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September 17, 2004
Earth's Moon
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A short film from 1969 showing Ranger 9 images as it approached the Moon.
Ranger 9 Impact
SDO collected images of the rarest predictable solar event—the transit of Venus across the face of the Sun in 2012.
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An overview video of the OSIRIS-REx mission.
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Animation of Cassini's final orbit, leading to a pass by the moon Titan which sends the spacecraft plunging into Saturn on Sept. 15, 2017.
Cassini's Final Orbit
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Flight across Titan
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The history-making Viking 1 mission launched 35 years ago.
Viking, Mars Trailblazer
Orange and white stripes slide against each other, and huge oval storms gyrate in the NASA's Cassini spacecraft's first color movie clip of Jupiter.
Cassini's First Color Movie of Jupiter
Cassini stares deep into the swirling hurricane-like vortex at Saturn's south pole, where the vertical structure of the clouds is highlighted by shadows.
Looking Saturn in the Eye
Rotating asteroids have a tough time sticking to their orbits. Their surfaces heat up during the day and cool down at night, giving off radiation that can act as a sort of mini-thruster.
How Sunlight Pushes Asteroids
Here is a rover's eye view of driving, scooping and drilling during Curiosity's first year on Mars, August 2012 through July 2013.
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Cassini scientist Dr. Kevin Baines discusses Saturn's Cyclones.
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Filters, pixels and math star in this narrated cartoon.
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This computer-generated animation shows all of Cassini's orbits - affectionaly called the "ball of yarn" by mission planners.
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This visualziation shows the major fragments of comet Showmaker-Levy 9 colliding with Jupiter in 1994.
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Parker Solar Probe Launch
NASA's Cassini spacecraft has spotted a glowing patch of ultraviolet light near Saturn's north pole that marks the presence of an electrical circuit that connects Saturn with its moon Enceladus.
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The volcanic peak Idunn Mons (at 46°S, 214.5°E) in Imdr Regio.
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Dawn spacecraft successfully launched September 27th, 2007.
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Credit: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
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