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Cassini Marks Holidays With Dramatic Views Of RheaPasadena CA (SPX) Dec 22, 2010 Newly released for the holidays, images of Saturn's second largest moon Rhea obtained by NASA's Cassini spacecraft show dramatic views of fractures cutting through craters on the moon's surface, revealing a history of tectonic rumbling. The images are among the highest-resolution views ever obtained of Rhea. "These recent, high-resolution Cassini images help us put Saturn's moon in the context of the moons' geological family tree," said Paul Helfenstein, Cassini imaging team associate, based at Co ... read more |
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  NASA's LRO Creating Unprecedented Topographic Map Of Moon NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter is allowing researchers to create the most precise and complete map to date of the moon's complex, heavily cratered landscape. "This dataset is being used t ... more | .. |
 Total Lunar Eclipse: 'Up All Night' With NASA The December holiday sky show doesn't stop with the Geminid meteor shower - this year, the moon is also bringing a holiday gift. In the very early morning of December 21, or late night of December 2 ... more | .. |
  A Busy Day On The Celestial Calendar With frigid temperatures already blanketing much of the United States, the arrival of the winter solstice on December 21 may not be an occasion many people feel like celebrating. But a dazzling tota ... more | .. |
 Solstice Lunar Eclipse Everyone knows that "the moon on the breast of new-fallen snow gives the luster of mid-day to objects below." That is, except during a lunar eclipse. The luster will be a bit "off" on Dec. 21 ... more |
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 Cassini Spots Potential Ice Volcano On Saturn Moon NASA's Cassini spacecraft has found possible ice volcanoes on Saturn's moon Titan that are similar in shape to those on Earth that spew molten rock. Topography and surface composition data hav ... more | .. |
  IBEX Makes First-Ever Images Of Magnetotail Structures Invisible to the naked eye, yet massive in structure around the Earth is the magnetosphere, the region of space around the planet that ebbs and flows in response to the million-mile-per-hour flow of ... more | .. |
 How Iapetus Got Its Ridge For centuries, people wondered how the leopard got its spots. The consensus is pretty solid that evolution played a major role. But it's only been five years since the arrival of high-resoluti ... more | .. |
  NASA Scientists Theorize Final Growth Spurt For Planets A team of NASA-funded researchers has unveiled a new theory that contends planets gained the final portions of their mass from a limited number of large comet or asteroid impacts more than 4.5 billi ... more |
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  DLR And NASA Conclude Bilateral Framework Agreement The German Aerospace Center and NASA concluded a framework agreement for bilateral cooperation in Washington D.C. on 8 December 2010. The agreement was signed by NASA Administrator Charles F. Bolden ... more | .. |
 A Softer Landing on the Moon Getting something onto the surface of the Moon intact is always a challenge. Gravity pulls you in. There's no atmosphere to slow you down. Parachutes don't work. Your only hope is to use thrusters t ... more | .. |
 Robotic Excavations Could Help Get Helium 3 From Moon To Earth Former ISRO Chairman Madhavan Nair has outlined the possibility of getting Helium-3, found on the moon, through "robotic excavations" to earth, in an attempt to resolve the planet's future energy ne ... more | .. |
 Cassini Returns Images Of Bright Jets At Enceladus NASA's Cassini spacecraft successfully dipped near the surface of Saturn's moon Enceladus on Nov. 30. NASA's Cassini spacecraft successfully dipped near the surface of Saturn's moon Enceladus ... more |
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 Cassini Finds Warm Cracks On Enceladus New images and data from NASA's Cassini spacecraft give scientists a unique Saturn-lit view of active fissures through the south polar region of Saturn's moon Enceladus. They reveal a more complicat ... more | .. |
 Cassini Back To Normal, Ready For Enceladus NASA's Cassini spacecraft resumed normal operations Nov. 24. All science instruments have been turned back on, the spacecraft is properly configured and Cassini is in good health. Mission mana ... more | .. |
 Cassini Finds Ethereal Atmosphere At Rhea NASA's Cassini spacecraft has detected a very tenuous atmosphere known as an exosphere, infused with oxygen and carbon dioxide around Saturn's icy moon Rhea. This is the first time a spacecraft has ... more | .. |
Cassini Back To Normal, Ready For Enceladus NASA's Cassini spacecraft resumed normal operations, Nov. 24. All science instruments have been turned back on, the spacecraft is properly configured and Cassini is in good health. Mission managers ... more |
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 Neptec Wins Canadian Space Agency Contract To Develop A New Generation Of Lunar Rovers Neptec Design Group has won a contract with the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) to develop the new Lunar Exploration Light Rover (LELR) - an exciting new generation of space exploration technology. ... more | .. |
  Condition Of China's Lunar Probe To Determine Future Application The chief designer of China's second unmanned lunar probe, Chang'e-2, said on Tuesday that the probe's "fate" would depend on its actual condition when it finishes its mission about six months later ... more | .. |
 Mission to far side of moon proposed A U.S. aerospace company says it is proposing a mission to send a crew to a stationary spot in orbit over the far side of the moon. ... more | .. |
  NASA Mars Rover Images Honor Apollo 12 NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity has visited and photographed two craters informally named for the spacecraft that carried men to the moon 41 years ago this week. Opportunity drove pa ... more |
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 Mining On The Moon Is A Not-So-Distant Possibility While lunar mining might some day be economically feasible for countries and companies, a Missouri University of Science and Technology researcher believes strongly that mining in space is essential ... more | .. |
 New Analysis Explains Formation Of Lunar Farside Bulge A bulge of elevated topography on the farside of the Moon - known as the lunar farside highlands - has defied explanation for decades. But a new study led by researchers at the University of Califor ... more | .. |
 China Announces Success Of Chang'e-2 Lunar Probe Mission Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao Monday unveiled an image of the moon's Sinus Iridum, or Bay of Rainbows, photographed by Chang'e-2, marking the success of China's second lunar probe mission. Premie ... more | .. |
 New type of moon rock identified U.S. scientists say a new type of rock on the moon, the first new variety identified in decades, is probably ancient material born deep inside the moon. ... more |
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