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Voyager Makes an Interstellar Discovery
Voyager Makes an Interstellar Discovery
The solar system is passing through an interstellar cloud that physics says should not exist. In the Dec. 24th issue of Nature, a team of scientists reveal how NASA's Voyager spacecraft have solved the mystery. Read More
Outer Planets
Europa Graphic
NASA and the European Space Agency have prioritized the Europa Jupiter System Mission (EJSM) for continued study as the next mission to the outer solar system. Planning will continue for the Titan Saturn System Mission for a possible later flight opportunity.

EJSM Backgrounder EJSM Backgrounder
EJSM Video EJSM Video
TSSM Backgrounder TSSM Backgrounder
TSSM Video TSSM Video
Cassini
3 Feb 2010  Saturn Tour Extended
NASA extends the international Cassini-Huygens mission to explore Saturn and its moons to 2017. Read More
2 Feb 2010  Head-on Collision?
Hubbles spots mysterious x-shaped pattern that suggests collision between two asteroids. Read More
28 Jan 2010  Stationary Spirit
Stuck in Martian sand, Spirit rover will now serve as a stationary research platform. Read More
29 Dec 2009  Where Do We Go From Here?
NASA chooses three finalists for future deep space mission to Venus, the Moon or an asteroid. Read More
23 Dec 2009  Moondance
Watch Saturn's moons give Tchaikovsky's classic ballet, "The Nutcracker," a graceful new spin. Read More
22 Dec 2009  Extraterrestrial Fog
Scientist: Titan and Earth share another common feature - fog. Read More
What's Up for February
News & Events: What's Up for February
This month we celebrate the 400th anniversary of Galileo's first telescopic view of Jupiter and its four largest moons. Read More
Science & Technology: Water on the Moon
The argument that the Moon is a dry, desolate place no longer holds water. Read More
Missions: Redefining Space
IBEX finds a mysterious giant ribbon at the edge of our solar system. Read More
Missions: MESSENGER Results
The MESSENGER mission team is posting the latest images and news from their third Mercury flyby. Read More
News & Events: Galileo Anniversary
It's been 20 years since the Galileo spacecraft launched on its epic mission to Jupiter. Read More
Education: Sky Stories
The 2009 International Year of Astronomy is all about looking up. Share your stargazing stories. Read More
Solar Dynamics Observatory
10 Feb 2010
20th Anniversary, Galileo: Venus Flyby  Read More
14 Feb 2010
10th Anniversary, NEAR Shoemaker: Eros Rendezvous  Read More
17 Feb 2010 (17:05 UT)
45th Anniversary, Ranger 8: Launch  Read More
20 Feb 2010 (09:57:37 UT)
45th Anniversary, Ranger 8: Lunar Impact  Read More
2 Mar 2010
45th Anniversary, Atlas Centaur 5: Launch  Read More
2 Mar 2010
45th Anniversary, Atlas Centaur 5: End of Lunar Mission  Read More
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