NASA: Solar System Exploration

7 Feb 2012 - A Vision of Discovery! Understanding NASA Images through Art
Participants will get the latest updates on these exciting missions from dynamic scientists, then learn how to use art to engage students in the appreciation and interpretation of NASA imagery.

12 Jan 2012 - Solar System Exploration @ 50 Symposium
To commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of the first successful planetary mission, NASA seeks papers for a conference relating to the history of planetary exploration.

17 Jan 2012 - Montana Students Submit Winning Name For NASA Lunar Spacecraft
Two NASA spacecraft that achieved lunar orbit on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day have new names from elementary students in Bozeman, Montana, as part of a nation-wide school contest. Their winning entry: EBB and FLOW.

31 Dec 2011 - NASA's Twin GRAIL Spacecraft Reunite in Lunar Orbit
The first of two NASA spacecraft to study the moon in unprecedented detail has entered lunar orbit.

28 Dec 2011 - NASA Twin Spacecraft On Final Approach For Moon Orbit
NASA's twin spacecraft to study the moon from crust to core are nearing their New Year's Eve and New Year's Day main-engine burns to place the duo in lunar orbit.

23 Dec 2011 - Space Station Commander Captures Unprecedented View of Comet
International Space Station Commander Dan Burbank captured spectacular imagery of Comet Lovejoy as seen from about 240 miles above the Earth's horizon on Wednesday, Dec. 21.

6 Dec 2011 - NASA's Kepler Mission Confirms Its First Planet in Habitable Zone of Sun-like Star
NASA's Kepler mission has confirmed its first planet in the "habitable zone," the region where liquid water could exist on a planet's surface.

6 Dec 2011 - NASA's Voyager Hits New Region at Solar System Edge
NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft has entered a new region between our solar system and interstellar space.

5 Dec 2011 - NASA Goddard Managed Comet Hopper Mission Selected for Further Study
NASA selected the Comet Hopper mission to continue in its mission concept phase.

3 Dec 2011 - What's That Sparkle in Cassini's Eye?
The moon Enceladus, one of the jewels of the Saturn system, sparkles peculiarly bright in new images obtained by NASA's Cassini spacecraft.

3 Dec 2011 - New Horizons Becomes Closest Spacecraft to Approach Pluto
NASA's New Horizons mission reached a special milestone today on its way to reconnoiter the Pluto system, coming closer to Pluto than any other spacecraft.

2 Dec 2011 - ESA Suspends Tracking Support to Russian Mars Mission
In consultation and agreement with Phobos-Grunt mission managers, ESA engineers will end tracking support today.

25 Nov 2011 - ESA Station Unable to Establish New Link With Phobos-Grunt
No signal was received from Phobos-Grunt.

25 Nov 2011 - ESA Tracking Station Contacts Russia's Missing Mars Mission
On Tuesday, 22 November at 20:25 GMT, ESA's tracking station at Perth, Australia, established contact with Russia's Phobos-Grunt spacecraft.

26 Nov 2011 - NASA Launches Most Capable and Robust Rover to Mars
NASA began a historic voyage to Mars with the Nov. 26 launch of the Mars Science Laboratory, which carries a car-sized rover named Curiosity. Liftoff from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station aboard an Atlas V rocket occurred at 10:02 a.m. EST (7:02 a.m. PST)

25 Nov 2011 - Mars Science Laboratory Launch Milestones
NASA's Mars Science Laboratory is tucked inside its Atlas V rocket, ready for launch on Saturday, Nov. 26, 2011.

23 Nov 2011 - Mars Science Laboratory Launch Milestones
NASA's Mars Science Laboratory is tucked inside its Atlas V rocket, ready for launch on Saturday, 26 Nov. 2011 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.

23 Nov 2011 - MSL and Curiosity 'Locked and Loaded' for Launch
Following Wednesday morning's Launch Readiness Review, NASA and contractor managers gave the launch team the go-ahead to continue working towards liftoff of the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) on Saturday, 26. Nov.

22 Nov 2011 - Mars Science Laboratory/Atlas V Launch Briefing and Events Schedule
All briefings for the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) launch will be held inside the Kennedy news center auditorium and will be carried live on NASA Television, unless otherwise noted.

21 Nov 2011 - NASA Updates Prelaunch Events for Mars Science Lab
NASA has updated information about the news conferences and other events for the agency's Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity rover launch.