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NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit

November 25, 2009

No Wheel Stall in Diagnostic Drive

On 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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Saturn and its moon Prometheus

November 25, 2009

Prometheus Plays Tug of War with One of Saturn's Rings

The 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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View of the Earth as seen by Apollo 17

November 25, 2009

New Report Provides Update on Recent Climate Changes

JPL 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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Gullies and flow features on crater wall on Mars

November 25, 2009

Gullies and Flow Features on Crater Wall

This 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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Cassini Captures Ghostly Dance of Saturn's Northern Lights

November 24, 2009

Cassini Captures Ghostly Dance Of Saturn's Northern Lights

In 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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The Big Thaw? NASA Satellites Detect Unexpected Ice Loss in East Antarctica

November 24, 2009

The Big Thaw? NASA Satellites Detect Unexpected Ice Loss in East Antarctica

A new study using NASA satellite data finds East Antarctica's ice sheet may not be as stable as previously thought.

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Artist concept of Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter

November 24, 2009

Team Plans Uplink of Protective Files

The 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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Artist's concept of QuikScat

November 23, 2009

NASA Assessing New Roles for Ailing QuikScat Satellite

NASA 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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two young brown dwarfs

November 23, 2009

Spitzer Telescope Observes Baby Brown Dwarf

NASA'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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Free Spirit

November 23, 2009

Free Spirit: Third Extrication Drive Ends With Wheel Stall

Spirit experienced a wheel stall with the right-rear wheel during the second step of a two-step drive on Sol 2092 (Saturday, Nov. 21).

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