This month's International Year of Astronomy feature explores how Saturn has been a consistent source of surprises for 400 years.
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The mission's extension, which is set to go through September 2017, is named for the Saturnian summer solstice occurring in May 2017.
Cassini-Huygens to Saturn
Studying Saturn and its rings and moons.
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Dawn
Dawn, the first spacecraft ever planned to orbit two different bodies after leaving Earth, will orbit Vesta and Ceres, two of the largest asteroids in the solar system.
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Epoxi
The Epoxi mission recycles the already "in flight" Deep Impact spacecraft to investigate two distinct celestial targets of opportunity.
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Mars Exploration Rovers
Spirit and Opportunity have been exploring Mars since January 2004. Clues found in some rocks indicate liquid water once covered the ground.
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Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter
This orbiter has the most powerful telescopic camera ever to another planet, plus five other scientific instruments.
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Mars Odyssey
This orbiter studies Mars' surface composition and radiation environment and has instruments to detect water and shallow buried ice.
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Microwave Instrument
on Rosetta Orbiter
This JPL instrument will study gases given off by a comet as the European Space Agency's Rosetta spacecraft orbits the comet. Rendezvous with the comet is scheduled for 2014.
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Stardust-NExT
The Stardust-NExT mission recycles the already "in flight" Stardust spacecraft to flyby and investigate comet Tempel 1 in Feb. 2011.
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Voyager
Voyager 1 and 2 flew past Jupiter and Saturn. Voyager 2 also flew by Uranus and Neptune. Voyager 1 is now approaching interstellar space.
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Russian Meteor Not Associated With Asteroid 2012 DA14
According to NASA scientists, the trajectory of the Russian meteor was significantly different than the trajectory of the asteroid 2012 DA14.
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Near-Earth Asteroid Makes Preview Appearance
Asteroid 2012 DA14, set to make its closest approach to Earth on Feb. 15, is captured in early images from Australia.
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NASA's MAVEN Mission Completes Assembly
NASA's next mission to Mars, MAVEN, has completed spacecraft assembly and begun environmental testing.
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Approach of Asteroid 2012 DA14 from Samford Valley Observatory This movie from the Samford Valley Observatory in Brisbane, Australia, shows asteroid 2012 DA14 during its close —but safe— flyby of Earth around 12:59 UTC on Feb. 15 (7:59 a.m. EST, or 4:59 a.m. PST) |
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Asteroid 2012 DA14 Flight Path A narrated animation depicting the trajectory of asteroid 2012 DA14 as it travels within the Earth-moon system on Feb. 15, 2013. |
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Simulation of Curiosity Rover Drilling into Martian Bedrock This animation depicts NASA's Mars rover Curiosity drilling a hole to collect a rock-powder sample at a target site called 'John Klein.' |
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