Flash Floods in the Mangala Valles Region of Mars
Catastrophic flooding triggered by ice melting from the heat of volcanic activity is thought to be responsible for the chaotic scenery depicted in this region of…
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NASA Awards Contracts for CubeSat Satellites
NASA’s Launch Services Program (LSP) has awarded multiple Venture Class Launch Services (VCLS) contracts to provide small satellites (SmallSats) — also called CubeSats, microsats or nanosatellites…
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Cassini Begins Series of Flybys of Saturn Moon Enceladus
NASA’s Cassini spacecraft will wrap up its time in the region of Saturn’s large, icy moons with a series of three close encounters with Enceladus starting…
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Hubble’s Captures New Changes in Jupiter’s Great Red Spot
Scientists using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope have produced new maps of Jupiter — the first in a series of annual portraits of the solar system’s outer…
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BepiColombo on Public Display
BepiColombo is Europe’s first mission to Mercury. It will set off in 2017 on a journey to the smallest and least explored terrestrial planet in our…
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AAVSO Alert Notice 530: Nova Aquilae 2015 = ASASSN 15-Qd = PNV J19215012+1509248
AAVSO Alert Notice 530 Nova Aquilae 2015 = ASASSN 15-qd = PNV J19215012+1509248 October 8, 2015 Event: Nova Aquilae 2015 = ASASSN 15-qd = PNV J19215012+1509248…
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First Peek at Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko’s Dark Side
Since its arrival at comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, the European Space Agency’s Rosetta spacecraft has been surveying the surface and the environment of this curiously shaped body. But…
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AAVSO Alert Notice 529 Observing campaign on 5 variables in Cygnus October 1, 2015 Dr. George Wallerstein (University of Washington) has requested AAVSO assistance in monitoring…
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The Cycle of Water Ice at Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko
ESA’s Rosetta spacecraft has provided evidence for a daily water-ice cycle on and near the surface of comets. Comets are celestial bodies comprising a mixture of…
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Do You Have the “Right Stuff” to Be a Highly-Motivated Solar System Ambassador?
The NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) Solar System Ambassadors Program (SSA) invites you to apply to become an ambassador to the public for calendar year 2016. Highly…
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