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Planetary News: Archive (2008)

Headlines

• 13 May 08  Phoenix Prepares to Land on Mars
• 07 May 08  In Memoriam: Fernando "Raul" Colomb
• 02 May 08  Send Your Name to the Moon on LRO
• 30 Apr 08  Mars Exploration Rovers Update: Spirit Powers into Winter, Opportunity "Shoulders" Injury
• 29 Apr 08  New Details in Images of Mercury, Tethys, and Dione Require New Names
• 11 Apr 08  Phoenix on Course for Mars Landing
• 10 Apr 08  Earth from Space: Lake Janisjarvi Impact Crater
• 09 Apr 08  HiRISE Sees Phobos in Color and Stereo
• 08 Apr 08  Laser Technology Could Aid in Finding Earth-like Planets
• 31 Mar 08  Mars Exploration Rovers Update: Spirit Takes in New Home Views, Opportunity Roves to Cape Verde
• 26 Mar 08  Cassini Finds Enceladus Tastes Like a Comet
• 26 Mar 08  Shuttle Endeavour Lands Safely at Cape Canaveral
• 20 Mar 08  Methane Found in Exoplanet Atmosphere may Point the Way to Detection of Life
• 20 Mar 08  When Titan's Winds Blow, Mountains Move: The Moon's Entire Crust May Slide Over Subsurface Ocean
• 18 Mar 08  Arthur C. Clarke: 1917-2008
• 11 Mar 08  Space Shuttle Endeavour Begins STS-123 Mission
• 10 Mar 08  Rocky Planets Plentiful around Distant Suns, Study Suggests
• 06 Mar 08  A Ringed Moon of Saturn? Cassini Discovers Possible Rings at Rhea
• 05 Mar 08  Mars Orbiter Sees Avalanche on Mars
• 29 Feb 08  Mars Exploration Rovers Update: Spirit Settles into Winter Spot, Opportunity Descends Deeper into Victoria Crater
• 28 Feb 08  Researchers Investigate New Cosmic Mystery: The Flyby Anomaly
• 07 Feb 08  Administration's Budget Request Benefits Earth-Observing Agencies
• 07 Feb 08  Atlantis Begins Mission to the International Space Station
• 04 Feb 08  2009 NASA Budget Request Strong on Earth, Weak on Mars
• 31 Jan 08  Mars Exploration Rovers Update: Spirit and Opportunity Begin Fifth Year in Shadow of "Little Sasquatch"
• 30 Jan 08  MESSENGER's First Mercury Flyby Reveals a "Whole New Planet"
• 29 Jan 08  First Images of Near-Earth Asteroid TU24
• 23 Jan 08  Virgin Galactic Unveils Spaceship Designs
• 18 Jan 08  MESSENGER's First Mercury Flyby Highly Successful
• 10 Jan 08  MESSENGER Set for First Spacecraft Swing Past Mercury in 33 Years
• 10 Jan 08  Red Planet Spared Asteroid Impact