MAVEN Is On Its Way To Mars!
MAVEN taking off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station today at 1:28 p.m. ET for a 10 month journey to the Red Planet. It will then begin...
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- Nov 18, 2013
- 1 min
MAVEN: Countdown Has Begun
MAVEN is scheduled to launch in approximately 1 hour. If you are in Florida or South Georgia today you may be able to catch a glimpse...
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- Nov 13, 2013
- 2 min
Pale Blue Dot
NASA just released a panoramic image of Saturn and some of its closest moons, but it also includes the tiny, blue dot we call home –...
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- Nov 12, 2013
- 1 min
NEW COMPLETE VIEW FROM BEYOND SATURN
“On July 19, 2013, in an event celebrated the world over, NASA’s Cassini spacecraft slipped into Saturn’s shadow and turned to image the...
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LASM
- Nov 5, 2013
- 1 min
How many habitable planets?
Looking at the latest analysis of the data from the Kepler Spacecraft the number of habitable planets are potentially now one in five....
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LASM
- Oct 31, 2013
- 2 min
Why Do We See Only One Side of the Moon?
Here at the Irene W. Pennington Planetarium we have several shows that include information about the moon. One of the things I’m asked...
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LASM
- Oct 17, 2013
- 4 min
The Life and Times of Planet X?
When I was younger I remember hearing about the discovery of a new planet dubbed Planet X. At the time I heard about this “Planet X” it...
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LASM
- Oct 4, 2013
- 1 min
MAVEN MISSION TO PROTECT U.S. PROPERTY
#SolarSystem #NASA #MarsScienceLaboratory #Curiosity #Mars #astronomy #Planetarium
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LASM
- Oct 1, 2013
- 1 min
COMET ISON PASSES MARS TODAY AND HAS ITS PICTURE TAKEN…. MAYBE.
Mars Express will take photos of Comet ISON’s coma, the atmosphere that surrounds ISON’s nucleus. Also, NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance...
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LASM
- Sep 24, 2013
- 1 min
“Han Solo” On Mercury
The MESSENGER spacecraft has been orbiting Mercury for some time. A few weeks ago it snapped this image (left) of the northern region of...
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LASM
- Sep 23, 2013
- 1 min
Curiosity Travel Log: 9/23/2013; Odometer reading 2852m
The view today from Curiosity’s Nav Cam Since its one year anniversary on August 6th., Curiosity has traveled 1,079.52m (3,541′) or about...
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LASM
- Sep 11, 2013
- 2 min
Umbrellas and Planets
Artist’s conception of sulfuric acid rain on Venus. Bringing an umbrella in case of rain may have a different meaning depending upon the...
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LASM
- Sep 10, 2013
- 1 min
NEWLY DISCOVERED VOLCANO SAME LEAGUE AS OLYMPUS MONS ON MARS
A 3-D map of the Tamu Massif formation, which scientists now say is one huge shield volcano Illustration courtesy IODP “This finding goes...
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LASM
- Sep 10, 2013
- 1 min
LADEE – Back On Track On Its Way To The Moon
LADEE as seen Friday night from the east coast LADEE – pronounced like Laddie – is NASA’s Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment...
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LASM
- Aug 30, 2013
- 1 min
Mars Rover Curiosity Charts its Own Course for the First Time
This image from Curiosity‘s navigation cam shows the scene from the rover’s position on Mars right after Curiosity completed its first...
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LASM
- Aug 19, 2013
- 1 min
Curiosity Photographs Mars’ Moons
Phobos has a large crater known as Stickney. Deimos is slightly smaller than Phobos. Mars has two moons, Phobos and Deimos. They are very...
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LASM
- Aug 6, 2013
- 1 min
Happy Anniversary Curiosity!
The Mars rover Curiosity landed on the red planet 1 year ago today close to the time of this post. You can join NASA in the anniversary...
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- Aug 2, 2013
- 1 min
4 Days Until Curiosity Celebrates 1st Anniversary on Mars
Foothills of Mt. Sharp Next Tuesday is the 1 year anniversary of Curiosity’s landing on Mars. Curiosity will celebrate the day by...
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LASM
- Aug 1, 2013
- 1 min
Spray Pattern of Icy Geysers of Enceladus
Cassini, which has been orbiting Saturn since 2004, discovered jets of water ice and organic particles shooting out from Saturn’s moon...
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LASM
- Jul 23, 2013
- 2 min
Earth’s Group Photo
Staff at JPL celebrate Earth’s snapshot. Last week, people all across the world waved at the skies in a group celebration of Earth’s...
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