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The ATHLETE Rover
The ATHLETE Rover

JPL leads in the development of the ATHLETE (All-Terrain Hex-Legged Extra-Terrestrial Explorer) robotic vehicle. Other members of the team include…

Attacking Mars
Attacking Mars

The Spirit rover attacked Mars again in September 2005. However, what might look like a military attack was once again…

Destination: Moon
Destination: Moon

On Tuesday, Jan. 6, 1998, at 9:28 p.m. EST, NASA’s Lunar Prospector spacecraft climbed into the sky above Cape Canaveral…

The View From Iapetus
The View From Iapetus

While on final approach for its September 2007 close encounter with Saturn’s moon Iapetus, Cassini spun around to take in…

Cape St. Vincent
Cape St. Vincent

This false-color image captured by NASA’s Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity shows Cape St. Vincent, one of the many promontories that…

Echoes from the Edge
Echoes from the Edge

Variable star V838 Monocerotis lies near the edge of the Milky Way Galaxy, about 20,000 light-years from our sun. Still,…

Following Spirit’s Landing Tracks
Following Spirit’s Landing Tracks

As Spirit descended onto Mars’ surface on Jan. 3, it performed a series of entry, descent and landing actions, leaving…

Saturnian Psychedelia
Saturnian Psychedelia

This psychedelic view of Saturn and its rings is a composite made from images taken with the Cassini spacecraft wide-angle…

Robert H. Goddard and His Rockets
Robert H. Goddard and His Rockets

On Mar. 16, 1926, Dr. Robert H. Goddard launched the world’s first liquid-fueled rocket in Auburn, Mass., laying the foundation…

Soichi in Space
Soichi in Space

STS-114 astronaut Soichi Noguchi waves from the Shuttle payload bay, backdropped by the Earth below. During the mission’s second spacewalk,…