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- Ice cloud heralds fall at Titan's south pole
- NASA Mars Orbiter images may show 1971 Soviet lander
- NASA's asteroid initiative: Robotically capture small near-Earth asteroid and explore it
| Ice cloud heralds fall at Titan's south pole Posted: 11 Apr 2013 11:31 AM PDT An ice cloud taking shape over Titan's south pole is the latest sign that the change of seasons is setting off a cascade of radical changes in the atmosphere of Saturn's largest moon. Made from an unknown ice, this type of cloud has long hung over Titan's north pole, where it is now fading, according to new observations. |
| NASA Mars Orbiter images may show 1971 Soviet lander Posted: 11 Apr 2013 10:33 AM PDT Hardware from a spacecraft that the Soviet Union landed on Mars in 1971 might appear in images from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. While following news about Mars and NASA's Curiosity rover, Russian citizen enthusiasts found four features in a five-year-old image from Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter that resemble four pieces of hardware from the Soviet Mars 3 mission: the parachute, heat shield, terminal retrorocket and lander. A follow-up image by the orbiter from last month shows the same features. |
| NASA's asteroid initiative: Robotically capture small near-Earth asteroid and explore it Posted: 11 Apr 2013 08:34 AM PDT NASA's FY2014 budget proposal includes a plan to robotically capture a small near-Earth asteroid and redirect it safely to a stable orbit in the Earth-moon system where astronauts can visit and explore it. |
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