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News | February 4, 2009

Cassini Image Poll - Best of 2008

Cassini Image Poll - Best of 2008

The spectacular view of Saturn's geologically active moon Enceladus, A Tectonic Feast, proved to be the most popular in the photo contest.

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The next full Moon will be on Friday afternoon, May 5, 2023. The Moon will appear full from early Thursday morning through early Sunday morning.

The Next Full Moon is the Flower, Corn, or Corn Planting Moon

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A new study using two NASA solar observatories reveals that asteroid 3200 Phaethon’s tail is not dusty at all but is actually made of sodium gas.

Asteroid's Comet-Like Tail Is Not Made of Dust, Solar Observatories Reveal

Asteroid's Comet-Like Tail Is Not Made of Dust, Solar Observatories Reveal

One of six instruments aboard the agency’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, CRISM produced global maps of minerals on the Red Planet’s surface.

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A pair of quakes in 2021 sent seismic waves deep into the Red Planet’s core, giving scientists the best data yet on its size and composition.

InSight Study Provides Clearest Look Ever at Martian Core

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