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Radiation Levels on the Way to Mars
Radiation Levels on the Way to Mars

This graphic shows the flux of radiation detected by NASA’s Mars Science Laboratory on the trip from Earth to Mars…

Cruise Vehicles
Cruise Vehicles

This set of artist’s concepts shows NASA’s Mars Science Laboratory cruise capsule and NASA’s Orion spacecraft, which is being built…

Earth and Martian Magnetic Fields
Earth and Martian Magnetic Fields

This is an artist’s concept comparing the present day magnetic fields on Earth and Mars. Earth’s magnetic field is generated…

SERVIR Sets Up in Kenya
SERVIR Sets Up in Kenya

Alexis Garcia from CATHALAC and Lawrence Okello from RCMRD jointly install equipment in the SERVIR-Africa offices in Nairobi, Kenya.

August 2012 – Mars Rover Landed
August 2012 – Mars Rover Landed

Mars Science Laboratory’s rover, Curiosity, lands on the surface of the Mars with worldwide fanfare. Twice as long and three…

August 2012 – Voyager 1 Left the Solar System
August 2012 – Voyager 1 Left the Solar System

Voyager 1 is the first man-made object to leave our solar system and pass into interstellar space. Scientists confirmed this…

X-rays From A Young Supernova Remnant
X-rays From A Young Supernova Remnant

More than fifty years ago, a supernova was discovered in M83, a spiral galaxy about 15 million light years from…

New Sunspot 1532 Emits M6.2 Solar Flare
New Sunspot 1532 Emits M6.2 Solar Flare

On July 28, 2012, the sun emitted a mid-level flare, categorized as an M6.2 flare. The flare is visible here…

The Hustle and Bustle of Our Solar System
The Hustle and Bustle of Our Solar System

This diagram illustrates the differences between orbits of a typical near-Earth asteroid (blue) and a potentially hazardous asteroid, or PHA…

Space Shuttle Discovery atop NASA’s 747
Space Shuttle Discovery atop NASA’s 747

The space shuttle Discovery atop NASA’s modified 747 is captured over the Mojave Desert while being ferried from NASA Dryden…