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Venus in the Ultraviolet and the Infrared
16 November 2012, 06:15 PM ET
Venus is the hottest planet in the solar system.
If you could look at Venus with radar eyes - this is what you might see. This computer reconstruction of the surface of Venus was created from data from the Magellan spacecraft.
16 November 2012, 06:05 PM ET
Venus, like Earth, is a rocky planet, but it has a smooth surface.
How Mercury, Venus, Earth, And Mars Formed
16 November 2012, 05:54 PM ET
Venus was made at the very beginning of the solar system after the solar nebula collapsed.
This image was taken during the 1999 Leonid meteor storm as part of NASA's Leonid Multi-Instrument Aircraft Campaign (Leonid MAC). The image was captured with a 28 mm camera.
16 November 2012, 02:00 AM ET
Watching a meteor shower on a clear, dark night is an unforgettable experience.
The Solar Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) captured the coronal mass ejection (CME) from a huge solar flare on Jan. 23, 2012.
15 November 2012, 02:09 PM ET
The Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) satellite keeps watch over sunspots and other solar events.
Saturn and three moons. Tethys. Dione and Rhea, seen by a Voyager spacecraft on August 4, 1982, from a distance of 13 million miles.
14 November 2012, 01:10 PM ET
Saturn is the second largest planet in the solar system.
In this photo by NASA's Cassini orbiter around Saturn, the planet Earth is visible as the small bright dot.
14 November 2012, 12:50 PM ET
Saturn is the farthest planet you can see with the naked eye.
Saturn's jet stream, captured by NASA's Cassini spacecraft.
14 November 2012, 12:44 PM ET
The gas giant is mostly atmosphere; it lacks a solid surface.
Saturn's northern storm marches through the planet's atmosphere in the top right of this false-color mosaic from NASA's Cassini spacecraft.
14 November 2012, 12:25 PM ET
Most of ringed planet's heat comes from within, rather than from the sun.
Saturn's Rings Seen by Cassini Probe
14 November 2012, 12:20 PM ET
The gas giant is mostly hydrogen and helium.
Artist's conception of our solar system's solar nebula, the cloud of gas and dust from which the planets formed.
14 November 2012, 12:12 PM ET
Saturn was made, along with the other planets, out of the cloud of dust and gas known as the solar nebula.
The Mariner 9 spacecraft.
12 November 2012, 12:41 PM ET
Mariner 9 changed our perceptions of the Red Planet.
mars global surveyor
08 November 2012, 04:55 PM ET
The mission rebooted NASA's exploration of the Red Planet, and launched a new strategy for building spacecraft.
solar system
07 November 2012, 06:24 PM ET
Jupiter is about 318 times as big as Earth.
A comparison of the visible, near infrared, and thermal infrared views of Jupiter. The thermal-infrared image shows the heat from the planet's surface, rather than the light reflected by the sun, and allows for greater understanding of the turmoil in the
07 November 2012, 06:10 PM ET
On Jupiter, temperature is dependent on the planet's interior, not the sun.
Artist's conception of our solar system's solar nebula, the cloud of gas and dust from which the planets formed.
07 November 2012, 05:51 PM ET
Like all of the planets, Jupiter was formed out of the solar nebula.
Jupiter is the largest planet in Earth’s solar system and has 63 moons encircling it. The planet is a giant ball of gas and liquid.
07 November 2012, 05:17 PM ET
Jupiter is composed of gases — hydrogen and helium, mostly.
Close-up of Jupiter's Great Red Spot as seen by a Voyager spacecraft.
07 November 2012, 04:33 PM ET
The atmosphere of Jupiter has distinctive belts, bands and a massive swirling storm.
The moon will make a close encounter with the planet Jupiter on Sept. 8, 2012.
07 November 2012, 04:07 PM ET
The distance to Jupiter from Earth varies because of the planets' elliptical orbits.
This artist’s concept shows NASA's New Horizons spacecraft during its 2015 encounter with Pluto and its moon, Charon.
07 November 2012, 12:19 PM ET
The New Horizons spacecraft is expected to reach the dwarf planet Pluto in 2015
Venus Express Stellar Occultation
06 November 2012, 02:02 PM ET
The European spacecraft has made some surprising discoveries.
Hello Mars, Meet 'MR. O': The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter
01 November 2012, 04:02 PM ET
The orbiter has been snapping pictures of the Red Planet since 2006.
mariner 10
31 October 2012, 01:52 PM ET
The Mariner 10 spacecraft gave us the first close-up view of the sun's closest planet.
Mars Odyssey over Mars' South Pole
29 October 2012, 02:47 PM ET
Mars Odyssey is the longest-serving spacecraft to visit Mars.
A model of the Viking Lander.
26 October 2012, 12:10 PM ET
The Viking mission to Mars gave scientists their first look at the Martian landscape.
The Mars Express spacecraft's MARSIS collects data on the subsurface of Mars.
24 October 2012, 03:17 PM ET
Mars Express is the European Space Agency's first spacecraft to fly to another planet.
Shuttle Discovery, Cargo Prepared for December Spaceflight
23 October 2012, 02:40 PM ET
The space shuttle Discovery flew 39 times into space, more than any spacecraft.
moon temperature
22 October 2012, 07:25 PM ET
The surface of the moon experiences great extremes in temperature, from boiling hot to freezing cold.
September 2012 Full Moon Over Montebello, CA
19 October 2012, 02:03 PM ET
The moon is about one-fourth as big as Earth, relatively large for a planet's satellite.
The space shuttle Endeavour docked to the International Space Station for its final visit Wednesday (May 18).
18 October 2012, 03:32 PM ET
Endeavour was the final addition to NASA's space shuttle fleet.
How to Get to Alpha Centauri
16 October 2012, 04:35 PM ET
Three stars in this system are the sun's nearest stellar neighbors.
This full view of Challenger in space was taken by a satellite. A heavily cloud-covered portion of the Earth forms the backdrop for this scene of Challenger in orbit. This image was taken during Challenger's STS-7 mission, which launched on June 18, 1983.
16 October 2012, 01:21 PM ET
The space shuttle Challenger was one of NASA's greatest triumphs and also its darkest tragedy.
 
 
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