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November 25, 2009 No Wheel Stall in Diagnostic DriveOn Sol 2095 (Tuesday, Nov. 24), Spirit performed a set of diagnostic actions related to a stall of the right-rear wheel on the previous drive, three days earlier. |
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November 25, 2009 Prometheus Plays Tug of War with One of Saturn's RingsThe diminutive moon Prometheus whips gossamer ice particles out of Saturn's F ring in this image taken by the Cassini spacecraft on Aug. 21, 2009. |
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November 25, 2009 New Report Provides Update on Recent Climate ChangesJPL researcher Eric Rignot contributed to "The Copenhagen Diagnosis," a new report that synthesizes pertinent climate research over the past four years. |
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November 25, 2009 Gullies and Flow Features on Crater WallThis image from the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter shows a sample of the variety and complexity of processes that may occur on the walls of Martian craters, well after the impact crater formed. |
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November 24, 2009 Cassini Captures Ghostly Dance Of Saturn's Northern LightsIn the first video showing the auroras above the northern latitudes of Saturn, Cassini has spotted the tallest known "northern lights" in the solar system, flickering in shape and brightness high above the ringed planet. |
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November 24, 2009 The Big Thaw? NASA Satellites Detect Unexpected Ice Loss in East AntarcticaA new study using NASA satellite data finds East Antarctica's ice sheet may not be as stable as previously thought. |
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November 24, 2009 Team Plans Uplink of Protective FilesThe team operating NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter plans to uplink protective files to the spacecraft next week as one step toward resuming the orbiter's research and relay activities. |
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November 23, 2009 NASA Assessing New Roles for Ailing QuikScat SatelliteNASA mission managers are assessing options for future operations of the venerable QuikScat satellite following the age-related failure of a mechanism that spins the scatterometer antenna. |
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November 23, 2009 Spitzer Telescope Observes Baby Brown DwarfNASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has contributed to the discovery of the youngest brown dwarf ever observed -- a finding that, if confirmed, may solve an astronomical mystery about how these cosmic misfits are formed. |
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November 23, 2009 Free Spirit: Third Extrication Drive Ends With Wheel StallSpirit experienced a wheel stall with the right-rear wheel during the second step of a two-step drive on Sol 2092 (Saturday, Nov. 21). |
All 2009 releases
