Cassini Tastes Organic Material at Saturn's Geyser Moon
Heat radiating from the entire length of 150 kilometer (95 mile)-long fractures is seen in this best-yet heat map of the active south polar region of Saturn's ice moon Enceladus. Credit: NASA
 NASA Satellite Finds Interior of Mars Is Colder-2 minute ago
This map shows the thickness of the north polar layered deposits on Mars as measured by the Shallow Radar instrument on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Rome/SwRI |
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 Quirky pulsar system discovered at Arecibo challenges theories of binary formation12 minutes ago
A comparison of the orbits of the pulsar J1903+0327 and its possible sun-like companion star with the orbit of the Earth around the sun. The objects' sizes are not to scale. Bill Saxton, NRAO/AUI/NSF |
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 NASA Phoenix Mission Ready For Mars LandingMay 13, 2008
The landing site chosen for NASA's Mars Phoenix Lander is much farther north than the sites where previous spacecraft have landed on Mars. Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech |
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 A GPS Buoy undergoing testingMay 09, 2008
GPS buoys are used during the campaign to measure sea ice drift. They are deployed through planes or helicopter landing directly on sea ice floes. Credits: ESA |
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 Saturn Does the Wave in Its AtmosphereMay 07, 2008
Scientists have discovered a wave pattern, or oscillation, in Saturn's atmosphere only visible from Earth every 15 years. The pattern ripples back and forth like a wave within Saturn's upper atmosphere. In this region, temperatures ... |
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