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Andrew R. Brown
Rosetta spacecraft selfie with comet
An otherworldly take on an earthly trend, as Rosetta posed with its comet, 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko, in 2014.
September 29, 2016
Update on Dawn mission to Ceres
The Dawn spacecraft is still orbiting Ceres. It went into an extended mission mode on July 1. Some mission highlights and current thinking, here.
September 6, 2016
Success for Juno’s 1st Jupiter flyby
Juno spacecraft arrived at Jupiter on July 4 and has spent some weeks in a testing mode. On Saturday, it came closer to Jupiter than any spacecraft ever has.
August 28, 2016
Closest Pluto images ever returned
New images from New Horizons' July flyby of Pluto are among the sharpest of another world, other than those closely orbited or landed upon.
December 7, 2015
Amazing new images from Mars rover
Awesome views, including some selfies, from the Mars Curiosity rover. The rover is looking across Gale Crater, approaching a large dune with ripples.
November 27, 2015
Pluto, backlit
Crescent Pluto, acquired as New Horizons sped past in July on its way deeper into the Kuiper Belt.
November 11, 2015
Amazing view across Mars’ Gale Crater
Another great glimpse of Mars - the world next door - from NASA's Curiosity rover.
November 9, 2015
New Cassini images of Enceladus
Images from last week's flyby of Saturn's moon Enceladus, one of three planned for this month ... the final close flybys of Enceladus with the Cassini spacecraft.
October 19, 2015
New images of Pluto’s moon Charon
Images released Friday, October 9. New Horizons acquired them when it swept past the Pluto system on July 14. The spacecraft's data are still being returned.
October 11, 2015
New images from Dawn mission to Ceres
Dawn spacecraft has now moved to within about 900 miles (1,500 km) from the dwarf planet Ceres. See some early images from its new, closer orbit.
August 28, 2015
