February 9, 2013 Simulation of Curiosity Rover Drilling into Martian BedrockThis animation depicts NASA's Mars rover Curiosity drilling a hole to collect a rock-powder sample at a target site called 'John Klein.' |
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February 5, 2013 NASA's Deep Impact Spacecraft Images Comet ISONThis series of images of comet C/2012 S1 (ISON) was taken by the Medium-Resolution Imager of NASA's Deep Impact spacecraft over a 36-hour period on Jan. 17 and 18, 2013. |
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February 4, 2013 Asteroid 2012 DA14 to Safely Pass EarthThe flyby of asteroid 2012 DA14 on Feb. 15, 2013, will be the closest known approach to Earth for an object its size. |
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February 1, 2013 What's up for February 2013?On February 15 a small asteroid named 2012 DA-14 will whiz by, only 17,200 miles from Earth. It doesn't pose any threat to us, but it is sure to create a buzz around the world. |
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January 24, 2013 Mars: Dry Ice and DunesMars Reconnaissance Orbiter captures the springtime thaw of seasonal carbon dioxide ice on Mars. |
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January 18, 2013 Curiosity Finds Calcium-Rich DepositsNASA's Curiosity rover finds calcium deposits on Mars similar to those seen on Earth when water circulates in cracks and rock fractures. |
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January 14, 2013 When Huygens Met TitanThis animation re-creates the final descent of ESA's Huygens probe as it landed on Titan on Jan. 14, 2005, after it was dropped off by NASA's Cassini spacecraft. |
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January 10, 2013 Parting Moon Shots from NASA's GRAIL MissionThree days prior to its planned impact on a lunar mountain, mission controllers activated the camera aboard one of NASA's GRAIL twins to take some final photos from lunar orbit. |
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January 10, 2013 Curiosity Rover Gives Mars the Brush-OffNASA's Curiosity rover dusts off a rock on Mars for the first time. |
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December 31, 2012 From Mars Curiosity to Times Square: Happy New YearNew Year's Eve revelers watching giant screens in New York's Times Square saw a special Happy New Year greeting from Mars, currently 206 million miles away. |
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