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Volume 8 -

 
 

Issue 1:

Image above: Mission Specialist Rick Mastracchio works on a task during the third STS-131 spacewalk. Image credit: NASA TV   STS-131  hits: 284
Major Meteor Showers  hits: 433
Shooting for Shooting Stars  hits: 364
Herschel Reveals Ripening Stars Near Rosette Nebula  hits: 261
Celebrate Space Day With Events Nationwide  hits: 267
 

Volume 7 -

 
 

Issue 6:

The system Gliese 667 Artist Impression – Image Credit: ESO  32 New Exoplanets Found  hits: 679
LCROSS Impacts the Moon  hits: 646
NASA Updates Shuttle Atlantis Target Launch Date, Crew Rehearsal  hits: 529
NASA Space Telescope Discovers Largest Ring around Saturn  hits: 581
Ares I-X Moved to Launch Pad  hits: 540
Mission Patch Contest Announced  hits: 615
 

Issue 5:

Space shuttle Atlantis lifts off Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, beginning the STS-125 mission to service the Hubble Space Telescope. Photo credit: NASA Television  Final Space Shuttle Mission to Hubble Underway  hits: 879
Hubble Photographs Commemorate Decommissioning of Super Camera  hits: 848
Soft Ground Puts Spirit in Danger Despite Gain in Daily Energy  hits: 769
NASA's Spitzer Telescope Warms Up To New Career  hits: 791
Chat with Former Astronaut Michael Bloomfield  hits: 781
Planetary Times Summer Hiatus  hits: 734
 

Issue 4:

These seven astronauts take a break from training to pose for the STS-125 crew portrait. From the left are astronauts Michael J. Massimino, Michael T. Good, both mission specialists; Gregory C. Johnson, pilot; Scott D. Altman, commander; K. Megan McArthur  NASA Prepares for Next Space Shuttle Mission  hits: 822
NASA Team Finds Riches in Meteorite Treasure Hunt  hits: 858
Satellites Show Arctic Literally on Thin Ice  hits: 811
One Mars Rover Sees a Distant Goal; The Other Takes a New Route  hits: 886
GRANT OPPORTUNITIES  hits: 865
 

Issue 3:

A United Launch Alliance Delta II rocket carrying the NASA Kepler spacecraft blasts off from Space Launch Complex-17B at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. Photo by Carleton Bailie, United Launch Alliance.   NASA's Kepler Mission Rockets to Space in Search of Other Earths  hits: 897
Newfound Moon May Be Source of Outer Saturn Ring  hits: 819
NASA's Launch Of Carbon-Seeking Satellite Unsuccessful  hits: 839
Station Spacewalkers Install Experiments, Probe  hits: 803
Discuss Spaceflight with Former NASA Astronaut Rich Clifford  hits: 912
 

Issue 2:

Gamma-rays flares from SGR J1550-5418 may arise when the magnetar's surface suddenly cracks, releasing energy stored within its powerful magnetic field. Image credit: NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Conceptual Image Lab.   NASA’s Swift, Fermi Probe Fireworks From a Flaring Gamma-Ray Star  hits: 979
STS-119: A Final Station Power Up  hits: 954
NASA Mission to Help Unravel Key Carbon, Climate Mysteries  hits: 1335
Astronomers Observe Planet With Wild Temperature Swings  hits: 965
Student Competitions  hits: 1019
 

Issue 1:

This artist's concept illustrates a dead star, or "white dwarf," surrounded by the bits and pieces of a disintegrating asteroid. Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech.  Dead Stars Tell Story of Planet Birth  hits: 1056
Hubble Finds Stars That 'Go Ballistic'  hits: 1031
NASA'S Fermi Telescope Unveils a Dozen New Pulsars  hits: 932
New NASA Balloon Successfully Flight-Tested Over Antarctica  hits: 950
Grant Opportunities  hits: 1018
 

Volume 6 -

 
 

Issue 12:

Mars Phoenix Lander, image credit: NASA/JPL.  2008: The Year in Space  hits: 945
Rivers of Gas Flow Around Stars in New Space Image  hits: 964
Hubble Telescope Finds Carbon Dioxide on an Extrasolar Planet  hits: 924
NASA Orbiter Finds Martian Rock Record with 10 Beats to the Bar  hits: 925
Science Events  hits: 931
 

Issue 11:

The STS-126 crew portrait: Christopher Ferguson, Eric Boe, Sandra Magnus, Stephen Bowen, Donald Pettit, Robert (Shane) Kimbrough, and Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper. Image credit: NASA.   Crew Expansion Prep, SARJ Repair Focus of STS-126  hits: 1114
Mars Phoenix Lander Finishes Successful Work on Red Planet  hits: 1106
Closest Planetary System Hosts Two Asteroid Belts  hits: 1061
Fall & Winter Student Competitions  hits: 1160
Online Chat About Astronomy & The Hubble Space Telescope  hits: 1053
 

Issue 10:

A soil sample taken from the "Snow White" trench at NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander work site produced minerals indicating evidence of past interaction between the minerals and liquid water. Image NASA/JPL-Caltech/University Arizona/Texas A&M University.  Mars Lander Sees Falling Snow  hits: 1115
Splashy Portrait Helps Explain How Stars Form  hits: 1164
NASA Spacecraft Ready to Explore Outer Solar System  hits: 1046
Exciting Student Opportunities  hits: 1083
Online Chat About Mars: The Planet, Missions, and Beyond  hits: 1077
 

Issue 9:

RZ2109 is much farther away than the globular cluster pictured here, called Omega Centauri. Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ NOAO/AURA/NSF.   Most Black Holes Might Come in Only Small and Large  hits: 1312
Cassini Images Ring Arcs Among Saturn’s Moons  hits: 1237
Spiky Probe on NASA Mars Lander Raises Vapor Quandary  hits: 1159
2008 Atlantic Hurricane Season Kicking Into High Gear  hits: 1265
Resources Available to Educators  hits: 1229
 

Issue 8:

This image shows the trench informally called "Snow White." Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona/Texas A&M University.   Mars Phoenix Confirms Water  hits: 1283
NASA Confirms Liquid Lake on Saturn Moon  hits: 1250
Hubble Unveils Colorful Star Birth Region on 100,000th Orbit  hits: 1263
Cassini Begins Transmitting Data from Enceladus Flyby  hits: 1284
Student Competitions  hits: 1319
 

Issue 7:

These two viwes of Mars show the smooth, low-lying northern hemisphere basin on Mars. Image credit: NASA/JPL.   NASA Spacecraft Reveal Largest Crater in the Solar System  hits: 1384
Phoenix Scrapes to Icy Soil in Wonderland  hits: 1275
Ocean Wind Power Maps Reveal Possible Wind Energy Sources  hits: 1200
NASA and ESA Complete Comparative Exploration Architecture Study  hits: 1229
Student Opportunities  hits: 1232
 

Issue 6:

Artist's impression of the trio of super-Earths discovered by an European team using the HARPS spectrograph on ESO's 3.6-m telescope at La Silla, Chile, after 5 years of monitoring. Image credit: ESO Press Photo 19a/08.  A Trio of Super-Earths  hits: 1224
Phoenix Makes First Trench in Science Preserve  hits: 1229
Discovery’s Mission a Success  hits: 1238
GLAST in Orbit!  hits: 1173
Introducing the Spacesuit of the Future  hits: 1188
 

Issue 5:

The landing site chosen for NASA's Mars Phoenix Lander is much farther north than the sites where previous spacecraft have landed on Mars. Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech.   NASA Phoenix Mission Ready for Mars Landing  hits: 1444
Discovery of Most Recent Supernova in Our Galaxy  hits: 1438
Send Your Name to the Moon With New Lunar Mission  hits: 1592
A Space Experience  hits: 1375
Exciting Teacher Opportunities  hits: 1521
 

Issue 4:

Bright blue marks a deposit of chloride (salt) minerals in the southern highlands of Mars in this false-color image, which highlights mineral composition differences. Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Arizona State University/University of Hawaii.   NASA Mission Finds New Clues to Guide Search for Life on Mars  hits: 1597
Cassini Spacecraft Finds an Ocean May Exist Beneath Titan's Crust  hits: 1398
Expedition 17 Crew Launches from Baikonur  hits: 1381
Student Contests  hits: 1545
Discuss the Martian Rovers with an Educational Outreach Coordinator  hits: 1500
 

Issue 3:

Space shuttle Endeavour roars off the launch pad into the night sky to deliver the Japanese Kibo laboratory and the Canadian twin-arm robotic system. Photo credit: NASA/Jim Grossmann.  Endeavour Soars into Space  hits: 1538
Cassini Spacecraft to Dive Into Water Plume of Saturn Moon  hits: 1453
Saturn's Moon Rhea Also May Have Rings  hits: 1516
Total Lunar Eclipse  hits: 1542
Discuss the Martian Surface with Suniti Karunatillake  hits: 1500
 

Issue 2:

Against a backdrop of blue Atlantic Ocean, space shuttle Atlantis with its crew of seven astronaut rise from Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center to start the STS-122 mission to the International Space Station. Liftoff was at 2:45 p.m. EST.  STS-122 Atlantis  hits: 1592
Astronomers Eye Ultra Young, Bright Galaxy in Early Universe  hits: 1545
Spitzer Catches Young Stars in Their Baby Blanket of Dust  hits: 1505
NASA’s Deep Impact Begins Hunt for Alien Worlds  hits: 1502
Online Chat with Former NASA Astronaut  hits: 1665
 

Issue 1:

Jet Power and Black Hole Assortment Revealed in New Chandra. Image credit: X-ray: NASA/CXC/CfA/R.Kraft et al Radio: NSF/VLA/Univ. of Hertfordshire/M.Hardcastle et al. Optical: ESO/VLT/ISAAC/M.Rejkuba et al.  'Death Star' Galaxy Black Hole Fires at Neighboring Galaxy  hits: 1789
Astronomers Monitor Asteroid to Pass Near Mars  hits: 1584
Hot Cyclones Churn at Both Ends of Saturn  hits: 1516
Teacher Workshops and Masters Programs  hits: 1578
Discuss the Martian Atmosphere with Scientist Dr. Michael Wolff  hits: 1462
 

Volume 5 -

 
 

Issue 19:

Artist's impression of the five-Earth mass planet, Gliese 581 c, found in the habitable zone around the red dwarf Gliese 581, with the instrument HARPS on the ESO 3.6-m telescope. Copyright ESO.  2007: The Year in Space  hits: 1743
Atlantis Launch Delayed Until January 2008  hits: 1524
NASA Spacecraft Make New Discoveries About Northern Lights  hits: 1588
Spacecraft Reveals New Insights About the Origin of Solar Wind  hits: 1494
Science Events/Activities  hits: 1540
 

Issue 18:

The crew heads to the launch pad in their trademark orange launch and entry suits. Image credit: NASA.  Shuttle Discovery Crew Returns Home After Successful Mission  hits: 1595
Scientists Discover Record Fifth Planet Orbiting Nearby Star  hits: 1753
Harmony Moved to Front of Space Station  hits: 1548
Online Chats with a Former Astronaut and a Current Astronaut  hits: 1600
Student Competitions  hits: 1725
 

Issue 17:

Artist concept of dusty grains in the winds of a quasar. Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech.  Astronomers Find Dust in the Wind of Black Holes  hits: 1752
NASA's Dawn Spacecraft Enroute to Shed Light on Asteroid Belt  hits: 1539
Cassini is on the Trail of a Runaway Mystery  hits: 1670
Expedition 16 in Orbit, Heads to Station  hits: 1606
Online Chat with Former NASA Astronaut Richard Covey  hits: 1616
 

Issue 16:

Opportunity had this view from the rim of Mars' Victoria Crater about 130 feet from where controllers intend to start the rover's descent inside the crater. Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech.   Mars Exploration Rover Status Report: Opportunity Takes a Dip into Victoria  hits: 1836
NASA Space Telescopes Find 'Lego-Block' Galaxies in Early Universe  hits: 1731
Water Vapor Seen 'Raining Down' On Young Star System  hits: 1792
Grow Space Seeds in Your Classroom  hits: 2479
Life and Work on the Moon: What Images Come to Mind?  hits: 1795
 

Issue 15:

Space Shuttle Endeavour during liftoff. Photo credit: NASA.  STS-118 Launches  hits: 1745
Mars Exploration Rover Status Report: Situation Improves  hits: 1691
NASA Spacecraft Heads for Polar Region of Mars  hits: 1594
NASA’s Spitzer Spies Monster Galaxy Pileup  hits: 1639
Grant Opportunities  hits: 1653
 

Issue 14:

The crew members of STS-118: mission specialists Richard Mastracchio, Barbara Morgan, Pilot Charles Hobaugh, Commander Scott Kelly and mission specialists Tracy Caldwell, Canadian Space Agency's Dafydd Williams, and Alvin Drew Jr. Image credit: NASA.   STS-118: Build the Station, Build the Future  hits: 1770
Astronomers Claim to Find the Most Distant Known Galaxies  hits: 1732
NASA's Spitzer Finds Water Vapor on Hot, Alien Planet  hits: 1757
NASA Readies Mars Lander for Launch to Icy Site  hits: 1667
Summer Programs for Teachers  hits: 1810
 

Issue 13:

Branches on the near bank frame the image of Space Shuttle Atlantis as it leaps free of the clouds of smoke and steam, colored by the setting sun, billowing across Launch Pad 39A. Photo Credit: NASA/Sandra Joseph and Robert Murray.  Mission STS-117: Atlantis  hits: 1839
Mars Rover Spirit Unearths Surprise Evidence of Wetter Past  hits: 1860
Cassini 'Cat Scan' Maps Clumps in Saturn's Rings  hits: 1725
NASA Technology Helps Detect and Treat Heart Disease and Strokes  hits: 1868
Exciting Exhibits to Visit this Summer  hits: 1836
 

Issue 12:

Artist's impression of the five-Earth mass planet, Gliese 581 c, found in the habitable zone around the red dwarf Gliese 581, with the instrument HARPS on the ESO 3.6-m telescope. Copyright ESO.   Astronomers Find First Earth-like Planet in Habitable Zone  hits: 2426
NASA’s Chandra Sees Brightest Supernova Ever  hits: 1872
NASA’s Next Mars Spacecraft Crosses the Mississippi  hits: 1838
A Space Experience  hits: 1942
Discuss Career Opportunities in Aviation  hits: 1933
 

Issue 11:

The spiral galaxy M106 show radio data as blue, X-ray data as red, infrared data appears green, and the arms appear as purple and blue emissions. Image credit: X-ray: NASA/CXC/Univ. of Maryland/A.S. Wilson et al. IR: NASA/JPL-Caltech; VLA & NRAO/AUI/NSF.  Mystery Spiral Arms Explained  hits: 2147
NASA Telescope Finds Planets Thrive Around Stellar Twins  hits: 1974
Dawn Arrives in Florida  hits: 2034
NASA Astronaut to Run Boston Marathon in Space  hits: 2003
Student Opportunities  hits: 2132
 

Issue 10:

Radar shows evidence of seas. Image credit: NASA/JPL.  Cassini Spacecraft Images Seas on Saturn’s Moon Titan  hits: 2124
A Hot Start Might Explain Geysers on Enceladus  hits: 1896
New Panorama Reveals More Than a Thousand Black Holes  hits: 2056
NASA Mission Finds Link Between Big and Small Stellar Blasts  hits: 2110
Professional Development Opportunities  hits: 1964
 

Issue 9:

This image taken by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope shows the colorful "last hurrah" of a star like our Sun. The star is ending its life by casting off its outer layers of gas, which formed a cocoon around the star's remaining core. Image credit: NASA/ESA.  The Colorful Demise of a Sun-Like Star  hits: 2289
Launch Week Arrives for THEMIS  hits: 1948
Spacewalks Continue at the International Space Station  hits: 1982
Student Contests- Your Students Could Win a Trip To Space or Space Camp  hits: 2320
History of Spaceflight and the Future of Human Space Exploration  hits: 2101
 

Issue 8:

Three-Dimensional Distribution of Dark Matter in the Universe - 6.5 Billion Years Ago. Image credit: NASA, ESA, and R. Massey (California Institute of Technology).  Hubble Maps the Cosmic Web of "Clumpy" Dark Matter in 3-D  hits: 2199
NASA Selects Proposals for Future Mars Missions and Studies  hits: 2138
NASA Completes Review Milestone for Ares I Vehicle  hits: 2075
Famous Space Pillars Feel the Heat of Star’s Explosion  hits: 2532
Online Chat with Former NASA Astronaut Rich Clifford  hits: 2147
 

Issue 7:

STS-116 Discovery night launch. Image credit: NASA.  2006: The Year in Space  hits: 2364
NASA Discovery Mission STS-116  hits: 2063
NASA Images Suggest Water Still Flows in Brief Spurts on Mars  hits: 2098
NASA Unveils Its Global Exploration Strategy and Lunar Architecture  hits: 1958
Space Exhibits to Visit While on Winter Break  hits: 2125
 

Issue 6:

NASA's Spitzer and Hubble Space Telescopes have teamed up to expose the chaos that baby stars are creating 1,500 light years away in a cosmic cloud called the Orion nebula. Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/STScI.  NASA Approves Mission and Names Crew for Return to Hubble  hits: 2159
Earth: The Lone Pale Blue Dot?  hits: 2547
NASA Announces Discovery Program Selections  hits: 2006
Online Chat with Former NASA Astronaut Richard Covey  hits: 2047
New Planetary Times Release Date  hits: 1996
 

Issue 5:

Artists conceptual drawing of the two spacecraft in orbit around the sun. Image credit: NASA.   STEREO Poised for Launch  hits: 2108
ESA Astronaut Christer Fuglesang Gets Ready for the Next Shuttle Mission  hits: 2078
Planet-Finding by Numbers  hits: 2101
NASA Announces New Student Aeronautics Competition  hits: 2115
Air Force Association Grant  hits: 2137
 

Issue 4:

This view of "Victoria crater" is looking southeast from "Duck Bay" towards the dramatic promontory called "Cabo Frio." Image credit: NASA/JPL/Cornell.  NASA’s Mars Rover and Orbiter Team Examine Victoria Crater  hits: 2625
NASA Finds Saturn's Moons May be Creating New Rings  hits: 2358
Amazing Andromeda Galaxy  hits: 2249
Celebrating the First Manned Apollo Mission  hits: 2381
Online Chat with NASA Flight Systems Engineer John Gruener  hits: 2426
 

Issue 3:

Old and new come together in this image of the floor of an unnamed impact crater. The light-toned, layered mounds scattered across the image are old. The dark-toned sand dunes and intermediate-toned ripples are new. Image credit: NASA/JPL/Malin Space Scie  NASA Mars Spacecraft Gear Up for Extra Work  hits: 2196
NASA Welcomes Space Shuttle Crew Back to Earth  hits: 2095
NASA Study Tracks Global Sources, Transport of Air Pollution  hits: 2049
Ground-Piercing Radar on NASA Mars Orbiter Ready for Work  hits: 2020
Fall Courses and Seminars  hits: 2120
 

Issue 2:

STS-115 Atlantis launches from Kennedy Space Center. Image credit: NASA.  STS-115 Atlantis  hits: 2347
NASA Rover Nears Martian Bowl Goal  hits: 2253
Impact Landing Ends SMART-1 Mission to the Moon  hits: 2100
Grant Opportunities  hits: 2255
Involve Your Students in Space Themed Contests  hits: 2256
 

Issue 1:

Montage of planets. Image credit: NASA/JPL.   Pluto No Longer a Planet  hits: 2503
New Horizons Continuing on to Pluto, Planet or Not  hits: 2107
Atlantis Headed Back to Launch Pad  hits: 2142
NASA Galaxy Hunter: Huge Black Holes Stifle Star Formation  hits: 2259
Participate in Science Events  hits: 2150
 

Volume 4 -

 
 

Issue 22:

From the left are astronauts Stephanie Wilson, Michael Fossum, Steven Lindsey, Piers Sellers, Mark Kelly, European Space Agency astronaut Thomas Reiter of Germany; and Lisa M. Nowak. Image credit: NASA.   Space Shuttle Discovery  hits: 2589
Commander Steve Lindsey  hits: 2399
Pilot Mark Kelly  hits: 2261
Mission Specialist Mike Fossum  hits: 2531
Mission Specialist Lisa Nowak  hits: 3410
Mission Specialist Stephanie Wilson  hits: 2325
Mission Specialist Piers Sellers  hits: 2253
Mission Specialist Thomas Reiter  hits: 2208
 

Issue 21:

Artist's conception of the dust and gas disk surrounding the star Beta Pictoris. A giant planet may have already formed and terrestrial planets may be forming. Image credit: NASA/FUSE/Lynette Cook.   NASA’s FUSE Finds Infant Solar System Awash in Carbon  hits: 2404
Huge Storms Converge  hits: 2248
Spitzer Helps Solve Mystery of Space Dust  hits: 2166
First Images from NASA’s CloudSat  hits: 2217
Planetary Times Summer Hiatus  hits: 2157
 

Issue 20:

The balanced flow meter is a new approach to regulating how much and how fast fluids move through a channel or pipe. Image credit: NASA/MSFC.  Could NASA Technology Lead to Cheaper Gas?  hits: 2386
New Space Observations Poised to Save Lives from Floods & Landslides  hits: 2162
Hamming It Up: Space to Kids Radio  hits: 2188
Repairs & Experiments Focus of June 1 Spacewalk  hits: 2203
Summer Space Events  hits: 2195
 

Issue 19:

This infrared image from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope shows the broken Comet 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 3 skimming along a trail of debris left during its multiple trips around the sun. Image credit: NASA.  NASA Satellites Observe Comet’s Trail  hits: 2697
Tibet Provides Passage for Chemicals to Reach the Stratosphere  hits: 2311
Contract for the Innovative Flexible Broadband Satellite HYLAS  hits: 2248
Discovery Mated to Tank and Boosters  hits: 2324
Online Science Courses  hits: 2437
 

Issue 18:

The launch of CALIPSO and CloudSat satellites from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. Photo credit: Boeing/Thom Baur.   NASA Launches Satellites for Weather, Climate, Air Quality Studies  hits: 2421
Galaxies Don Mask of Stars in New Spitzer Image  hits: 2447
Jupiter Shines  hits: 2656
NASA Astronaut Eileen Collins Completes Career of Space Firsts  hits: 2496
Rockets for Schools Rocket Launch 2006  hits: 2486
 

Issue 17:

Researchers crunched Einstein's theory of general relativity on the Columbia supercomputer at the NASA Ames Research Center to create a three-dimensional simulation of merging black holes. Image credit: Henze, NASA.  NASA Achieves Breakthrough in Black Hole Simulation  hits: 2587
NASA Mars Rovers Head for New Sites After Studying Layers  hits: 2520
Venus Express Enters Orbit Around the Hothouse Planet  hits: 2543
NASA's Space Exploration in Undersea Lab  hits: 2458
Discuss Space Habitats with Janis Connolly  hits: 2677
 

Issue 16:

This image indicates heat is being emitted from both the day side and the night side of Mars. The polar cap is dark in this image because it is cold and emits less heat than surrounding areas. Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech.   NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Craft Begins Adjusting Orbit  hits: 2725
Cassini Finds “Missing Link” Moonlet Evidence in Saturn’s Rings  hits: 2625
Total Solar Eclipse  hits: 2613
Venus within ESA Probe Reach  hits: 2585
Professional Development Workshops and Institutes  hits: 2667
 

Issue 15:

This infrared image from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope shows Messier 82, or the "Cigar galaxy," smothered in smoky dust particles (red) blown out into space by the galaxy's hot stars (blue). Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona.   NASA’s Spitzer Reveals Stellar Smoke  hits: 2706
Scientists Use Satellites to Help Detect Deep-Ocean Whirlpools  hits: 2820
Mars Rovers Get New Manager During Challenging Period  hits: 2586
Venus Bright in the Morning Sky  hits: 2983
Discuss the GOES-N Mission with NOAA Scientist Thomas Wrublewski  hits: 2567
 

Issue 14:

Following a 7-month trip, MRO will dip into Mars' atmosphere and change its initial elliptical orbit into the circular shape scientists require. Image credit: NASA/JPL.  NASA's Next Leap in Mars Exploration  hits: 2663
NASA Aids in Resolving Long Standing Solar Cycle Mystery  hits: 2746
Study of Tsunami Forces Rethinking of Theory of Giant Earthquakes  hits: 2713
A Space Experience  hits: 2607
Discuss Spaceflight with Former Astronaut Dr. Tony England  hits: 2633
 

Issue 13:

This artist's concept shows delicate greenish crystals sprinkled throughout the violent core of a pair of colliding galaxies. The white spots represent a thriving population of stars of all sizes and ages. Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech.  NASA's Spitzer Finds Violent Galaxies Smothered in 'Crushed Glass'  hits: 2704
Greenland Ice Loss Doubles in Past Decade, Raising Sea Level Faster  hits: 2703
Mercury Bright in the Evening Sky  hits: 2786
Gem of a Comet Particle  hits: 2616
Participate in Upcoming Science Events  hits: 2624
 

Issue 12:

This illustration compares the size of a gargantuan star and its surrounding dusty disk (top) to that of our solar system. Artist's Concept: NASA/JPL-Caltech   NASA's Spitzer Uncovers Hints of Mega Solar Systems  hits: 2808
Deep Impact Team Reports First Evidence of Cometary Ice  hits: 2566
Hardened Lava Meets Wind on Mars  hits: 2717
Space Station Crewmembers Release a Spacesuit-turned-Satellite  hits: 2624
Chat Live with a NASA Engineer  hits: 2689
 

Issue 11:

Liftoff of the Atlas V carrying NASA's New Horizons spacecraft to a distant date with Pluto! Image credit: NASA/KSC.   NASA's Pluto Mission Launched  hits: 2828
Scientists Confirm Comet Samples  hits: 2698
NASA Magnetic Field Mission Ends  hits: 2649
NASA Honors Apollo Astronauts Michael Collins and Edgar Mitchell  hits: 2618
Grant Opportunities  hits: 3100
 

Issue 10:

An artist's concept of Topex/Poseidon. Image credit: NASA/JPL.  NASA's Topex/Poseidon Oceanography Mission Ends  hits: 2712
There's More to the North Star Than Meets the Eye  hits: 2805
NASA Administrator Honors Katrina Heroes  hits: 2647
NASA Prepares for Return of Interstellar Cargo  hits: 2692
Challenge Your Students with Some Competitions  hits: 2771
 

Issue 9:

Tsunami Strikes Sri Lanka: On December 26, 2004, tsunamis swept across the Indian ocean, spawned by a magnitude 9.0 earthquake off the coast of Sumatra. Aside from Indonesia, the island nation of Sri Lanka likely suffered the most casualties, with the dea  2005: The Year in Space  hits: 3222
Partial Ingredients for DNA and Protein Found Around Star  hits: 2634
Aerospace Education Foundation Space Camp Scholarship Contest  hits: 3179
New Horizons Mission  hits: 2673
Learning and Teaching with NASA and ESSEA  hits: 2785
 

Issue 8:

The annual "ozone hole" over Antarctica this year reached its largest area on Sept. 11. Observations are from the Ozone Monitoring Instrument on NASA's Aura satellite, launched in 2004. Credit: NASA  AURA Satellite Zooms In on Ozone Hole  hits: 3197
Challenges of Holiday Dining in Orbit  hits: 3940
Cassini Spots Activity on Saturn Moon  hits: 2918
Mars Exploration Rovers Continue to Amaze  hits: 3163
Explore Science, Technology, & Space Conferences  hits: 2923
 

Issue 7:

An infrared OMEGA image of Candor Chasma, showing bright and brown deposits (red markers) that are rich in the mineral kieserite, a hydrated magnesium sulphate. Image courtesy ESA/OMEGA/HRSC.  ESA Spacecraft Makes Intriguing New Discoveries  hits: 2963
Mars Rovers Celebrate Anniversary, Explore Possibility of Life  hits: 2833
Venus Express Observes Earth, Moon  hits: 2849
Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Passes Halfway Mark  hits: 2710
Chat about Spaceflight with a NASA Astronaut  hits: 2708
 

Issue 6:

Artist's impression of Venus Express in orbit. Image copyright ESA.  Venus Express Blasts Off for Earth’s Neighbor  hits: 2997
Spitzer Harvests Dozens of New Stars  hits: 2794
Mountains of Creation Captured by Spitzer  hits: 2827
Paul McCartney Performs for ISS Crew  hits: 2724
Space Education In and Out of the Classroom  hits: 2929
 

Issue 5:

Artist concept showing the Pluto system from the surface of one of the candidate moons. Image courtesy NASA/ESA/G. Bacon (STScI).  Hubble Reveals Possible New Moons Around Pluto  hits: 3150
Cassini Uncovers More Saturn Mysteries  hits: 2958
International Space Station Celebrates Milestone  hits: 2717
Spitzer Catches Black Widow Nebula  hits: 2883
Chat about Spaceflight with a Former Astronaut  hits: 2804
 

Issue 4:

Sites of Hubble observations. Photo Illustration Credit: NASA, ESA, Lunar and Planetary Institute, and A. Feild (STScI).  Hubble Searches for Possible Moon Resources  hits: 3136
Max Q: The All-NASA Rock Band  hits: 3443
Saturn Moon Dione Displays Icy Tranquility  hits: 2932
Black Holes Spawn New Generations of Stars  hits: 2864
Enhance Your Teaching Skills  hits: 2840
 

Issue 3:

Greg Olsen during Soyuz Spacecraft training. Image courtesy Space Adventures, Ltd.  American Businessman Arrives at International Space Station  hits: 2868
35-Year-Old Cosmic Mystery Solved  hits: 3234
Cassini Doubleheader Flybys Score Home Run  hits: 2732
Aerospace Enthusiasts Gather in New Mexico for Countdown to X PRIZE CUP  hits: 2804
Learn about Mars through Online Chat  hits: 2837
 

Issue 2:

Four astronauts could land on the Moon in NASA's new lander. Artist's concept by John Frassanito and Associates, courtesy NASA.  NASA Unveils Plans for Return to Moon  hits: 3236
Durable Orbiter Tracks Mars Changes  hits: 2901
Cassini Spots Ghostly Ring Spokes and Possible Titan Shoreline  hits: 2860
Crash Claims Life of Dryden Chief Engineer Marta Bohn-Meyer  hits: 2880
More Student Lessons on Hurricanes  hits: 3022
 

Issue 1:

All roads leading in and out of Biloxi, Miss. were destroyed or under water. When the water subsided, Highway 110 remained as the sole route in and out of the city. Image courtesy Gene Dailey/American Red Cross.  Science Resources Aid Hurricane Katrina Response  hits: 2937
Hurricane Katrina Strikes NASA Facilities  hits: 3003
Cassini Discovers Enceladus Tiger Stripes are Cubs  hits: 2857
Mars Mission Successes Delight Scientists  hits: 2919
NSTA Online Resources Help Students Understand Hurricanes  hits: 3199
 

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Issue 17:

Gregory Olsen. Image courtesy Space Adventures, Ltd.  International Space Station Will Host Civilian  hits: 2860
Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Hurtles Toward the Red Planet  hits: 2821
Spacewalk Ends Early for Space Station Crew  hits: 2863
Discovery to Launch Again in March  hits: 2892
Study Weightlessness through Electronic Field Trip  hits: 3084
 

Issue 16:

Discovery lands at Edwards Air Force Base in California at 8:11 a.m. EDT. Image courtesy Carla Thomas/NASA.  Discovery Returns to Earth  hits: 3163
Scientists Discover Tenth Planet  hits: 3046
Cassini Continues to Explore the Unknown  hits: 3441
Spitzer Finds Hungry Black Holes  hits: 2983
Put Your Astronomy Skills Into Practice  hits: 3063
 

Issue 15:

Space Shuttle Discovery launches from Kennedy Space Center. Image courtesy NASA/KSC.  Discovery Launches into Orbit  hits: 2904
Cassini Finds Intriguing Features on Enceladus  hits: 2808
Aviation Aficionados Flock to AirVenture 2005  hits: 2882
Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Preps for Launch  hits: 2868
Take Part in Science Broadcasts  hits: 2869
 

Issue 14:

Space Shuttle managers inside the Launch Control Center announce the scrub of Discovery’s scheduled launch July 13. Image courtesy NASA/KSC.  First Discovery Launch Attempt Scrubbed  hits: 2787
Deep Impact Completes Spectacular Mission  hits: 2869
Spongy-Looking Hyperion Tumbles into View  hits: 2988
Satellites Examine Sea Level Changes  hits: 2871
Take Advantage of Summer Opportunities  hits: 2907
 

Issue 13:

Artist Pat Rawlings gives us a look at the moment of impact and the forming of the crater. Image courtesy NASA/JPL/UMD.  Deep Impact on Course for Independence Day Collision  hits: 2919
Researchers Brace for Violent Hurricane Season  hits: 3024
Cassini Reveals Lake-Like Feature on Titan  hits: 2813
Hubble Chases Unruly Planet  hits: 2785
Learn From Women in Space Fields  hits: 2890
 

Issue 12:

Details of the circular feature, which scientists think is an ice volcano. Image courtesy NASA/JPL/University of Arizona.  Cassini Reveals Possible Titan Volcano  hits: 2995
Spitzer Captures Rumbling of Dead Star  hits: 2829
Opportunity Breaks Free on Mars  hits: 2784
Deep Impact Prepares for Independence Day Extravaganza  hits: 2913
Excite Your Students about Space  hits: 2863
 

Issue 11:

This false-color image taken by NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope shows the "South Pillar" region of the star-forming region called the Carina Nebula. Image courtesy NASA/JPL/Caltech.  Spitzer Telescope Captures Miracle of Star Birth  hits: 3094
Cassini Seeing Red... On Titan  hits: 2908
Discovery Removed from Launch Pad  hits: 2893
Radio Signals Help Decipher Saturn Ring Structure  hits: 3010
Brush Up on Fundamentals through Science Exhibits  hits: 2906
 

Issue 10:

The small moon that orbits within the Keeler gap in Saturn's rings is resolved for the first time. Image courtesy NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute.  New Saturn Moon Makes Waves  hits: 3055
Chandra Observatory Catches X-ray Super-flares  hits: 2859
Titan Atmosphere Decoded  hits: 2869
Opportunity Takes Tentative Step Forward  hits: 2803
Explore Distance Learning Courses  hits: 3474
 

Issue 9:

Rotating Service Structure is rolled back from around Space Shuttle Discovery at Launch Pad 39B for a propellant-loading test of Discovery's External Tank. Image courtesy NASA/KSC.  NASA Delays Shuttle Launch Window  hits: 3014
Cassini Targets Unique Saturnian Moons  hits: 3208
Florida Welcomes Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter  hits: 3006
Energy of Earth Is Out of Balance  hits: 3491
Send Your Students to Camp  hits: 3360
 

Issue 8:

Expedition 11 crew, from left, Commander Sergei Krikalev and NASA ISS Science Officer John Phillips. Image courtesy NASA.  International Space Station Welcomes New Inhabitants  hits: 3201
Discovery Passes Tanking Test  hits: 2967
Michael Griffin Takes Reigns as NASA Administrator  hits: 2966
Cassini Zooms In on Titan  hits: 2975
Chat Live with Former Astronaut Dr. Edward Gibson  hits: 3100
 

Issue 7:

Under brilliant-blue Florida skies, Space Shuttle Discovery, atop the Mobile Launcher Platform, is on its way to Launch Pad 39B at NASA Kennedy Space Center. Image courtesy NASA/KSC.  Space Shuttle Discovery Moves to Launch Pad  hits: 3278
Spirit and Opportunity Head for Triple Overtime  hits: 3177
Deep Impact Cruises toward Comet  hits: 3150
Northern Lights and Southern Lights Are Not Mirror Images  hits: 4861
Enhance Your Teaching Skills Online  hits: 3249
 

Issue 6:

Artist conception of extrasolar planets in visible light (left) and infared light (right). Image courtesy NASA/JPL.  Spitzer Telescope Captures Light from Distant Planets  hits: 3241
Cassini Detects Atmosphere on Enceladus  hits: 3008
Imaging Radar Links Storm Runoff to Coastal Pollution  hits: 3051
Shuttle Crew Tests Equipment for Return to Flight  hits: 2960
Teach Your Students Through Technology  hits: 2993
 

Issue 5:

The Virgin Atlantic Global Flyer completed its around-the-world journey in just over 67 hours. Image courtesy Virgin Atlantic Global Flyer website.  Virgin Atlantic Global Flyer Lands in Record Books  hits: 3942
Mars Exploration Rovers Shatter Expectations  hits: 3082
Lunar Reflectors Help Test Einstein Theory  hits: 3406
Discovery Solid Rocket Boosters Mate with External Tank  hits: 3283
Chat about Cassini-Huygens Mission to Saturn and its Moons  hits: 3234
 

Issue 4:

A mosaic of four high resolution images taken by the Cassini spacecraft narrow angle camera on Feb. 16, 2005, during its close flyby of Saturn's moon Enceladus. Image courtesy NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute.  Cassini Explores Titan and Enceladus  hits: 3300
False News Reports Claim Life Found on Mars  hits: 3253
Shuttle Moving Safely toward Return to Flight  hits: 3072
Hubble and Cassini See the Light… of Saturn Auroras  hits: 3145
Organize Special Classroom Activities  hits: 3341
 

Issue 3:

The sharpest image of Saturn's temperature emissions taken from the ground; it is a mosaic of 35 individual exposures made at the W.M. Keck I Observatory, Mauna Kea, Hawaii. Image courtesy NASA/JPL.  Hot Spot Revealed on Saturn  hits: 3794
NASA Budget Casualties Include Hubble, Jupiter Mission  hits: 3373
First Genesis Sample Sent to Researchers  hits: 3405
Research Balloon Bursts Flight Record  hits: 3243
Take a Trip through Science  hits: 3312
 

Issue 2:

This mosaic of three frames provides unprecedented detail of the high ridge area including the flow down into a major river channel from different sources. Image courtesy ESA/NASA/JPL/Univ. of Arizona.  Huygens Probe Reveals Earth-like Qualities on Titan  hits: 3534
Opportunity Observes Unprecedented Mars Meteorite  hits: 3198
Swift Captures the Birth of a Black Hole  hits: 3190
Expedition 10 Crew Completes Spacewalk  hits: 3073
Chat Live about Space Shuttle Columbia Tragedy  hits: 3130
 

Issue 1:

DigitalGlobe’s Quickbird satellite captured an image of Kalutara, Sri Lanka (top), on Dec. 26, 2004 at 10:20am local time, about an hour after the first waves hit, and Jan. 1, 2004 (lower) under normal ocean conditions. Credit: DigitalGlobe.  Tsunami-Causing Earthquake Changed Rotation of Earth  hits: 6853
Deep Impact Heads for Comet Collision  hits: 3627
Cassini Reveals Bulging Waistline of Iapetus  hits: 3238
Hubble Providing Evidence of Possible New Planet  hits: 3452
Participate in Professional Development Offerings  hits: 3205
 

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Issue 22:

This false-color composite image, taken at a region of the “Shoemaker’s Patio” rock outcrop near Opportunity's landing site, shows finely layered sediments that have been accentuated by erosion. Image courtesy NASA/JPL/Cornell.  2004: The Year in Space  hits: 3384
Huygens Splits for Titan  hits: 3198
Aging Universe Still Spawning Massive Galaxies  hits: 3234
Polluted Clouds Cool Earth Less  hits: 4040
Learn Across the Airwaves  hits: 3161
 

Issue 21:

NASA's 10th Administrator, Sean O'Keefe. Photo courtesy NASA/Bill Ingalls.  NASA Administrator Resigns  hits: 3196
Spitzer and Hubble Begin to Unravel Planetary Evolution Mystery  hits: 3089
Mars Rovers Spot Water Clue, Frost, Clouds  hits: 3565
Shuttle Discovery Receives New Engines  hits: 3350
Famed Astronaut John Young Retires  hits: 3452
Exciting Contest Opportunities Available for Students  hits: 3248
 

Issue 20:

NASA’s B-52B aircraft cruises to a test range over the Pacific Ocean carrying the X-43A vehicle attached to a Pegasus rocket. Photo courtesy NASA/Dryden Flight Research Center.  Scramjet Shatters Speed Record  hits: 3198
Swift Satellite Soars into Space  hits: 3227
Space Shuttle Flight Assembly Begins  hits: 3385
A Tale of Two Moons  hits: 3223
Chat Live with NASA Astronaut  hits: 3924
 

Issue 19:

Artist rendering of the birth of a star. Photo courtesy NASA/JPL-Caltech/R. Hurt (SSC).  Spitzer Spies Starless Cores and Icy Planetary Origins  hits: 3342
Cassini Glimpses Possible Ice Volcano on Titan  hits: 3579
Scientists Map Human Genome Activity  hits: 3237
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle… Water  hits: 3820
Chat Live With NASA Flight Systems Engineer  hits: 3105
 

Issue 18:

President George W. Bush delivers remarks on U.S. Space Policy at NASA headquarters in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 14, 2004. White House photo by Eric Draper.  Bush Victory Means Vision for Space Stands  hits: 3066
Cassini Plays Detective in Titan Mystery  hits: 3139
Spirit Captures 50,000th Mars Image  hits: 3364
Laser Technology Helps Track Changes in Mount St. Helens  hits: 3361
Take Advantage of Exciting Field Trip Options  hits: 3569
 

Issue 17:

Planet building images courtesy NASA/JPL/Caltech.  Astronomers Discover Planet Building is Messy Process  hits: 3419
Total Lunar Eclipse Nearing  hits: 3569
Astronauts Begin Dress Rehearsals for Shuttle Return to Flight  hits: 3605
Light Shed on Genesis Mishap  hits: 3219
Chat with Astronaut Col. Mark Lee  hits: 3307
 

Issue 16:

Official World Space Week logo.  World Space Week 2004: Space and Sustainable Development  hits: 3141
SpaceShipOne Claims ANSARI X PRIZE  hits: 3335
NASA Mourns Loss of Original Mercury 7 Astronaut Gordon Cooper  hits: 4008
Lance Bass to Visit California Schools  hits: 3393
World Space Week Offers Events around the Globe  hits: 3365
Celebrate World Space Week in Your Classroom  hits: 3246
 

Issue 15:

Dr. Don Burnett examines material from the Genesis return capsule. Photo courtesy NASA/JPL.  Genesis Scientists Bouncing Back From Crash  hits: 3281
Rings and Moons and New Objects… Oh My!  hits: 3334
X PRIZE Teams to Compete for $10 Million Prize  hits: 3840
Opportunities Abound for Classroom Activities  hits: 5672
Expand Your Educational Horizons  hits: 3184
 

Issue 14:

This false-color image from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope shows a dying star (center) surrounded by a cloud of glowing gas and dust. Photo courtesy NASA/JPL-Caltech/CfA.  Kick off the 2004-05 School Year with the Planetary Times  hits: 3352
Genesis Space Capsule Slams into Desert Floor  hits: 3634
Hurricane Frances Leaves Her Mark  hits: 3346
Scientists Discover New Class of Extrasolar Planets  hits: 3708
Cassini Unlocking Saturn’s Secrets  hits: 3688
NASA Offers Science Competitions for Students  hits: 3677
 

Issue 13:

This NASA satellite image reflects summertime thunderstorms over the southeastern United States. Image courtesy SeaWiFS Project/ NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center/ORBIMAGE.  Chasing the Storm  hits: 3353
Satellites and Radar Track Devastating Storms  hits: 4330
Aircraft Hunt for Weather Clues  hits: 3949
Scientist Sees Lightning like Superman  hits: 3502
Enhance Your Storm Experience  hits: 3383
Chase Storms in Your Classroom  hits: 3489
 

Issue 12:

Photo courtesy NASA / JPL.  Planetary Times Summer Hiatus  hits: 3302
Cassini Flies by Phoebe, Closes in on Saturn  hits: 4268
Opportunity Dips into Endurance  hits: 3421
Reagan Remembered Onboard International Space Station  hits: 3698
Enhance Your Science Knowledge This Summer  hits: 3548
 

Issue 11:

Venus (pictured here) will be passing between the Earth and the Sun on June 8, 2004.  Venus Transit  hits: 3688
Opportunity Catches Some Zs  hits: 3255
Saturn Seen From Far And Near  hits: 3507
Raw Ingredients for Life Detected in Planetary Construction Zones  hits: 3282
Students Compete in an Odyssey to Solve NASA-Sponsored Problem  hits: 3207
 

Issue 10:

Artistic depiction of the meteor impact.  Evidence of Exctinction-Causing Meteor Impact Found Off Australian Coast  hits: 3695
Mars Exploration Rovers Continue to Succeed  hits: 3263
Spitzer Shares the Wealth  hits: 3329
It Is Dirty Work, But Someone Has to Do It  hits: 3294
Explore Professional Development Opportunities  hits: 3296
NASA Plans to Put an Aura Around the Earth  hits: 3310
 

Issue 9:

Space Day logo  Space Day 2004: Blazing Galactic Trails  hits: 3386
Celebrating Space Day throughout the World  hits: 4081
The Future of Space Exploration  hits: 3735
Expedition 8 Crew Returns Safely from International Space Station  hits: 3420
Demise in Ice and Fire  hits: 3435
Top Ten Ways to Celebrate Space Day 2004 in Your Classroom  hits: 3440
 

Issue 8:

Images of the Lyrids taken last year by NASA's Solar and Heliospheric Observatory.  Celestial Show Tonight  hits: 3407
Mars Rocks Resemble Meteorites Found on Earth  hits: 3926
Sedna Mystery Deepens With Hubble Images of Farthest Planetoid  hits: 3853
Two Storms Caught in the Act on Saturn  hits: 3393
Explore Professional Development Opportunities  hits: 3556
 

Issue 7:

Artist’s conception of Mars Express orbiting the Red Planet. Image Credit: ESA -Illustration by Medialab.  Mars Express Discovers Methane in Martian Atmosphere  hits: 3456
Cassini Reveals New Atmospheric Features on Saturn  hits: 3609
Shuttle Technology Gets Hearts Pumping  hits: 3758
Most Precise Gyroscopes Ready to Test Einstein Theory  hits: 3520
Chat Live about Martian Geology and Rovers  hits: 3277
 

Issue 6:

This illustration shows where the five naked-eye planets and the Moon will lie in the sky just after sunset on March 29.  Fab Five Make Rare Appearance in Night Sky  hits: 3901
Opportunity Makes a Case for Standing Body of Water on Mars  hits: 3644
Most Distant Object In Solar System Discovered  hits: 4157
NASA Explains Dust Bowl Drought  hits: 3536
Chat about Mars Rover  hits: 3326
 

Issue 5:

The New Header for Planetary Times.  A New Look and a New Name  hits: 3340
Hubble Unveils Earliest Galaxies  hits: 3650
Spirit and Opportunity Find Signs of Water  hits: 3881
Space Station Research Yields New Information About Bone Loss  hits: 3843
Cassini Captures Stunning View of Saturn  hits: 3779
Chat Live with NASA Astronaut Daniel Brandenstein  hits: 4108
 

Issue 4:

A massive and rare explosion on the surface of this neutron star--pouring out more energy in three hours than the Sun does in 100 years--illuminated the region and allowed the scientists to spy on details never before revealed.  Scientists Watch Movie Of Neutron Star Explosion in Real Time  hits: 4067
Mars Exploration Rovers Continue to Dazzle  hits: 3806
View Two NASA Events Online This Thursday  hits: 3654
New Clues about The Nature of Dark Energy  hits: 3382
NASA Updates Space Shuttle Return to Flight Plans  hits: 3451
 

Issue 3:

This is a three-dimensional stereo anaglyph of an image taken by the front navigation camera onboard the Mars Exploration Rover Spirit, showing an interesting patch of rippled soil. Spirit took this image on sol 37 (Feb. 9, 2004) after completing the long  Spirit Breaks Record as Opportunity Continues to Explore  hits: 3488
NASA Reveals Budget Details and Vision for the Future  hits: 3229
Unlocking the Secrets of the Universe  hits: 3197
NASA Predicts More Tropical Rain in a Warmer World  hits: 3277
 

Issue 2:

This sweeping look at an unusual rock outcropping near the Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity was captured by the rover's panoramic camera. Scientists believe the layered rocks are either volcanic ash deposits, or sediments laid down by wind or water.  Scientist Thrilled to See Layers in Mars Rocks Near Opportunity  hits: 3564
The Calm After the Cometary Storm  hits: 3256
Martian Landmarks Dedicated to Apollo 1 Crew  hits: 3631
You Are Invited to Explore Two Vast Continents  hits: 3478
Ask Planetary Scientist John Gruener About Future Lunar Exploration  hits: 3390
 

Issue 1:

The most recent view of Mars taken by the Mars Exploration Rover Spirit.  Destination: Mars  hits: 3784
Spirit Continues Explorations on Mars while Opportunity Races Forward  hits: 4887
Exploring the Red Planet  hits: 4458
Chatting About Mars  hits: 4029
Misunderstanding Mars  hits: 4641
High School Students Land on Mars  hits: 3758
Mars Explorer Lands in Classrooms  hits: 4338
Bring Mars Activities into Your Classroom  hits: 4778
 

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Issue 20:

Voyager 1 looked back at Saturn on November 16, 1980, four days after the spacecraft flew past the planet.  Ring in the New Year with Saturn  hits: 3932
Tune in for Live NASA Coverage of Mars and Comet Missions  hits: 4000
Satellites Provide Clues to Help Solve the Ebola Enigma  hits: 5367
A Year Of Sorrow, Recovery, Progress And Success for NASA  hits: 4246
Chat Live: Lunar Prospector Mission  hits: 3975
 

Issue 19:

The Wright Flyer.  History in the Re-Making  hits: 3338
NASA Astronaut Breaks U.S. Space Endurance Record  hits: 3540
Mars May Be Emerging From An Ice Age  hits: 3343
Radar Studies Detect New Influence on Asteroid Movement  hits: 3985
NASA Song Soars To Grammy Nomination  hits: 3282
Read All About it: First Powered Flight  hits: 3311
 

Issue 18:

Comet Wild 2, as seen from Stardust's navigation camera. The image on the right depicts Wild 2 with respect to 3 stars the spacecraft uses for navigation. The image on the left is an enlargement of the region surrounding the comet. Photo courtesy NASA  Stardust Pinpoints Where the Wild Thing Is  hits: 3495
Dreaming of a Red Christmas  hits: 3338
California 17-Year-Old Launches Attempt to be First Teenager in Space  hits: 3619
NASA Successfully Tests Ion Engine  hits: 3810
The Microbial Menace from Space  hits: 3667
Chat Online about the Centennial of Flight with Dr. Jack Bacon  hits: 3407
 

Issue 17:

The Wright brothers' plane, the 1903 Flyer.  A Century of Soaring  hits: 3459
Relive the History of Flight  hits: 5674
Fly Free as a Bird  hits: 3733
"Fastest Man Alive" Recalls 50th Anniversary of Historic Flight  hits: 3777
Celebrating Flight Across the United States  hits: 4519
Bring the Centennial of Flight into Your Classroom  hits: 4290
 

Issue 16:

Photograph taken from the Flying Field in Charles City County, Virginia on Nov. 18, 2001. Photo courtesy NASA.  Double Your Viewing Pleasure  hits: 3762
Total Lunar Eclipse the Night of November 9  hits: 3497
California Wildfires Captured by International Space Station Crew  hits: 3576
Astronomers Find Nearest Galaxy to the Milky Way  hits: 3680
A Week of Extraordinary Solar Activity  hits: 3357
 

Issue 15:

Yang emerging from his craft after orbiting the Earth 14 times.  First Chinese Astronaut Returns from Orbit  hits: 3597
New Tenants for International Space Station  hits: 3234
Chat Live About the Mars Exploration Rovers with Dr. Catherine Weitz  hits: 3610
South American Glaciers Melt at Record Speeds  hits: 3697
Award-Winning Astronaut Franklin Chang-Diaz Follows Dream  hits: 4734
 

Issue 14:

Through the help of the Low-Temperature Oxidation Catalysts developed by NASA, smokestacks such as this one will be less harmful to our environment.  NASA Technology Reduces Some Smokestack Emissions  hits: 3354
Asteroid Barely Misses the Earth  hits: 3962
Astronomers Find Evidence of Hydrocarbon Lakes on Titan  hits: 3320
Online Chat about Plants in Space and Space Hardware  hits: 3264
Saturn-Bound Spacecraft Tests Einstein's Theory  hits: 3433
 

Issue 13:

Hurricane Isabel off the coast of North Carolina.  NASA Keeps Watch Over Isabel  hits: 3317
Get Set for DIME Drop Days  hits: 3359
And the Winner Is . . .  hits: 3552
Chat Live with Planetary Geologist Dr. Aileen Yingst on October 1, 2003  hits: 3439
Space Symphonies  hits: 3307
 

Issue 12:

Guion S. "Guy" Bluford aboard the Challenger during the STS-8 mission.  First African-American in Space Celebrates 20th Anniversary of Flight  hits: 4849
Farthest, Faintest Solar System Objects Found Beyond Neptune  hits: 3619
Galileo's 8-Year Relationship with Jupiter Ends with a Bang  hits: 3660
Chandra X-ray Observatory "Hears" a Supermassive Black Hole in Perseus  hits: 3590
Lance Bass Named Youth Spokesperson for World Space Week  hits: 3677
 

Issue 11:

The Mars Global Surveyor Mars Orbiter Camera picks up two dust storms on June 29, 2003.(NASA/JPL/MSSS)  Help Choose Mars Photography Sites  hits: 3422
NASA Satellites Eye Forest Fires  hits: 3620
Scavenging the Red Planet  hits: 3643
The First European Lunar Probe to be Launched  hits: 3424
 

Issue 10:

Mars as seen on August 1 by amateur astronomer Thomas Williamson of New Mexico.  See Mars Melt  hits: 4217
First Wedding in Space  hits: 3259
Mars Exploration Rover Mission Status  hits: 3299
Asteroids Named in Tribute to the Columbia Astronauts  hits: 3331
 

Issue 9:

A Perseid fireball photographed in 1997 by Rick Scott and Joe Orman.  Wishing Opportunities Scheduled to Increase a Hundred Fold  hits: 3357
1,000 Days of Human Presence on the International Space Station  hits: 3248
Mars Gets Cozy With Earth  hits: 3717
Expedition 8 Crew Appointed to Manage International Space Station  hits: 3250
 

Issue 8:

This Micro-Robot Explorer, or Spider-bot, can fit in the palm of your hand.  Meet the Humans Behind the Robots  hits: 4045
Opportunity Joins Spirit on the Path to Mars  hits: 3477
Hubble Helps Confirm Oldest Known Planet  hits: 3486
Gravitational Radiation May Regulate Pulsar Spin  hits: 4952
Help NASA Review Instructional Lessons  hits: 3571
 

Issue 7:

Spirit's intended trajectory toward Mars.  Opportunity Waits While Spirit Hurtles Forward  hits: 3283
Helios Prototype Solar Aircraft Lost in Flight Mishap  hits: 3543
NASA Helps Libraries Bring Space Research Down to Earth  hits: 3530
Unique Birthday Celebration for Space Station Resident  hits: 3259
 

Issue 6:

Spirit's launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.  NASA’s ‘Spirit’ Rover Begins Voyage to Mars  hits: 3576
Evidence for a Meteor Powered Extinction Found  hits: 3996
Headless Comets Survive Plunge through Sun  hits: 3510
Supplying the Space Station  hits: 3522
 

Issue 5:

Artist's depiction of the Mars Express space probe.  Mars Express Launched to Explore the Red Planet  hits: 3857
A Martian View of Home  hits: 3990
Tsunami Sweeps Atlantic Coast in Asteroid Impact Scenario  hits: 5939
Mars Exploration Rover Set to Launch June 8  hits: 3264
 

Issue 4:

Artist depiction of the Deep Impact spacecraft.  Take Your Place Among the Stars  hits: 4942
University Students May Help NASA Explore Mars  hits: 3421
NASA Astrobiology Institute Offers Summer Workshops for Teachers  hits: 3455
Chat Live With Research Scientist on May 29, 2003  hits: 3190
 

Issue 3:

Expedition Six crewmembers pose for a photo aboard the International Space Station. Pictured are astronaut Donald R. Pettit (front), cosmonaut Nikolai M. Budarin (left back), and astronaut Kenneth D. Bowersox.  Soyuz Spacecraft Lands Short of Destination  hits: 3356
Total Lunar Eclipse the Night of May 15  hits: 3281
Mercury to Pass In Front of Sun on May 7  hits: 3488
Professional Development Opportunity in Astrobiology and More  hits: 3331
 

Issue 2:

High-resolution image of Gusev Crater with topographic information, gathered from the Mars Global Surveyor and Mars Odyssey orbiters.  NASA Chooses Mars Rover Landing Sites  hits: 3684
Mars Orbiter Camera Team Begins Daily Picture Postings  hits: 3746
Classroom Exploration of the Oceans: An Online Teacher Workshop Series  hits: 3721
 

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Vertically exaggerated 3-D image of Flaugergues basin, showing extensive dissected terrain in upland regions draining into depressions and smooth, possible lakebed features of the depressions.  Evidence of Martian Water System Mounts  hits: 3734
Space InfraRed Telescope Facility to Launch April 18th  hits: 3587
Don Pettit Space Chronicles  hits: 3449
Professional Development Opportunities  hits: 3473
Online Chat with Research Scientist Dr. Daria Schmidt  hits: 3580

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