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Dark Side of the Moon Revealed: Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter's LAMP Reveals Lunar Surface Features
January 13, 2012 — New maps produced by the Lyman Alpha Mapping Project aboard NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter reveal features at the moon's northern and southern poles in regions that lie in perpetual darkness. ... > full story -
Astronomers Find Three Smallest Planets Outside Solar System
January 11, 2012 — Astronomers have discovered the three smallest confirmed planets ever detected outside our solar system. The three planets, which all orbit a single star, are smaller than Earth and appear to be ... > full story -
Planet Population Is Plentiful: Planets Around Stars Are the Rule Rather Than the Exception
January 11, 2012 — Astronomers have used the technique of gravitational microlensing to measure how common planets are in the Milky Way. After a six-year search that surveyed millions of stars, the team concludes that ... > full storyMore: -
'Greeley Haven' Is Winter Workplace for Mars Rover
January 9, 2012 — NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity will spend the next several months at a site informally named "Greeley Haven." The name is a tribute to planetary geologist Ronald Greeley (1939-2011), who ... > full story -
Saturn-Like Ring System Eclipses Sun-Like Star
January 9, 2012 — A team of astrophysicists has discovered a ring system in the constellation Centaurus that invites comparisons to Saturn. This is the first system of discrete, thin, dust rings detected around a very ... > full story -
Mars Rover to Spend Winter at 'Greeley Haven'
January 6, 2012 — NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity will spend the next few months during the coldest part of Martian winter at Greeley Haven, an outcrop of rock on Mars recently named informally to honor ... > full story -
First of NASA's GRAIL Spacecraft Enters Moon Orbit
December 31, 2011 — The first of two NASA spacecraft to study the moon in unprecedented detail has entered lunar ... > full story -
NASA's Twin GRAIL Spacecraft Reunite in Lunar Orbit
January 1, 2012 — The second of NASA's two Gravity Recovery And Interior Laboratory (GRAIL) spacecraft has successfully completed its planned main engine burn and is now in lunar orbit. Working together, GRAIL-A and ... > full story -
NASA's Cassini Delivers Holiday Treats from Saturn
December 23, 2011 — No team of reindeer, but radio signals flying clear across the solar system from NASA's Cassini spacecraft have delivered a holiday package of glorious images. The pictures, from Cassini's imaging ... > full story -
Astronomers Discover Deep-Fried Planets: Two Earth-Sized Planets Around Dying Star That Has Passed the Red Giant Stage
December 21, 2011 — Two Earth-sized planets have been discovered around a dying star that has passed the red giant stage. The discovery marks the first known case of planets surviving being engulfed by their parent star ... > full storyMore:
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