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Artist concept of space weather showing an active Sun with flares and a CME in the upper right, the Earth in the lower right with types of technology affected by space weather to the lower left; satellites, airplanes, the ISS and ground-based electrical lines.

Heliophysics

Studying the Sun-Earth connection.

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Mars

Latest from NASA's spacecraft exploring the red planet.

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Cassini at Saturn

Unlocking the secrets of the ringed giant and its moons

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Science Mission Directorate

NASA uses orbiting observers and robotic landers to investigate the planets, moons, comets, and asteroids of our Solar System.

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Latest Features

What's Baking on Titan?

NASA's Cassini spacecraft spots curious surface features on Saturn's largest moon, including a "hot-cross bun" and outlines of vast southern seas.

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NASA's WISE Colors in Unknowns on Jupiter Asteroids

Observations from NASA's WISE all-sky survey reveal new clues about Jovian Trojans, mysterious asteroids that orbit in front of and behind Jupiter in ...

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This image contributed to an interpretation by NASA's Mars rover Curiosity science team that some of the bright particles on the ground near the rover are native Martian material.

Rover's Second Scoop Discarded, Third Scoop Commanded

Commands will be sent to Curiosity today instructing the rover to collect a third scoop of soil from the "Rocknest" site of windblown Martian sand ...

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A Long and Winding Road: Cassini Celebrates 15 Years

10.15.12 - It's been 3.8 billion miles and a trunk full of memories for NASA's Cassini spacecraft, launched 15 years ago today.
How to Hunt a Space Rock

10.12.12 - A team of scientists from JPL needed some space. When a large fireball turned night into day over Battle Mountain, Nev. they knew they had their chance.
Curiosity Preparing for Second Scoop

10.12.12 - On Sol 65 (Oct. 11, 2012) of the Mars Science Laboratory mission, NASA's Mars rover Curiosity completed several activities in preparation for collecting its second scoop of soil.
Bounce, Skid, Wobble - How Huygens Landed on Titan

10.11.12 - New analysis of data from the Huygens probe shows a complex surface.
Mars Rock Touched by NASA Curiosity has Surprises

10.11.12 - The first Martian rock NASA's Curiosity rover has reached out to touch presents a more varied composition than expected from previous missions.

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Mars Rock Touched By NASA Curiosity Rover Offers Surprises

10.11.12 - The first Martian rock NASA's Curiosity rover has reached out to touch presents a more varied composition than expected from previous missions.
NASA Deputy Administrator to Visit Lockheed Martin to View Next Mars Mission Spacecraft and Deep Space Capsule Heat Shield

10.10.12 - NASA Deputy Administrator Lori Garver will visit Lockheed Martin in Littleton, Colo., on Monday, Oct. 15 to view the next spacecraft to launch to Mars and a part of the Orion vehicle that will carry astronauts farther into space than ever before.
NASA Hosts Oct. 11 Teleconference About Mars Curiosity Rover Progress

10.09.12 - NASA will host a media teleconference at 11 a.m. PDT (2 p.m. EDT) on Thursday, Oct. 11, to provide a status update on the Curiosity rover's mission to Mars' Gale Crater.
NASA Mars Curiosity Rover Prepares to Study Martian Soil

10.04.12 - NASA's Curiosity rover is in a position on Mars where scientists and engineers can begin preparing the rover to take its first scoop of soil for analysis.

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Titan's Hot Cross Bun

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Curiosity's Location During First Scooping

This 360-degree scene shows the surroundings of the location where NASA Mars rover Curiosity arrived on the 59th Martian day, or sol, of the rover's mission on Mars (Oct. 5, 2012).

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747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft Overview

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The Future of Human Space Flight

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