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The Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN (MAVEN) Mission has been selected as the next NASA Mars Scout mission, planned for launch in late 2013. For more, see the NASA press release.
The Rosetta spacecraft flew within 800 km of asteroid 2867 Steins on 5 September at 18:58 UTC (2:58 p.m. EDT). For more, see the ESA press release.
The Phoenix lander has positively confirmed the presence of water ice on Mars. This marks the first direct in-situ detection of martian water. NASA also announced the mission will be extended through 30 September. See the University of Arizona news release for more details.
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