The Mini Synthetic-Aperture Radar (SAR) on the Chandraayan-1 Mission to the Moon
The Mini Synthetic-Aperture Radar (SAR) is a lightweight radar imaging instrument currently studying the Moon. Mini-SAR uses a different analytical approach to look for ice.

Innovative Approaches to Future Outer Planet Exploration -- Destination: Ganymede
Gaining insight into the composition and volatile inventory of Jupiter and its moons will shed light on how planets and satellites accrete and evolve.

Titan's Winter Polar Vortex Structure Revealed By Chemical Tracers
Scientists analyzed two years of observations from Cassini's Composite Infrared Spectrometer to determine cross sections of five independent chemical tracers.

Spectroscopic Confirmation of an Extreme Starburst at Redshift 4.547
The Origin of Stars and Galaxies: Baby Boomer Galaxy Found. Nicknamed "Baby Boom," the galaxy is churning out an average of up to 4,000 stars per year, more than 100 times the number produced in our own Milky Way galaxy.

Ocean Surface Topography Mission/Jason 2 Begins Mapping Oceans
Less than a month after launch, the NASA-French space agency Ocean Surface Topography Mission (OSTM)/Jason-2 oceanography satellite has produced its first complete maps of global ocean surface topography, surface wave height and wind speed.

Overview of Observations Made During the MErcury Surface, Space ENvironment, GEochemistry, and Ranging (MESSENGER) Spacecraft's Flyby of Mercury
Launched in August 2004, MESSENGER is midway through a complex interplanetary cruise phase that involves six planetary flybys.

The Exotic Atmospheres of Hot Jupiter-like Planets
Defining Giant Hot Jupiter-like Exoplanets as an Astronomical Class of Objects

Exploring Titan's Surface of Ice and Organics
Titan has been long known to be a photochemical factory.

Earthshine: Earth's Spectra, Albedo, Clouds, Climate, and the Search for Earth-Like Exoplanets
Earth-like planets around distant stars may be too far away to be reached by spacecraft but scientists could still investigate whether they harbor life.

Origins of Planetary Systems and the Development of Prebiotic Conditions
Scientists at NASA's JPL brought together to develop new interdisciplinary tools for interpreting observations of protostellar disks returned by space telescopes such as Spitzer and Hubble.