en-us 10 7 Feb 2012 - A Vision of Discovery! Understanding NASA Images through Art
Participants will get the latest updates on these exciting missions from dynamic scientists, then learn how to use art to engage students in the appreciation and interpretation of NASA imagery.
]]> Dawn|MESSENGER|New Horizons|Pluto|Ceres|Mercury|Asteroids|Dwarf Planets|Kuiper Belt & Oort Cloud 17 Jan 2012 - Montana Students Submit Winning Name For NASA Lunar Spacecraft
Two NASA spacecraft that achieved lunar orbit on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day have new names from elementary students in Bozeman, Montana, as part of a nation-wide school contest. Their winning entry: EBB and FLOW.
]]> GRAIL|Earth's Moon 12 Jan 2012 - Solar System Exploration @ 50 Symposium
To commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of the first successful planetary mission, NASA seeks papers for a conference relating to the history of planetary exploration.
]]> Mariner 2 31 Dec 2011 - NASA's Twin GRAIL Spacecraft Reunite in Lunar Orbit
The first of two NASA spacecraft to study the moon in unprecedented detail has entered lunar orbit.
]]> GRAIL|Earth's Moon 28 Dec 2011 - NASA Twin Spacecraft On Final Approach For Moon Orbit
NASA's twin spacecraft to study the moon from crust to core are nearing their New Year's Eve and New Year's Day main-engine burns to place the duo in lunar orbit.
]]> GRAIL|Earth's Moon 23 Dec 2011 - Space Station Commander Captures Unprecedented View of Comet
International Space Station Commander Dan Burbank captured spectacular imagery of Comet Lovejoy as seen from about 240 miles above the Earth's horizon on Wednesday, Dec. 21.
]]> Human Spaceflight|Comets 6 Dec 2011 - NASA's Kepler Mission Confirms Its First Planet in Habitable Zone of Sun-like Star
NASA's Kepler mission has confirmed its first planet in the "habitable zone," the region where liquid water could exist on a planet's surface.
]]> Beyond Our Solar System 6 Dec 2011 - NASA's Voyager Hits New Region at Solar System Edge
NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft has entered a new region between our solar system and interstellar space.
]]> Voyager 1|Our Solar System 5 Dec 2011 - NASA Goddard Managed Comet Hopper Mission Selected for Further Study
NASA selected the Comet Hopper mission to continue in its mission concept phase.
]]> Comet Hopper|Comets 3 Dec 2011 - What's That Sparkle in Cassini's Eye?
The moon Enceladus, one of the jewels of the Saturn system, sparkles peculiarly bright in new images obtained by NASA's Cassini spacecraft.
]]> Cassini|Enceladus|Saturn 3 Dec 2011 - New Horizons Becomes Closest Spacecraft to Approach Pluto
NASA's New Horizons mission reached a special milestone today on its way to reconnoiter the Pluto system, coming closer to Pluto than any other spacecraft.
]]> New Horizons|Pluto|Dwarf Planets|Kuiper Belt & Oort Cloud 2 Dec 2011 - ESA Suspends Tracking Support to Russian Mars Mission
In consultation and agreement with Phobos-Grunt mission managers, ESA engineers will end tracking support today.
]]> Phobos-Grunt|Yinghuo-1|Phobos|Mars 26 Nov 2011 - NASA Launches Most Capable and Robust Rover to Mars
NASA began a historic voyage to Mars with the Nov. 26 launch of the Mars Science Laboratory, which carries a car-sized rover named Curiosity. Liftoff from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station aboard an Atlas V rocket occurred at 10:02 a.m. EST (7:02 a.m. PST)
]]> Mars Science Laboratory/Curiosity|Mars 25 Nov 2011 - ESA Station Unable to Establish New Link With Phobos-Grunt
No signal was received from Phobos-Grunt.
]]> Phobos-Grunt|Yinghuo-1|Phobos 25 Nov 2011 - ESA Tracking Station Contacts Russia's Missing Mars Mission
On Tuesday, 22 November at 20:25 GMT, ESA's tracking station at Perth, Australia, established contact with Russia's Phobos-Grunt spacecraft.
]]> Phobos-Grunt|Yinghuo-1|Mars 25 Nov 2011 - Mars Science Laboratory Launch Milestones
NASA's Mars Science Laboratory is tucked inside its Atlas V rocket, ready for launch on Saturday, Nov. 26, 2011.
]]> Mars Science Laboratory/Curiosity|Mars 23 Nov 2011 - MSL and Curiosity 'Locked and Loaded' for Launch
Following Wednesday morning's Launch Readiness Review, NASA and contractor managers gave the launch team the go-ahead to continue working towards liftoff of the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) on Saturday, 26. Nov.
]]> Mars Science Laboratory/Curiosity|Mars 22 Nov 2011 - Mars Science Laboratory/Atlas V Launch Briefing and Events Schedule
All briefings for the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) launch will be held inside the Kennedy news center auditorium and will be carried live on NASA Television, unless otherwise noted.
]]> Mars Science Laboratory/Curiosity|Mars 21 Nov 2011 - NASA Updates Prelaunch Events for Mars Science Lab
NASA has updated information about the news conferences and other events for the agency's Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity rover launch.
]]> Mars Science Laboratory/Curiosity|Mars 19 Nov 2011 - MSL launch delayed to Saturday, Nov. 26
The launch of a United Launch Alliance Atlas V carrying NASA's Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) has been delayed one day to allow time for the team to remove and replace a flight termination system battery.
]]> Mars Science Laboratory/Curiosity|Mars 17 Nov 2011 - Cassini Chronicles the Life and Times of Saturn's Giant Storm
New images and animated movies from NASA's Cassini spacecraft chronicle the birth and evolution of the colossal storm that ravaged the northern face of Saturn for nearly a year.
]]> Cassini|Saturn 16 Nov 2011 - NASA Probe Data Show Evidence of Liquid Water on Icy Europa
Data from a NASA planetary mission have provided scientists evidence of what appears to be a body of liquid water, equal in volume to the North American Great Lakes, beneath the icy surface of Jupiter's moon, Europa.
]]> Galileo|Europa 16 Nov 2011 - NASA Invites 150 Lucky Twitter Followers To Launch Of Mars Rover
NASA has invited 150 followers of the agency's Twitter account to a two-day launch Tweetup on 23 and 25 Nov. at the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
]]> Mars Science Laboratory/Curiosity|Mars 15 Nov 2011 - Exploring Mars and Beyond: What's Next for U.S. Planetary Science?
The Subcommittee On Space And Aeronautics and the Committee On Science, Space, And Technology held a hearing on Wednesday to discuss: "Exploring Mars and Beyond: What's Next for U.S. Planetary Science?"
]]> Mars 15 Nov 2011 - NASA Hosting Science Update About Jupiter's Icy Moon Europa
NASA will host a Science Update at 10 a.m. PST (1 p.m. EST) on Wednesday, 16 November to discuss new theories concerning Jupiter's icy moon Europa.
]]> Europa 14 Nov 2011 - NASA Extends MESSENGER Mission
NASA has announced that it will extend the MESSENGER mission for an additional year of orbital operations at Mercury beyond the planned end of the primary mission on March 17, 2012.
]]> MESSENGER|Mercury 14 Nov 2011 - Voyager 2 Completes Switch to Backup Thruster Set
NASA's Voyager 2 has successfully switched to the backup set of thrusters that controls the roll of the spacecraft.
]]> Voyager 2|Our Solar System 10 Nov 2011 - NASA Sets Mars Science Laboratory Launch Coverage
NASA's Mars Science Laboratory spacecraft with the Curiosity rover is set to launch to the planet Mars aboard an Atlas V rocket on 25 Nov. 2011 from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.
]]> Mars Science Laboratory/Curiosity|Mars 10 Nov 2011 - NASA Ready for November Launch of Car-Size Mars Rover
NASA's most advanced mobile robotic laboratory, which will examine one of the most intriguing areas on Mars, is in final preparations for a launch from Florida's Space Coast at 10:25 a.m. EST (7:25 a.m. PST) on Nov. 25.
]]> Mars Science Laboratory/Curiosity|Mars 9 Nov 2011 - Susan Niebur Wins NASA Public Service Award
Susan Niebur was awarded the Public Service Award from the NASA Planetary Science Division.
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