Fortunate Merger   21 Aug 2009
Humans might not be walking on Earth today if not for the ancient fusing of two microscopic, single-celled organisms. 

Upcoming Mercury Encounter Presents New Opportunities for Magnetometer   20 Aug 2009
On September 29, the MESSENGER spacecraft will pass by Mercury for the third time 

Life's Basic Ingredients Found in Comet   18 Aug 2009
NASA scientists have discovered glycine, a fundamental building block of life, in samples of comet Wild 2 returned by NASA's Stardust spacecraft. 

SDO/Wise Launch Updates   18 Aug 2009
NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory launch set for Dec. 4; Wise tenatively set for for Dec. 10. 

27 Aug 2009 (11:42 UT)
First Quarter Moon

1 Sep 2009
30th Anniversary, Pioneer 11: Saturn Flyby

8 Sep 2009
5th Anniversary, Genesis: Samples Return to Earth

12 Sep 2009 (06:39:42 UT)
50th Anniversary, Luna 2: Launch

13 Sep 2009
15th Anniversary, Ulysses: Maximum South Solar Latitude (-80.2 Degrees)

14 Sep 2009 (23:02:23 UT)
50th Anniversary, Luna 2: Lunar Impact

18 Sep 2009 (18:44 UT)
New Moon

19 Sep 2009
1st Anniversary, Chandrayaan-1: Launch

21 Sep 2009
35th Anniversary, Mariner 10: Mercury Flyby 2