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NASA's Solar System Treks

Use the same data NASA's scientists and engineers use to create 3D surface visualizations of some of NASA's prime science targets on your home computer.

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    Treks

    This growing library of science data visualizations includes the Moon, Mars, Mercury, dwarf panet Ceres, asteroid Vesta, Saturn's giant moon Titan and other icy moons.

NASA's Eyes

Travel the universe using actual real-time data—from the fleet of Earth observing missions to the mysterious worlds of the distant TRAPPIST-1 system—from the comfort of your living room.

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    Eyes on the Solar System

    Real science data, cutting-edge graphics and a video game engine are combined to create stunning visuals of solar system exploration — past, present and future.

Solar System News

Dusty solar panels and darker skies are expected to bring the Mars lander mission to a close around the end of this year.
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NASA's InSight Still Hunting Marsquakes as Power Levels Diminish
NASA's InSight Still Hunting Marsquakes as Power Levels Diminish
While the spacecraft continues to otherwise operate as normal, the mission team is searching for the source of a system data issue.
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Engineers Investigating NASA's Voyager 1 Telemetry Data
Engineers Investigating NASA's Voyager 1 Telemetry Data
The next full moon is the Flower Moon and there will be a total lunar eclipse.
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Full Moon Guide: May - June 2022
Full Moon Guide: May - June 2022
NASA has extended the planetary science missions of eight of its spacecraft due to their scientific productivity and potential to deepen our knowledge.
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Exploration Extended for 8 Planetary Science Missions
Exploration Extended for 8 Planetary Science Missions
On April 30, 2022, a partial solar eclipse will be visible in parts of South America, Antarctica, and the Pacific and Southern Oceans.
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Partial Solar Eclipse on April 30, 2022
Partial Solar Eclipse on April 30, 2022
The average global temperature on Neptune unexpectedly fluctuated during a recent 17-year period, according to a new study.
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New Study Finds Unexpected Temperature Changes on Neptune
New Study Finds Unexpected Temperature Changes on Neptune
Webb will see the first galaxies to form after the big bang but to do that its instruments first need to get cold – really cold.
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Webb Telescope's Coldest Instrument Reaches Operating Temperature
Webb Telescope's Coldest Instrument Reaches Operating Temperature
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has determined the size of the largest icy comet nucleus ever seen by astronomers.
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Hubble Confirms Largest Comet Nucleus Ever Seen
Hubble Confirms Largest Comet Nucleus Ever Seen
On Feb. 14, 2022, NASA’s Lucy spacecraft took a series of calibration images with its four visible-light cameras.
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Checking in on the Cameras on NASA's Lucy Spacecraft
Checking in on the Cameras on NASA's Lucy Spacecraft
The next full moon is the Pink Moon – also known as the Sprouting Grass, Egg, or Fish Moon.
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Full Moon Guide: April - May 2022
Full Moon Guide: April - May 2022
An agreement between NASA and the U.S. Space Force recently authorized the public release of decades of data on fireball events.
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U.S. Space Force Releases Decades of Bolide Data to NASA for Planetary Defense Studies
U.S. Space Force Releases Decades of Bolide Data to NASA for Planetary Defense Studies
To avoid patches of knife-edged rocks, the mission has taken an alternative path up Mount Sharp.
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NASA's Curiosity Mars Rover Reroutes Away From ‘Gator-Back' Rocks
NASA's Curiosity Mars Rover Reroutes Away From ‘Gator-Back' Rocks