May 7, 2014
NASA Simulator Successfully Recreates Space Dust
A team of scientists at NASA's Ames Research Center in Moffett Field, Calif.,
has successfully reproduced, right here on Earth, the processes that occur in
the atmosphere of a red giant star and lead to the formation of
http://science1.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2014/06may_newshower/
A New Meteor Shower in May?
NASA Science News
May 6, 2014: The head of NASA's Meteoroid Environment Office, Dr. Bill
Cooke, often lets cameras do his sky watching for him. He and his
colleagues operate a
http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/status.html#opportunity
OPPORTUNITY UPDATE: Reset and Recovery - sols 3645-3649, April 25,
2014-April 30, 2014:
Opportunity is exploring south of Solander Point on the west rim of
Endeavour Crater. The rover is headed to a region of aluminum-hydroxyl
clay
MARS ODYSSEY THEMIS IMAGES
May 5-9, 2014
o Lava Flows (05 May 2014)
http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20140505a
o Ceraunius Fossae (06 May 2014)
http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20140506a
o Lycus Sulci (07 May 2014)
http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20140507a
o Polar Dunes (08 May 2014)
http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/status.html#opportunity
OPPORTUNITY UPDATE: Aluminum Bound - sols 3650-3656, May 01, 2014 -
May 07, 2014:
Opportunity is exploring south of 'Solander Point' on the west rim of
Endeavour Crater. The rover is approaching a region of aluminum-hydroxyl
clay
Hi,
150 years ago today (1864), the Orgueil meteorite - a rare CI1 meteorite -
fell in France.
Ron Baalke
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http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?release=2014-152
NASA Mars Rover Curiosity Wrapping Up Waypoint Work
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
May 15, 2014
Portions of powdered rock collected by drilling into a sandstone target
last week have been delivered to laboratory instruments inside NASA's
MARS ODYSSEY THEMIS IMAGES
May 12-16, 2014
o Tartarus Colles (12 May 2014)
http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20140512a
o Crater Dunes (13 May 2014)
http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20140513a
o Crater Dunes (14 May 2014)
http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20140514a
o Tempe Terra (15 May 2014)
http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Science/Venus_Express/Venus_Express_gets_ready_to_take_the_plunge
Venus Express Gets Ready To Take The Plunge
European Space Agency
16 May 2014
After eight years in orbit, ESA's Venus Express has completed routine
science observations and is preparing
http://iaaweb.org/content/view/599/785/
International Academy of Astronautics
2015 IAA Planetary Defense Conference
April 13-17, 2015
Frascati, Roma, Italy
CALL FOR PAPERS OPEN !
Call for papers
http://iaaweb.org/iaa/Scientific%20Activity/callpdc2015.pdf soon
available.
Papers are solicited
May 19, 2014
Construction to Begin on NASA Mars Lander Scheduled to Launch in 2016
NASA and its international partners now have the go-ahead to begin
construction on a new Mars lander after it completed a successful Mission
Critical Design Review on Friday.
NASA's Interior Exploration
http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/status.html#opportunity
OPPORTUNITY UPDATE: Opportunity Explores Region of Aluminum Clay
Minerals - sols 3657-3662, May 08, 2014-May 13, 2014:
Opportunity is exploring south of 'Solander Point' on the west rim of
Endeavour Crater. The rover is exploring
http://news.anu.edu.au/2014/05/20/martian-mineral-could-be-linked-to-microbes/
Martian mineral could be linked to microbes
Australian National University
May 20, 2014
Scientists have discovered that the earliest living organisms on Earth
were capable of making a mineral that may be found on
May 21, 2014
NASA Signs Agreement with Citizen Scientists Attempting to Communicate
with Old Spacecraft
NASA has given a green light to a group of citizen scientists attempting to
breathe new scientific life into a more than 35-year old agency spacecraft.
The agency has signed a
http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-27517090
Rosetta comet-chaser completes 'big burn'
By Jonathan Amos
BBC News
May 22, 2014
Europe's comet-chaser Rosetta has taken a big step towards making its
historic rendezvous with a 4km-wide ball of ice and rock in early August.
Controllers
May 22, 2014
NASA Teams with Web Tech Company Slooh to Bring Universe to Everyone and
Help Protect Earth Too
As part of the agency's Asteroid Grand Challenge, NASA is partnering with
private internet technology company Slooh to engage citizen scientists in the
effort to track and
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?release=2014-162
NASA Mars Weathercam Helps Find Big New Crater
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
May 22, 2014
Researchers have discovered on the Red Planet the largest fresh
meteor-impact crater ever firmly documented with before-and-after
images. The images
www.universetoday.com/112057/potential-weekend-meteor-shower-will-pelt-the-moon-too/
Potential Weekend Meteor Shower Will Pelt the Moon Too!
by Bob King
Universe Today
May 21, 2014
If the hoped-for meteor blast materializes this Friday night / Saturday
morning (May 23-24) Earth won't be the
MARS ODYSSEY THEMIS IMAGES
May 19-23, 2014
o Channel (19 May 2014)
http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20140519347456a
o Olympica Fossae (20 May 2014)
http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20140520a
o Chaos (21 May 2014)
http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20140521a
o Utopia Planitia (22 May 2014)
May 23, 2014
NASA Invites Public to Select Favorite Moon Image for Lunar Orbiter Anniversary
Collection
NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) will celebrate five years in
orbit June 18. To celebrate the anniversary and LRO's many scientific
contributions, NASA invites the public to
MARS RECONNAISSANCE ORBITER HIRISE IMAGES
May 22, 2014
o What Gullies Can Say
http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/ESP_027989_1425
Right past the sharp, but warped rim of this ancient impact crater
are deposits of winter frost, which show up as blue in enhanced color.
o The Busy Flank of
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/05/28/us-china-space-idUSKBN0E81HS20140528
China says Jade Rabbit moon rover alive but weak
Reuters
May 28, 2014
(Reuters) - China's Jade Rabbit moon rover is alive and functional, state
media said on Wednesday, but technical problems and bitterly cold
May 29, 2014
NASA Sets Media Coverage for Saucer-Shaped Test Vehicle Flight in Hawaii
NASA's Low-Density Supersonic Decelerator (LDSD) project will fly a
rocket-powered, saucer-shaped test vehicle into near-space next week from the
U.S. Navy's Pacific Missile Range Facility in Kauai,
MARS ODYSSEY THEMIS IMAGES
May 26-30, 2014
o Siton Undae (26 May 2014)
http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20140526a
o More Siton Undae (27 May 2014)
http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20140527a
o Olympus Rupes (28 May 2014)
http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20140528a
o Dust Devil Tracks (29 May 2014)
June 2, 2014
NASA's 'Flying Saucer' Readies for First Test Flight
NASA's flying saucer-shaped test vehicle is ready to take to the skies from
the U.S. Navy's Pacific Missile Range Facility in Kauai, Hawaii, for its
first engineering shakeout flight.
The first launch opportunity
http://dawnblog.jpl.nasa.gov/2014/05/31/dawn-journal-may-31/
Dawn Journal
by Marc Rayman
May 31, 2014
Dear Dawnosaurs,
Silently streaking through the main asteroid belt, emitting a blue-green
beam of xenon ions, Dawn continues its ambitious interplanetary
expedition. On behalf of creatures
June 3, 2014
NASA Begins Testing of New Spectrograph on Agency's Airborne Observatory
Astronomers are eagerly waiting to begin use of a new instrument to study
celestial objects: a high-resolution, mid-infrared spectrograph mounted on
NASA's Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared
MARS RECONNAISSANCE ORBITER HIRISE IMAGES
June 4, 2014
o An Alluvial Fan in a Low-Latitude Crater
http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/ESP_028799_1565
On Mars, alluvial fans are sometimes visible in impact crater
basins, as material from the steep rims is transported radially
inward
June 5, 2014
NASA's Orion Spacecraft is Ready to Feel the Heat
NASA and Lockheed Martin engineers have installed the largest heat shield
ever constructed on the crew module of the agency's Orion spacecraft. The
work marks a major milestone on the path toward the spacecraft's first
OPPORTUNITY UPDATE: Busy Week of Activities on Several Rock Targets -
sols 3663-3671, May 14, 2014-May 22, 2014
Opportunity is exploring south of 'Solander Point' on the west rim of
Endeavour Crater.
The rover is conducting an in-situ (contact) science campaign in the
region of
http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/status.html#opportunity
OPPORTUNITY UPDATE: Rover Corrects its Spacecraft Clock -
sols 3672-3676, May 23, 2014-May 27, 2014:
Opportunity is exploring south on the west rim of Endeavour Crater.
The rover is conducting an in-situ (contact) science
June 5, 2014
2014 NASA Advanced Technology Phase I Concepts Selected For Study
NASA has selected 12 proposals for study under Phase I of the NASA Innovative
Advanced Concepts (NIAC) Program, which aims to turn science fiction into
fact through pioneering technology development.
The
MARS ODYSSEY THEMIS IMAGES
June 2-6, 2014
o Crater Delta (02 June 2014)
http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20140602a
o Butterfly Crater (03 June 2014)
http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20140603a
o Butterfly Crater (04 June 2014)
http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20140604a
o North Polar Dunes (05 June 2014)
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?release=2014-178
Asteroid Discovered by NASA to Pass Earth Safely
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
June 06, 2014
A newfound asteroid will safely pass Earth on June 8 from a distance of
about 777,000 miles (1.25 million kilometers), more than three times
farther
http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/status.html#opportunity
OPPORTUNITY UPDATE: Opportunity Recovering From Flash Memory Problems
- sols 3677-3683, May 28, 2014-June 04, 2014:
Opportunity is exploring the west rim of Endeavour Crater. However, the
rover experienced a set of reset events
June 10, 2014
NASA Instruments Begin Science on European Spacecraft Set to Land on Comet
Three NASA science instruments aboard the European Space Agency's (ESA)
Rosetta spacecraft, which is set to become the first to orbit a comet and
land a probe on its nucleus, are beginning
June 10, 2014
NASA Announces Two Upcoming Undersea Missions
NASA is returning to the bottom of the ocean. Twice this summer, aquanauts
participating in the NASA Extreme Environment Mission Operations (NEEMO) will
conduct activities on the ocean floor that will inform future
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?release=2014-186
Giant Telescopes Pair Up to Image Near-Earth Asteroid
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
June 12, 2014
[Image]
Radar images of Asteroid 2014 HQ124 NASA scientists used Earth-based
radar to produce these sharp views - an image montage and a movie
http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn25711-two-giant-planets-may-cruise-unseen-beyond-pluto.html
Two giant planets may cruise unseen beyond Pluto
by Nicola Jenner
New Scientist
11 June 2014
The monsters are multiplying. Just months after astronomers announced
hints of a giant Planet X
http://www.nasa.gov/content/goddard/cracks-in-plutos-moon-could-indicate-it-once-had-an-underground-ocean/index.html
Cracks in Pluto's Moon Could Indicate it Once Had an Underground Ocean
Bill Steigerwald
NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland
June 13, 2014
If the icy surface
MARS ODYSSEY THEMIS IMAGES
June 9-14 2014
o North Polar Layers (09 June 2014)
http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20140609a
o Tharsis Volcanics (10 June 2014)
http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20140610a
o Granicus Valles (11 June 2014)
http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20140611a
o Hecates Tholus (12 June
June 16, 2014
NASA Hubble to Begin Search Beyond Pluto for a New Horizons Mission Target
After careful consideration and analysis, the Hubble Space Telescope Time
Allocation Committee has recommended using Hubble to search for an object the
Pluto-bound NASA New Horizons mission could
June 16, 2014
NASA Update to Highlight Progress, Upcoming Milestones for Asteroid
Redirect Mission, Observation, Grand Challenge
On Thursday, June 19, NASA will host a televised update on recent progress
and upcoming milestones in the agency's efforts to identify, capture and
relocate
http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/status.html#opportunity
OPPORTUNITY UPDATE: Opportunity is exploring the west rim of Endeavour
Crater - sols 3684-3690, June 04, 2014-June 11, 2014:
On Sol 3684 (June 4, 2014), Opportunity drove over 62 feet (19 meters)
south along the ridgeline of the
http://blogs.esa.int/rosetta/2014/06/17/the-big-burns-part-3/
Rosetta
The Big Burns Part 3
June 17, 2014
It's burn week in space again!
On Wednesday, 18 June, Rosetta will conduct the third in a series of
three Big Burns, which are themselves part of the ten-burn series of
orbit correction
http://messenger.jhuapl.edu/news_room/details.php?id=257
MESSENGER Mission News
June 17, 2014
MESSENGER Modifies Orbit to Prepare for Low-Altitude Campaign
MESSENGER successfully completed the first orbit-correction maneuver of
its Second Extended Mission this morning to raise its minimum
MARS RECONNAISSANCE ORBITER HIRISE IMAGES
June 18, 2014
o Sand Dune Catch and Release
http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/ESP_034084_1655
Sand dunes within within craters, raise the question: do they form
from sandy materials within the craters, or are they traps for dunes
traveling in
http://www.space.com/26264-asteroids-comets-earth-impact-risks.html
Earth Impact: Are Comets a Bigger Danger Than Asteroids?
By Mike Wall
space.com
June 18, 2014
Discussions about death from above scenarios usually center on asteroids,
but a comet impact could be far more devastating than a
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?release=2014-193
Spitzer Spies an Odd, Tiny Asteroid
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
June 19, 2014
Astronomers using NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope have measured the size
of an asteroid candidate for NASA's Asteroid Redirect Mission (ARM), a
proposed spacecraft
http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Science/Rosetta/Rosetta_s_comet_expect_the_unexpected
Rosetta's comet: expect the unexpected
European Space Agency
19 June 2014
An image snapped earlier this month by ESA's Rosetta spacecraft shows
its target comet has quietened, demonstrating the
June 19, 2014
NASA Announces Latest Progress, Upcoming Milestones in Hunt for Asteroids
NASA is on the hunt for an asteroid to capture with a robotic spacecraft,
redirect to a stable orbit around the moon, and send astronauts to study in
the 2020s -- all on the agency's human Path to
MARS ODYSSEY THEMIS IMAGES
June 16-20 2014
o Arabia Terra Channels (16 June 2014)
http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20140616a
o Crater Dunes (17 June 2014)
http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20140617a
o Lava Channel (18 June 2014)
http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20140618a
o Mamers Valles (19 June 2014)
June 23, 2014
NASA's Mars Curiosity Rover Marks First Martian Year with Mission Successes
NASA's Mars Curiosity rover will complete a Martian year -- 687 Earth days
-- on June 24, having accomplished the mission's main goal of determining
whether Mars once offered environmental
http://pluto.jhuapl.edu/overview/piPerspective.php
The PI's Perspective
What If Voyager Had Explored Pluto?
Alan Stern
June 23, 2014
As I mentioned in my previous PI Perspective
http://pluto.jhuapl.edu/overview/piPerspective.php?page=piPerspective_06_11_2014,
New Horizons crosses the orbit of
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?release=2014-200
Titan's Building Blocks Might Pre-date Saturn
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
June 23, 2014
A combined NASA and European Space Agency (ESA)-funded study has found
firm evidence that nitrogen in the atmosphere of Saturn's moon Titan
originated
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?release=2014-201
Aluminum-Bearing Site on Mars Draws NASA Visitor
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
June 24, 2014
With its solar panels their cleanest in years, NASA's decade-old Mars
Exploration Rover Opportunity is inspecting a section of crater-rim
ridgeline
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?release=2014-202
NASA Sets New Dates for Saucer-Shaped Test Vehicle Flight
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
June 25, 2014
NASA's Low-Density Supersonic Decelerator (LDSD) project plans to fly
its rocket-powered, saucer-shaped landing technology test vehicle into
MARS ODYSSEY THEMIS IMAGES
June 23-27 2014
o Crater Dunes (23 June 2014)
http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20140623a
o Lava Channels (24 June 2014)
http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20140624a
o Crater Fill (25 June 2014)
http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20140625a
o Dust Devil Tracks (26 June 2014)
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?release=2014-212
Rosetta's Comet Target 'Releases' Plentiful Water
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
June 30, 2014
Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko is releasing the Earthly equivalent of
two glasses of water into space every second. The observations were made
by
http://dawnblog.jpl.nasa.gov/2014/06/30/dawn-journal-june-30-2/
Dawn Journal
By Marc Rayman
June 30, 2014
Dear Mastodawns,
Deep in the main asteroid belt, between Mars and Jupiter, far from
Earth, far from the sun, far now even from the giant protoplanet Vesta
that it orbited for 14 months,
http://blogs.esa.int/rosetta/2014/07/01/four-complete-six-to-go-burning-down-to-comet-rendezvous/
Rosetta
Four done, six to go: Burning down to comet rendezvous
European Space Agency
July 1, 2014
It's burn week in space again, and Wednesday, 2 July, marks the start of
a fresh set of four
http://blogs.esa.int/rocketscience/2014/06/27/aerobraking-update/
Venus Express Aerobraking update
European Space Agency
June 27, 2014
Venus Express completed the 38th aerobraking orbit on 25 June with
pericentre passage expected to have occurred at 21:37:04z; the
spacecraft was in braking mode
http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/2014/35/full/
Hubble to Proceed with Full Search for New Horizons Targets
News Release Number:* STScI-2014-35
July 1, 2014
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has been given the go-ahead to conduct an
intensive search for a suitable outer solar
OPPORTUNITY UPDATE: Imaging Mars' Moon Phobos - sols 3691-3696,
June 12, 2014-June 17, 2014
Opportunity is exploring the west rim of Endeavour Crater. On Sol 3691
(June 12, 2014), the rover continued south along the ridgeline of the
crater rim, completing a 66-feet (20-meter) drive.
On the
http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/status.html#opportunity
OPPORTUNITY UPDATE: Rover Has Enough Energy for Some Late-Night Work
- sols 3697-3703, June 18, 2014-June 24, 2014:
Opportunity is exploring the west rim of Endeavour Crater. The rover is
continuing south along the ridgeline that
MARS RECONNAISSANCE ORBITER HIRISE IMAGES
July 2, 2014
o A Giant Cave on a Giant Volcano
http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/ESP_023531_1840
From this digital terrain model, we can measure how much
material drained out of the conical pit and so estimate
how tall the debris pile
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?release=2014-218
NASA Radio Delivered for Europe's 2016 Mars Orbiter
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
July 02, 2014
The first of two NASA Electra radios that will fly aboard the European
Space Agency's next mission to Mars has been delivered for installation
MARS ODYSSEY THEMIS IMAGES
June 30 - July 4 2014
o North Polar Dunes (30 June 2014)
http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20140630a
o Hyperborei Cavi (01 July 2014)
http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20140701a
o Polar Layers (02 July 2014)
http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20140702a
o Cyane Fossea (03 July 2014)
http://mars.nasa.gov/mer/mission/status.html#opportunity
OPPORTUNITY UPDATE: Rover Uses Arm to Study Several Rocks and Takes
Panoramic Images - sols 3704-3710, June 25, 2014-July 1, 2014:
Rover Uses Arm to Study Several Rocks and Takes Panoramic Images
Opportunity is exploring south along
http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Technology/Dropship_offers_safe_landings_for_Mars_rovers
Dropship Offers Safe Landings for Mars Rovers
European Space Agency
3 July 2014
The dramatic conclusion to ESA's latest StarTiger project: a dropship
quadcopter steers itself to lower a rover gently
http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Science/Rosetta/Highlights/Closer_and_closer
Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko on 4 July 2014
European Space Agency
Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, taken by the narrow angle camera of Rosetta's
scientific imaging system, OSIRIS, on 4 July 2014, at a
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?release=2014-226
NASA Spacecraft Observes Further Evidence of Dry Ice Gullies on Mars
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
July 10, 2014
Repeated high-resolution observations made by NASA's Mars Reconnaissance
Orbiter (MRO) indicate the gullies on Mars' surface are
MARS ODYSSEY THEMIS IMAGES
July 7-11, 2014
o Olympia Undae (07 July 2014)
http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20140707a
o North Polar Dunes (08 July 2014)
http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20140708a
o Rupes Tenuis (09 July 2014)
http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20140709a
o More Polar Dunes (10 July 2014)
http://sci.esa.int/venus-express/54340-venus-express-rises-again/
Venus Express rises again
European Space Agency
11 July 2014
After a month surfing in and out of the atmosphere of Venus down
to just 130 km from the planet's surface, ESA's Venus Express is
about to embark on a 15 day climb
http://posey.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=387391
Bipartisan Legislation Promotes Commercial Space Ventures
US Congressman Bill Bill Posey Press Release
Washington, Jul 10 - U.S. Representatives Bill Posey (R-FL) and Derek
Kilmer (D-WA) introduced bipartisan legislation today
http://www.planetary.org/blogs/emily-lakdawalla/2014/07150633-quick-rosetta-update.html
Quick Rosetta update: Churyumov-Gerasimenko is a contact binary!
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla (Blog)
July 15, 2014
I'm just back from vacation and struggling to catch up but I could not
wait to post these
http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/multimedia/images/?ImageID=6433
Curiosity Finds Iron Meteorite on Mars
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
July 15, 2014
[Image]
This rock encountered by NASA's Curiosity Mars rover is an iron meteorite
called Lebanon, similar in shape and luster to iron meteorites found
on
Twenty years ago today, the first fragment of Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 (SL9)
impacted
Jupiter. The remaining 20 fragments of the comet proceeded to hit Jupiter over
the following 6 days. I had created a Comet SL9 website in June 1994, and
ended up posting
over 1,000 impact images to the site.
http://pluto.jhuapl.edu/news_center/news/20140715.php
New Horizons Marks a 'Year Out' with a Successful Course Correction
July 15, 2014
New Horizons performed a slight course correction yesterday, a short
maneuver designed to correct the spacecraft's arrival time - a year from
now - at the
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?release=2014-232
NASA Rover's Images Show Laser Flash on Martian Rock
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
July 16, 2014
Flashes appear on a baseball-size Martian rock in a series of images
taken Saturday, July 12 by the Mars Hand Lens Imager (MAHLI) camera on
the
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Russian Meteorite Sheds Light on Dinosaur Extinction Mystery
July 16, 2014, Tucson, Ariz. -- A long-standing debate about the
MARS RECONNAISSANCE ORBITER HIRISE IMAGES
July 16, 2014
o Ridges in Eridania Basin
http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/ESP_036654_1490
Eridania Basin has mounting geomorphic and spectral evidence that it may have
been the site of an ancient inland sea.
o The Icy Surface of the North Polar
http://blogs.esa.int/rosetta/2014/07/17/the-dual-personality-of-comet-67pc-g/
The dual personality of comet 67P/C-G
Rosetta Blog
July 17, 2014
[Image]
Comet 67P/C-G imaged on 14 July 2014 from a distance of approximately
12 000 km.
Credits: ESA/Rosetta/MPS for OSIRIS Team
http://sci.esa.int/soho/54344-comet-ison-dramatic-final-hours/
Comet ISON's dramatic final hours
European Space Agency
16 July 2014
A new analysis of data from the ESA/NASA Solar and Heliospheric
Observatory (SOHO) spacecraft has revealed that comet 2012/S1
(ISON) stopped producing dust and
MARS ODYSSEY THEMIS IMAGES
July 14-18, 2014
o Aspledon Undae (14 July 2014)
http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20140714a
o Hills (15 July 2014)
http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20140715a
o Polar Dunes (16 July 2014)
http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20140716a
o Olympia Undae (17 July 2014)
Hi,
The Torina Scale is 15-years old today.
http://neo.jpl.nasa.gov/torino_scale.html
Ron
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July 23, 2014
NASA Seeks Proposals for Commercial Mars Data Relay Satellites
NASA has issued a Request for Information (RFI) to investigate the
possibility of using commercial Mars-orbiting satellites to provide
telecommunications capabilities for future robotic missions to the Red
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?release=2014-241
NEOWISE Spots a Comet That Looked Like an Asteroid
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
July 23, 2014
Comet C/2013 UQ4 (Catalina) has been observed by NASA's Near-Earth
Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (NEOWISE) spacecraft just one
day
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?release=2014-243
Surface impressions of Rosetta's comet
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
July 24, 2014
Surface structures are becoming visible in new images of comet
67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko taken by the scientific imaging system OSIRIS
onboard the European
http://sci.esa.int/bepicolombo/54364-13-bepicolombo-integration-and-functional-testing-completed-at-thales-alenia-space-in-turin/
#13: BepiColombo integration and functional testing completed at Thales Alenia
Space in Turin
European Space Agency
21 July 2014
Integration and functional testing
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?release=2014-244
NASA Mars Spacecraft Prepare for Close Comet Flyby
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
July 25, 2014
NASA is taking steps to protect its Mars orbiters, while preserving
opportunities
to gather valuable scientific data, as Comet C/2013 A1 Siding
MARS ODYSSEY THEMIS IMAGES
July 21-25, 2014
o More Polar Dunes (21 July 2014)
http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20140721a
o Coloe Fossae (22 July 2014)
http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20140722a
o Lyot Crater Dunes (23 July 2014)
http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20140723a
o Plains Layers (24 July 2014)
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?release=2014-245
NASA Long-Lived Mars Opportunity Rover Passes 25 Miles of Driving
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
July 28, 2014
NASA's Opportunity Mars rover, which landed on the Red Planet in 2004,
now holds the off-Earth roving distance record after accruing
http://messenger.jhuapl.edu/news_room/details.php?id=259
MESSENGER Mission News
July 28, 2014
MESSENGER Gets Closer to Mercury than Ever Before
On July 25, MESSENGER moved closer to Mercury than any spacecraft has
before, dropping to an altitude at closest approach of only 100
kilometers (62
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?release=2014-248
NASA to Announce Mars 2020 Rover Instruments
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
July 30, 2014
ISSUED BY NASA HEADQUARTERS
NASA will announce on Thursday, July 31, the instruments that will be
carried aboard the agency's Mars 2020 mission, a
OPPORTUNITY UPDATE: Rover Completes Study of Area with Aluminum Clay
Minerals; Heads South - sols 3711-3717, July 02, 2014-July 08, 2014:
Opportunity is exploring south along the west rim of Endeavour Crater.
The rover completed the survey of the region where orbital data suggests
the
OPPORTUNITY UPDATE: Opportunity Heads South Towards Valley A Mile Away
- sols 3718-3725, July 09, 2014-July 17, 2014:
Opportunity is exploring south along the west rim of Endeavour Crater
heading toward a valley over 1 mile (2 kilometers) away observed with
clay minerals from orbit.
The
MARS RECONNAISSANCE ORBITER HIRISE IMAGES
July 30, 2014
o Water-Bearing Rocks in Noctis Labyrinthus
http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/ESP_036598_1735
Many of the depressions in Noctis Labyrinthus contain
water-bearing minerals, suggesting that water was
available and persistent in
http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/mer/mission/status.html#opportunity
OPPORTUNITY UPDATE: Opportunity Passes 25 Miles of Driving on Mars!
- sols 3726-3730, July 18, 2014-July 22, 2014:
Opportunity is exploring south along the west rim of Endeavour Crater
heading toward a notch, called 'Marathon
July 31, 2014
NASA Announces Mars 2020 Rover Payload to Explore the Red Planet as Never Before
The next rover NASA will send to Mars in 2020 will carry seven
carefully-selected instruments to conduct unprecedented science and
exploration technology investigations on the Red Planet.
NASA
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