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DPS: NASA Night: Sweetness and light
DPS: NASA Night: Sweetness and light
News flash: Lakes at Titan's south pole, too, on top of the land of lakes in the north
Lakes have been spotted near the south pole of Titan before, in this image by the ISS team, which was considered compelling but not conclusive at the time.
DPS: What's next with NEO searches
DPS: What's next with NEO searches
DPS: The Yarkovsky, O'Keefe, Radzievskii, and Paddack (YORP) effect
DPS: The Yarkovsky, O'Keefe, Radzievskii, and Paddack (YORP) effect
DPS: New stuff from New Horizons at Jupiter
DPS: New stuff from New Horizons at Jupiter
Kaguya: First of two mini-satellites successfully deployed
Kaguya: First of two mini-satellites successfully deployed
Dawn Journal: Firing Up the Ion Propulsion System
Joining an elite club among spacecraft, Dawn successfully fired up its xenon ion propulsion system on October 6.
DPS: Sending humans to an asteroid?
DPS: Sending humans to an asteroid?
39th annual meeting of the Division of Planetary Sciences is next week
39th annual meeting of the Division of Planetary Sciences is next week
Your voices counted: budget amendment passed today
Your voices counted: budget amendment passed today
The Space Age turns 50
Around the world, there is conversation today about the fiftieth anniversary of the launch of Спутник, that is, Sputnik, Earth's first unnatural satellite.
Kaguya is now in lunar orbit
Kaguya is now in lunar orbit
Take action to support science and exploration at NASA!
Take action to support science and exploration at NASA!
Kaguya update: More Earth images and video
Kaguya update: More Earth images and video
Congratulations to George Takei
Congratulations to George Takei
Dawn launch: Post-launch update
Dawn launch: Post-launch update
Dawn Journal: Launch!
The Dawn project welcomes you to deep space! Dawn is operating smoothly on the fourth day of its eight-year adventure.
Kaguya shoots Earth video
Kaguya shoots Earth video
A few random news items from last week: SOHO spots a return visitor; Astronauts on asteroids; MESSENGER update; Dawn tests
A few random news items from last week: SOHO spots a return visitor; Astronauts on asteroids; MESSENGER update; Dawn tests
Mars Exploration Rovers Update: Spirit Slides Across Home Plate as Opportunity Digs in at Victoria Crater
It might not be the stuff of Broadway musicals, but the Sun and did