09.15.08  NASA Selects 'MAVEN' Mission to Study Mars Atmosphere
Scheduled for launch in late 2013 

09.12.08  MESSENGER Finalizes Plans for Its Second Look at Mercury
In slightly more than three weeks the MESSENGER spacecraft flies by Mercury for the second time. 

09.11.08  Saturn's Magnetic Personality Rubs Off on Titan
Cassini scientists found that Saturn's moon Titan holds onto remnants of Saturn's magnetic field. 

09.10.08  Prolonged Precipitation
A new study suggests that alley networks on Mars formed during a long period of episotic flooding. 

09.09.08  Next Mars Soil Scoop Slated for Last of Lander's Wet Lab Cells
The informally named "Snow White" trench is the source for the next sample to be acquired. 

Videos: What's Up for September
Step away from the city lights and gaze up at our Milky Way galaxy. You may even see one of the galaxy's spiral arms with your own eyes! 

Science & Technology: So Long, Saturn. Hello Venus, Moon, Mercury and Mars
Saturn is at conjunction with the sun in early September. This means that Saturn nearly disappears behind the sun for a few days. By late September, however, Saturn emerges from behind the sun and can be seen in the early morning sky. 

Multimedia: Flashbacks
Explore the technological breakthroughs that revolutionized the study of asteroids with this interactive timeline from the Dawn mission team. 

News & Events: International Year of Astronomy 2009
NASA invites YOU to join us in the celebration of IYA 2009. 

09.19.08
Chandrayaan-1: Launch  

09.21.08 (18:57:18 UT)
5th Anniversary, Galileo: Jupiter Impact  

09.22.08
Last Quarter Moon
Moon's illumination decreasing. 

09.22.08
Earth Equinox
Sun crosses Earth's equator. 

09.23.08 (09:03:23 UT)
50th Anniversary, Unnamed (Ye-1/1): Launch  

09.23.08
50th Anniversary, Unnamed Luna (Ye-1/1): Launch  

09.27.08 (23:14 UTC)
5th Anniversary, SMART-1: Launch