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Expedition 29 Crew Lands in Kazakhstan
Expedition 29 Crew Lands in Kazakhstan

Expedition 29 Commander Mike Fossum, left, and flight engineers Sergei Volkov, center, and Satoshi Furukawa, sit in chairs outside the…

Claritas Fossae, Mars
Claritas Fossae, Mars

Mars’ Claritas Fossae region is characterized by systems of “graben” running mainly north-west to south-east. A graben forms when a…

Mariner 9 View of Nirgal Vallis
Mariner 9 View of Nirgal Vallis

This view of channels on Mars came from NASA’s Mariner 9 orbiter. In 1971, Mariner 9 became the first spacecraft…

As the Sun Awakens, NASA Keeps a Wary Eye on Space Weather
As the Sun Awakens, NASA Keeps a Wary Eye on Space Weather

Many technologies of the 21st century are vulnerable to solar storms.

Saturn’s Northern Storm
Saturn’s Northern Storm

This false-color mosaic from NASA’s Cassini spacecraft shows the tail of Saturn’s huge northern storm. In mid-September 2004, the Cassini…

A New Map of the Moon
A New Map of the Moon

NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter science team released the highest resolution near-global topographic map of the moon ever created. This new…

Magnetometer
Magnetometer

Instrument Lead: Jack Connerney, Goddard Image Credit: NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

Solar Wind Electron Analyzer
Solar Wind Electron Analyzer

Instrument Lead: David Mitchell Image Credit: NASA/SSL

Langmuir Probe and Waves antenna
Langmuir Probe and Waves antenna

Instrument Lead: Bob Ergun

Solar Wind Ion Analyzer
Solar Wind Ion Analyzer

Instrument Lead: Jasper Halekas, SSL