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  Saturn Is Like an Antiques Shop, Cassini Suggests; Moons and Rings Date Back to Solar System's Birth

  March 27, 2013 — A new analysis of data from NASA's Cassini spacecraft suggests that Saturn's moons and rings are gently worn vintage goods from around the time of our solar system's birth. Though they are tinted on ... > full story
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  Measuring Mars: The MAVEN Magnetometer

  March 26, 2013 — When the Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) mission begins its journey to the Red Planet in 2013, it will carry a sensitive magnetic-field instrument built and tested by a team at NASA's ... > full story
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  LRO's LAMP Ultraviolet Spectrograph Observes Mercury and Hydrogen in GRAIL Impact Plumes

  March 26, 2013 — When NASA's twin GRAIL spacecraft made their final descent for impact onto the Moon's surface last December, the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter's sophisticated payload was in position to observe the ... > full story
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  Mars Curiosity Rover Resumes Science Investigations

  March 25, 2013 — NASA's Mars rover Curiosity has resumed science investigations after recovery from a computer glitch that prompted the engineers to switch the rover to a redundant main computer on Feb. 28. The rover ... > full story
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  Moon and Asteroids Share History, NASA Scientists Find

  March 25, 2013 — NASA and international researchers have discovered that Earth's moon has more in common than previously thought with large asteroids roaming our solar ... > full story
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  Venus Vortices Go for Chaotic Multi-Storey Strolls Around the Poles

  March 24, 2013 — A detailed study of Venus' South Polar Vortex shows a much more chaotic and unpredictable cyclone than previously thought. The analysis reveals that the center of rotation of the vortex wanders ... > full story
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  Sun in the Way Will Affect Mars Missions in April

  March 20, 2013 — The positions of the planets next month will mean diminished communications between Earth and NASA's spacecraft at Mars. Mars will be passing almost directly behind the sun, from Earth's perspective. ... > full story
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  Mars Curiosity Rover Exits 'Safe Mode'

  March 20, 2013 — NASA's Mars rover Curiosity has returned to active status and is on track to resume science investigations, following two days in a precautionary standby status, "safe ... > full story
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  Los Alamos Science Sleuth on the Trail of a Martian Mystery

  March 19, 2013 — When it comes to examining the surface of rocks on Mars with a high-powered laser, five is a magic number for Los Alamos National Laboratory postdoctoral researcher Nina Lanza. At a recent ... > full story
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  New Curiosity 'Safe Mode' Status Expected to Be Brief

  March 18, 2013 — NASA's Mars rover Curiosity is expected to resume science investigations in a few days, as engineers quickly diagnosed a software issue that prompted the rover to put itself into a precautionary ... > full story

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