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NASA Solar System Exploration

We are NASA's Planetary Science Division. Our intrepid robots and scientists explore the worlds of our solar system, from the Sun to beyond Pluto.

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Ten years ago this month, our Cassini spacecraft captured the brightly reflective moon Enceladus before Saturn's rings, while the larger moon Titan loomed in the distance. Learn more about the Cassini mission and Saturn at solarsystem.nasa.gov/cassini #NASA #space #science #nature #Saturn
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Video NASA Solar System Exploration - 🟡 Meet DAVINCI 🚀(Deep Atmosphere Venus Investigation of Noble gases, Chemistry, and Imaging). The DAVINCI Mission will descend through the dense and layered Venusian atmosphere to the surface of…
Photo NASA Solar System Exploration - What’s a tiny plant doing on the NASASolarSystem feed? Well, this Arabidopsis thaliana plant was grown in *lunar soil,* called regolith! This scientific breakthrough made by researchers at @uflorida…
Photo NASA Solar System Exploration - Let's compare the ice worlds Hoth and Europa, a moon of Jupiter: Lots of Ice ✅ Hoth ✅ Europa Visits from Robotic Probes ✅ Hoth ✅ Europa Wampas ✅ Hoth ❌ Europa Real Place ❌ Hoth ✅ Europa Set your…
Video NASA Solar System Exploration - Look closely. It's something we don't often get to see. Earth and Moon in one image! Our #LucyMission observed the May 15-16 lunar eclipse from 64 million miles (100 million kilometers) from Earth!…
Photo NASA Solar System Exploration - There's something about #StarWarsDay day that makes us want to stare at the sunset on a desert planet. The first image was taken in 2005 by our Spirit rover in Gusev Crater on Mars. The second came…
Video NASA Solar System Exploration - Hey skywatchers, here are the highlights for May: morning planets, a total lunar eclipse, and a nearby star cluster. See details and downloads at solarsystem.nasa.gov/skywatching #NASA #space…

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