Martian Climat Was Life-friendly More Recently Than Thought   30 Jun 2009
Warm weather near the Martian equator may have melted the ice in ice-rich soils as recently as 2 million years ago 

NASA, Japan Release Most Complete Topographic Map of Earth   29 Jun 2009
NASA and Japan released a new digital topographic map of Earth Monday that covers more of our planet than ever before. 

Ulysses Hears the Siren's Song   26 Jun 2009
Ulysses, a joint NASA and European Space Agency mission, will officially cease operations Monday, June 29, when the command to switch off the transmitter is uplinked to the spacecraft. 

Three New Co-Investigators Added to MESSENGER Team   26 Jun 2009
Brian Anderson, Louise Prockter, and Thomas Zurbuchen have been appointed MESSENGER Co-Investigators by NASA Science Mission Directorate Associate Administrator Edward Weiler. 

4 Jul 2009
Earth at Aphelion

4 Jul 2009
955th Anniversary,
Crab Nebula Supernova

7 Jul 2009
Lunar Eclipse

9 Jul 2009
30th Anniversary, Voyager 2: Jupiter Flyby (Closest Approach)

10 Jul 2009
1st Anniversary, First Quarter Moon

10 Jul 2009
25th Anniversary, Venera 15: End of Venus Mission

10 Jul 2009
25th Anniversary, Venera 16: End of Venus Mission

11 Jul 2009
30th Anniversary, Burnup of Skylab Space Station.

11 Jul 2009
30th Anniversary, Skylab: Re-Entry into Earth's Atmosphere