Rotational Motion of Ceres
Ceres, the first asteroid to be discovered, is by far the largest and most massive body in the main asteroid belt. NASA's Dawn Mission will be the first to reach Ceres and one of its main goals is to understand its thermal evolution and current state.

Atmospheric Modeling of Martian Methane Plumes: The Debate Continues
From recent observations, it has been suggested that there is evidence for the periodic (seasonal) release of methane occur from discrete surface locations on Mars, although the exact location and mechanism of release is still unknown.

Topography of Titan's Arctic Lake District: Implications for Subsurface Liquid Alkane Flow
By comparing the calibration of various overlapping Titan RADAR imagery, scientists on the Cassini RADAR instrument team were able to test a new model which is better able to estimate surface heights, elevations and subsurface phenomena within Titan's Arc

Numerical Simulations of Mantle Plumes on Venus: Implications for Mantle Viscosity, Water Content and Melting
Venus is a planet with striking surface characteristics, including mantle plumes, which are hot, roughly cylindrical structures that rise from deep in the mantle of the planet.

NASA's GALEX Telescope Confirms Nature of Dark Energy
Dark energy is in a tug-of-war with gravity.

Oxygen Isotope Variation in Meteorite Provides Insight Into Planet Formation
NASA scientists conducted research on a meteorite and have provided new evidence that the inner planets formed from materials spread far and wide in the early solar system.

Stardust-NExT Mission Delivers Striking Images of Man-Made Crater on Comet Tempel 1
The spacecraft made its closest approach to Comet Tempel 1 on Monday, Feb. 14, at 8:40 p.m. PST (11:40 p.m. EST) at a distance of approximately 178 kilometers (111 miles). Stardust took 72 high-resolution images of the comet.

Regional Lunar Surface Temperatures, Albedos, and Thermophysical Properties from LRO's Diviner Instrument
As LRO is pioneering NASA's efforts to renew exploration of the Moon, Diviner's temperature maps can be used to determine the thermal and physical properties of the Moon's surface, and therefore better characterize and assess the safety of landing sites.

Cassini Discovers Saturn to Vary its Energy Output
Saturn is a changeable world that pumps out surprisingly variable amounts of heat from season to season and year to year, a new study has found.

WISE Captures Key Images that will help EPOXI Mission's Comet Encounter
NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, or WISE, caught a glimpse of the comet that the NASA's EPOXI mission will visit on November 4, 2010. The WISE observation will help the EPOXI team put together a large-scale picture of the comet.