naderi will become the laboratory's Associate Director for Programs, Project Formulation and Strategy, effective March 7.
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Spitzer Space Telescope Provides Visual Feast Online
The magic of NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope comes alive in an online interactive presentation.
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Saturn's Moons Titan and Enceladus Seen by Cassini
NASA's Cassini spacecraft has had a busy week, snapping stunning new images of two of Saturn's moons
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Cassini's Radar Spots Giant Crater on Titan
A giant impact crater the size of Iowa was spotted on Saturn's moon Titan by NASA's Cassini radar instrument during Tuesday's Titan flyby.
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NASA Spacecraft Help Solve Saturn's Mysterious Auroras
Scientists studying data from NASA's Cassini spacecraft and Hubble Space Telescope have found that Saturn's auroras behave differently than scientists have believed for the last 25 years.
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