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December 2, 2004 NASA Study Links Wind and Current Changes to Indian Ocean WarmingA NASA study suggests changing winds and currents in the Indian Ocean during the 1990s contributed to the observed warming of the ocean during that period. |
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December 2, 2004 Reports Detail Rover Discoveries of Wet Martian HistoryThe most dramatic findings so far from NASA's twin Mars rovers -- telltale evidence for a wet and possibly habitable environment in the arid planet's past -- passed rigorous scientific scrutiny for publication in a major research journal. |
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November 23, 2004 Cassini Shows Grandeur of Two Saturn MoonsNew views of two of Saturn's moons, Titan and Tethys, represent the most detailed look at these moons to date and show a sharp contrast between them -- one is foggy and one is cratered. |
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November 11, 2004 Space Science and Medical Technology: To See or Not to SeeIn two free public lectures, Dr. Wolfgang Fink, JPL senior research scientist and assistant professor of ophthalmology and neurosurgery at the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, will describe tools for early detection, diagnosis and prevention of eye disorders in space and on Earth. |
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November 11, 2004 Mars Exploration Rover Mission StatusOperators of NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity have determined that a proposed route eastward out of "Endurance Crater" is not passable, so the rover will backtrack to leave the crater by a southward route, perhaps by retracing its entry path. |
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November 9, 2004 Spitzer Sees Ice and Warm Glows in Dark and Dusty PlacesTwo new results from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope released today are helping astronomers better understand how stars form out of thick clouds of gas and dust, and how the molecules in those clouds ultimately become planets. |
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November 9, 2004 Cassini Radar Sees Bright Flow-Like Feature on TitanA strikingly bright feature that is consistent with an active geology has been seen in one of Cassini's first radar images of Saturn's moon Titan. |
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November 8, 2004 Jet Propulsion Laboratory Honored by Scientific AmericanNASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif., has been named by Scientific American Magazine as a research leader within the 2004 Scientific American 50 - the magazine's prestigious annual list recognizing outstanding acts of leadership in science and technology. |
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November 5, 2004 Radar Image Shows Titan's Surface Live and in ColorSaturn's moon Titan shows a sharp contrast between its smooth and rough edges in a new false-color radar image. |
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November 4, 2004 Spirit Adds Clues About History of Rocks in Martian HillsAll the scientific tools on NASA's two Mars Exploration Rovers are still working well, a full 10 months after Spirit's dramatic landing. The ones on Spirit are adding fresh evidence about the history of layered bedrock in a hill the rover is climbing. |
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October 29, 2004 NASA's Mars Rovers Pass the 50,000-Picture MarkA view of the sundial-like calibration target on NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit, with a bit of martian terrain in the background, is the 50,000th image from the twin rovers that have been exploring Mars since January. |
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October 29, 2004 Cassini's Radar Shows Titan's Young Active SurfaceThe first radar images of Saturn's moon Titan show a very complex geological surface that may be relatively young. |
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October 27, 2004 Cassini Peeks Below Cloud Shroud Around TitanEarly analysis of images and other data captured during last night's close flyby of Saturn's moon Titan |
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October 26, 2004 Cassini-Huygens Mission Status ReportThe Cassini spacecraft beamed back information and pictures tonight after successfully skimming the hazy atmosphere of Saturn’s moon Titan. |
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October 25, 2004 First Close Encounter of Saturn's Hazy Moon TitanLong hidden behind a thick veil of haze, Titan, the only known moon with an atmosphere, is ready for its close-up on Oct. 26, 2004. This visit by the Cassini spacecraft may settle intense speculation about whether this moon of Saturn harbors oceans of liquid methane and ethane beneath its coat of clouds. |
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Kepler Starts Hunt for Earth-Like Worlds |
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Herschel and Planck Launch |
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Parachute Test for Mars |
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Eyes on the Earth 3D |
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Cool Stars |
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