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Cape Verde in approximate true color
Mars

Latest from NASA's spacecraft exploring the red planet.

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On the Final Frontier
Cassini at Saturn

Unlocking the secrets of the ringed giant and its moons

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Comet Tempel 1 Nucleus Shape Model
Science Mission Directorate

NASA uses orbiting observers and robotic landers to investigate the planets, moons, comets, and asteroids of our Solar System.

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SDO to Spike Vital Space Weather Data

SDO at the pad
02.09.10

SDO is set to relay tons of data about the Sun and its affect on the Earth.

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Q and A with SDO Program Executive Dana Brewer

Dana Brewer
02.08.10

Read through a question-and-answer session with SDO Program Executive Dana Brewer.

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NASA Extends Cassini's Tour of Saturn

view of Saturn's rings during equinox
02.03.10

NASA will extend the international Cassini-Huygens mission to explore Saturn and its moons to 2017.

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  • Hubble image of Pluto

    New Hubble Maps of Pluto Show Surface Changes

    The images show an icy and dark molasses-colored, mottled world that is undergoing seasonal changes in its surface color and brightness.

  • Prometheus as seen by Cassini

    Prometheus: Over Easy

    Looking for all intents and purposes like a celestial egg after a session in Saturn's skillet, Prometheus displayed its pockmarked, irregular surface for NASA's Cassini spacecraft on Jan. 27, 2010.

  • Artist concept of NASA's Cassini spacecraft

    Route 66: Cassini's Next Look at Titan

    Sixteen days after last visiting Saturn's largest moon, NASA's Cassini spacecraft returns for another look-see of the cloud-shrouded moon - this time from on high.

  • Initial eVLBI detection of SN 2007gr with the EVN on 6 thru 7 September 2007

    Newborn Black Holes Boost Power

    Astronomers have found evidence that two supernovae blasts received an extra boost from newborn black holes.

  • View from Spirit's front haz cam

    Rover Spirit Starts a New Chapter on Mars

    After six years of unprecedented exploration of the Red Planet, NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit no longer will be a fully mobile robot.

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  • Statement by NASA Administrator Charles Bolden at the National Press Club

    02.02.10 - Yesterday, we unveiled President Obama's historic budget that launched NASA on a bold and ambitious effort to explore new worlds, develop more innovative technologies, foster new industries and increase our understanding of the Earth, our solar system and the universe.

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  • Statement by NASA Administrator on the Fiscal Year 2011 NASA Budget

    02.01.10 - President Obama today has given us a bold challenge -- to become an engine of innovation, and the catalyst for an ambitious new space program that includes and inspires people around the world.

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