NASA SCIENCE SUMMARIES

Hunting Leonids
Jane Houston Jones gives a first-hand account of hunting meteors aboard a special jet during the Leonid Meteor Storm of 1999. The annual Leonid Meteor Shower peaked on Nov. 17. Read More >>

Outer Planets
NASA and the European Space Agency have prioritized the Europa Jupiter System Mission (EJSM) for continued study as the next mission to the outer solar system. Planning will continue for the Titan Saturn System Mission for a possible later flight opportunity.
EJSM Backgrounder
EJSM Video
TSSM Backgrounder
TSSM Video

NEWS    (RSS Feed)

19 Nov 2009  Hayabusa on Track
Mission team has a recovery plan to get the crippled Japanese asteroid mission back to Earth. Read More >>

17 Nov 2009  WISE Mission
NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, or WISE, is chilled out and getting ready to roll. Read More >>

13 Nov 2009  Outward Bound
Europe's comet-chasing Rosette heads for the the outer solar system after its final Earth swingby. Read More >>

12 Nov 2009  Freeing Spirit
Mission controllers are sending commands to the long-lived Mars rover in an attempt to free it. Read More >>

12 Nov 2009  New Horizons Roused
NASA's Pluto-bound spacecraft is awakened from its long slumber for onboard housekeeping. Read More >>

9 Nov 2009  Close One
Small asteroid passes within 14,000 km of Earth -- the third closest non-impact ever cataloged. Read More >>

SPOTLIGHTS

News & Events: What's Up for November
This month's special viewing target is the crab nebula - the only supernova remnant that's easy to see from a modest telescope. Read More >>

Missions: MESSENGER Results
The MESSENGER mission team is posting the latest images and news from their third Mercury flyby. Read More >>

Missions: Redefining Space
IBEX finds a mysterious giant ribbon at the edge of our solar system. Read More >>

News & Events: Galileo Anniversary
It's been 20 years since the Galileo spacecraft launched on its epic mission to Jupiter. Read More >>

Education: Sky Stories
The 2009 International Year of Astronomy is all about looking up. Share your stargazing stories. Read More >>

CALENDAR

24 Nov 2009 (21:39 UT)
First Quarter Moon
Moon's illumination increasing. Read More >>

26 Nov 2009 (07:26 UT)
50th Anniversary, Pioneer P-3: Launch  Read More >>

28 Nov 2009 (14:22:01 UT)
45th Anniversary, Mariner 4: Launch  Read More >>

30 Nov 2009
45th Anniversary, Zond 2: Launch  Read More >>

2 Dec 2009
35th Anniversary, Pioneer 11: Jupiter Encounter  Read More >>

3 Dec 2009 (20:00 UT)
10th Anniversary, Mars Polar Lander: Contact Lost  Read More >>

7 Dec 2009
WISE: Launch  Read More >>