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Planetary News: Archive (2004)
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- 29 Dec 04 Flawless Huygens Release Sets the Stage for Cassini's New Year's Eve Iapetus Encounter
- 27 Dec 04 Cassini Snaps Farewell Portrait of Huygens
- 25 Dec 04 Cassini-Huygens' Separation Successful!
- 21 Dec 04 Mars Exploration Rovers Update: Spirit and Opportunity Celebrate Christmas by Working
- 17 Dec 04 Deep Impact Set to Launch on Collision Course with Comet
- 16 Dec 04 Dione Surprises with Wispy Fractures; A Green Light for Huygens
- 15 Dec 04 NASA Selects Investigations for 2009 Mars Science Laboratory
- 10 Dec 04 NASA’s Space Observatories Join Forces to Seek Out Origins of the Solar System
- 09 Dec 04 Cassini Images of Iapetus: Saturn's Shine Sheds Light on the Moon's Dark Hemisphere
- 09 Dec 04 Mars Exploration Rovers Update: Spirit Climbs up Husband Hill as Opportunity Returns to Karatepe to Exit Endurance Crater
- 29 Nov 04 A Conversation With John Zarnecki Principal Investigator, Huygens Science Surface Package
- 24 Nov 04 IBM’s World Community Grid: a New SETI@home-Inspired Venture
- 23 Nov 04 Congress Approves President's Request for NASA Budget
- 23 Nov 04 Pluto's "Planetary" Status More Secure, Thanks to Spitzer Space Telescope
- 23 Nov 04 Response to 2005 NASA Budget
- 22 Nov 04 NASA Concludes First International Workshop in Support of U.S. 'Vision'
- 19 Nov 04 Mars: The Case for Methane Expands, but Theories about Abundance, Sources, and 'Sinks' Diverge
- 16 Nov 04 SMART-1 Reaches the Moon
- 11 Nov 04 No Longer Boring: 'Fireworks' and Other Surprises at Uranus Spotted Through Adaptive Optics
- 05 Nov 04 A MarsDial Covered in Dust: The Mars Exploration Rovers' 50,000th Image
- 28 Oct 04 Cassini's First Close Flyby of Titan: So Much Information, So Few Answers (Yet)
- 25 Oct 04 Cassini Titan Flyby Will Be Chock Full of Firsts
- 22 Oct 04 A Conversation with Charles Elachi Director of JPL, and NASA Advanced Planning, Principal investigator Cassini Radar
- 22 Oct 04 Mars Exploration Rovers Update Spirit Climbs toward Uchben Opportunity Picks up Power while at Wopmay
- 15 Oct 04 Investigation Uncovers Likely Cause of Genesis Mishap; Stardust Team Confident of Safe Return
- 14 Oct 04 Europe On Track to Send First Mission to Venus in 15 Years
- 08 Oct 04 Mars Exploration Rovers Update Rovers Expand the Water Story as Spirit Gets Back to Climbing and Opportunity Stops at Wopmay
- 06 Oct 04 Mars Exploration Rovers Update Spirit Sits with Steering Glitch, Opportunity Makes Tracks Toward Burn's Cliff
- 05 Oct 04 'Right Stuff' Astronaut Gordon Cooper Dies at 77
- 30 Sep 04 Genesis Samples Mostly Survive
- 29 Sep 04 Amiran Terterachvilli
- 29 Sep 04 Simultaneous Observations of Asteroid 4179 Toutatis from Two Chilean Telescopes Demonstrate Parallax
- 27 Sep 04 Mars Orbiter Camera's Eagle Eye in the Sky Spots Spirit Rover Tracks at Gusev Crater
- 27 Sep 04 Very Close Approach by Asteroid 4179 Toutatis: It's Not a Crisis, It's an Opportunity
- 23 Sep 04 Mars Exploration Rovers Update: Spirit and Opportunity Roving Again as NASA Extends Tours of Duty
- 22 Sep 04 Mars Express Instrument Finds Possible New Evidence in Search for Life Water and Methane Maps Overlap
- 16 Sep 04 The Image of a Distant World?
- 14 Sep 04 A Conversation With Linda Spilker Cassini Deputy Project Scientist - Co-Investigator On Planetary Passions, Girl Power, and Striking a Balance
- 10 Sep 04 Cassini Glimpses New Ring and One, Maybe Two, New Moons
- 10 Sep 04 Despite Mishap, Genesis Scientists Believe That Mission’s Goals Can Be Accomplished
- 10 Sep 04 Mars: The Story of Water at Meridiani Planum Grows -- Is Opportunity Roving on Ancient Ocean Bed?
- 08 Sep 04 Genesis Sample Return Capsule Crashes In Utah Desert
- 08 Sep 04 NASA Assessing Damage to Genesis Capsule from Crash. Some Science May Be Recovered.
- 07 Sep 04 Genesis Returns To Earth: Scientists Hope Tiny Sample Will Provide Answers To Big Questions
- 02 Sep 04 Needles in a Haystack: Tiny Sand Grains in Georgia Trace Back to Chesapeake Impact Event
- 02 Sep 04 SETI@home Leaders Deny Reports of Likely Extraterrestrial Signal
- 02 Sep 04 Two Neptune-Size Extrasolar Planets Found
- 31 Aug 04 Fred L. Whipple, World-Renowned Comet Pioneer, Dies at 97
- 27 Aug 04 Only 14 Earth Masses! The Hunt for Other "Earths" Heats Up
- 26 Aug 04 Mars Odyssey Orbits into Overtime as NASA Extends Mission
- 24 Aug 04 Beagle 2: Internal Investigation Suggests Mars Lander "Most Likely" Crashed
- 19 Aug 04 Genesis - Stunt Pilots to Retrieve "A Piece of the Sun" for NASA
- 19 Aug 04 Mars Exploration Rovers Update Spirit Roves onto "Best" of Martian Bedrock, Evidence of "Much More Water" as Opportunity Uncovers Bizarre Geologic 'Popcorn'
- 18 Aug 04 A Mine Dug in Galileo Data Yields Discovery of Mass Anomalies within Ganymede
- 18 Aug 04 Mars Express Links with Mars Exploration Rovers in Interplanetary Network Experiment
- 13 Aug 04 "I Think I Can, I Think I Can:" SMART-1 Beginning to Feel the Tug of Lunar Gravity
- 11 Aug 04 A Conversation With Bob Mitchell Cassini Program Manager On the Mission, the Rewards of Gardening, and the Pure Joy of Indian Motorcycles
- 10 Aug 04 Japanese Researchers Successfully Test Unfurling of Solar Sail on Rocket Flight
- 04 Aug 04 Multi-Beam Receiver Promises New Vistas for SETI Research
- 03 Aug 04 MESSENGER Launches for Mercury
- 01 Aug 04 MESSENGER Launch to Mercury Postponed
- 31 Jul 04 All Systems 'Go' for MESSENGER Launch to Mercury
- 30 Jul 04 A Conversation With Bruce Murray On Mariner 10 and Mercury's New MESSENGER
- 28 Jul 04 Titan, in Living Color
- 21 Jul 04 MESSENGER: Spacecraft and Team Ready to Launch to Mercury, the "Extreme' Planet
- 17 Jul 04 Mars Exploration Rovers Update "Eureka! "Spirit Discovers Rock Outcrop at Columbia Hills
- 06 Jul 04 No Lakes on Titan? Too Soon to Tell
- 02 Jul 04 Saturn's Rings Surprise Cassini As the Spacecraft Flies By Titan
- 01 Jul 04 A "Perfect" Cassini Returns "Startling, Spectacular" Pictures of Saturn's Rings
- 01 Jul 04 BOINC-based SETI@home Launched!
- 01 Jul 04 Cassini-Huygens Settles into Orbit Around Saturn; Mission's International Team Celebrate
- 01 Jul 04 SETI@home's New Look
- 30 Jun 04 Cassini to Take Advantage of Saturn Orbit Insertion with Unprecedented Observations of Saturn's Rings and Magnetic Field
- 29 Jun 04 Cassini-Huygens Set to Plunge Into Saturn Orbit
- 28 Jun 04 A Conversation With Charley Kohlhase
- 25 Jun 04 Mars Exploration Rovers Update Spirit Finds Hematite Opportunity Discovers Signs of More Water
- 23 Jun 04 Cassini Instruments Discover Evidence for Outer Solar System Origin for Phoebe
- 23 Jun 04 In Memoriam: Thomas Gold (1920 - 2004)
- 23 Jun 04 Leading Russian Planetary Scientist Vasily Moroz Dies
- 17 Jun 04 Pinnacles, Craters, and Multiple Jets: Early Results from Stardust Stun Researchers
- 15 Jun 04 Mars Exploration Rovers Update Rovers Go Up Hills, Down a Crater, and May be Showing Signs of Age
- 14 Jun 04 Cassini Photographs Saturn's Moon Phoebe with Astonishing Results
- 09 Jun 04 Mars Exploration Rovers Update Spirit Uncovers More Evidence of Water Opportunity Prepares to Rove into Endurance Crater
- 09 Jun 04 Using Innovative Approach, Astronomers Unveil "Very Hot Jupiters" Thousands of Light Years Away
- 03 Jun 04 Cassini-Huygens to Make First Rendezvous Within Saturn System: Mysterious Outer Moon Phoebe
- 03 Jun 04 Mars Exploration Rovers Update Spirit Closes in on Columbia Hills Opportunity Heads Back to Karatepe
- 01 Jun 04 How Einstein’s Theory Helps Scientists Discover Planets Thousands of Light Years Away
- 25 May 04 The Hunt for Extrasolar Planets: Spectroscopy and Its Discontents
- 24 May 04 Beagle 2: Commission of Inquiry Board Cites Poor Management for Loss
- 21 May 04 Beagle 2: Commission of Inquiry Board Presents Conclusions; ESA to Announce Plan of Action
- 20 May 04 Japan's Hayabusa [MUSES-C] Swings By Earth on Way to Asteroid Itokawa
- 17 May 04 Pulses, Triplets, and Gaussians: Rescoring SETI@home's Reobservations
- 14 May 04 The Great Dying: Does a Submerged Crater off Northwest Australia Hold the Key to an Ancient Riddle?
- 07 May 04 Cassini-Huygens Approach Saturn and Capture First Glimpse of Titan’s Surface
- 07 May 04 Mars Exploration Rovers Update Spirit Sets New Personal Best Driving Record
- 30 Apr 04 Mars Exploration Rovers Update Spirit Makes Tracks to Columbia Hills Opportunity Cruises into Extended Mission
- 19 Apr 04 A New Sedna Mystery
- 17 Apr 04 Mars Exploration Rovers Update Spirit Gets 'Kicks' on Route 66 Opportunity Solves Martian Mystery
- 15 Apr 04 Dialogue Colin Pillinger: On Beagle 2 and the Search for Life on Mars
- 09 Apr 04 Mars Exploration Rovers Update NASA Approves Extended Missions Spirit & Opportunity Receive Upgrades
- 03 Apr 04 Mars Exploration Rovers Update Spirit Finds Hints of Water in Mazatzal Opportunity Finds Hints of Hematite in Bounce Rock
- 02 Apr 04 Methane Found on Mars Does That Mean Life? Not Yet.
- 27 Mar 04 Mars Exploration Rovers Update Spirit Finishes Work at Bonneville Crater Opportunity Completes Study at Eagle Crater
- 23 Mar 04 Can a Star's Glow Reveal an Advanced Civilization?
- 23 Mar 04 Mars Exploration Rovers Update Opportunity Emerges from Crater and Onto the Shoreline of What Once Was a Salty Sea
- 20 Mar 04 Mars Exploration Rovers Update Spirit Returns Color Panorama of Bonneville Crater Opportunity Finds 'Blueberries' Are Loaded with Hematite
- 17 Mar 04 Bruce Murray Remembers William H. Pickering
- 15 Mar 04 Beyond the Kuiper Belt: Astronomers Announce Discovery of Farthest Object Orbiting the Sun
- 12 Mar 04 Spirit Arrives at Bonneville Crater; Opportunity Mars Exploration Rovers Update Moves to Berry Bowl; and Both Rovers Turn 'Eyes' to the Skies
- 08 Mar 04 Beagle 2 Scientists Reflect on Landers’ Loss
- 05 Mar 04 Mars Exploration Rovers Update Spirit Too Finds Traces of Water
- 03 Mar 04 Mars Exploration Rovers Update Opportunity Finds Evidence of Past Liquid Water
- 02 Mar 04 Rosetta Launches on 4.4 Billion-Mile Trek to Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko
- 01 Mar 04 Launch of Comet Catcher -- Rosetta -- Is Rescheduled
- 28 Feb 04 Mars Exploration Rovers Update Spirit Keeps on Truckin' to Bonneville
- 27 Feb 04 Cassini Captures Stunning Image of Saturn
- 27 Feb 04 Rosetta Launch Delayed Again for "Technical" Reasons
- 27 Feb 04 What to Do When the Big One Heads Our Way?
- 26 Feb 04 High Winds Delay Rosetta Launch
- 26 Feb 04 The Planetary Society Sends Condolences to the Indian Space Community Following Deadly Accident
- 23 Feb 04 Rosetta To Launch This Week on 10-Year Journey to Comet Churyumov-Gerasimenko
- 20 Feb 04 Giant "Planetoid" Detected at Edge of Solar System
- 20 Feb 04 Mars Exploration Rovers Update Spirit To 'Trench' Laguna Hollow; Opportunity Uncovers Shiny Spherules, Takes on El Capitan
- 17 Feb 04 Mars Exploration Rovers Update
- 13 Feb 04 Mars Exploration Rovers Update Spirit Breaks Driving Record -- Again, and Meets the Stone Council
- 10 Feb 04 Mars Exploration Rovers Update Spirit Cruises to New Target, 'White Boat' Opportunity Uncovers Mystery Spheres
- 08 Feb 04 Mars Exploration Rovers Update A Restored Spirit Studies Adirondack, 'Talks' to Mars Express
- 07 Feb 04 Orbital Searches from Mars Global Surveyor Find No Convincing Sign of Beagle 2
- 05 Feb 04 Mars Exploration Rovers Update Spirit Suffers Minor Set-Back
- 03 Feb 04 Mars Exploration Rovers Update Both Spirit and Opportunity Get to Work on Mars
- 02 Feb 04 Small, Faint, and Elusive: The Search for Vulcanoids
- 31 Jan 04 Mars Exploration Rovers Update Opportunity Finds Martian 'Paydirt,' Rolls Onto Surface Spirit Makes A Comeback
- 31 Jan 04 Mars Exploration Rovers Update Opportunity Rolls onto Surface of Meridiani Planum, Mars and Confirms Presence of Hematite
- 29 Jan 04 Mars Exploration Rovers Update Spirit Sends First Image Home Since Computer Glitch Shut Her Down Last Week
- 28 Jan 04 Mars Exploration Rovers Update Spirit Continues Progress in 'Rehab;' Opportunity Returns "Phenomenal" Images Challenger Crew Remembered
- 28 Jan 04 NASA Names Gusev Crater Hills After Apollo 1 Crew
- 27 Jan 04 Efforts Fail to Find Beagle 2 Team Hopes to Launch Another
- 26 Jan 04 Opportunity Scores "A 300-Million-Mile, Interplanetary Hole-In-One"
- 26 Jan 04 Spirit is "In Recovery"
- 25 Jan 04 Opportunity Has Landed -- and Sent First 'Postcards' Home!
- 24 Jan 04 Mars Rover Spirit Upgraded from ‘Critical’ to ‘Serious’
- 24 Jan 04 Second Mars Rover Opportunity Fast Approaching Mars
- 23 Jan 04 Europe's Mars Express Confirms Water Ice at Mars' South Pole
- 23 Jan 04 Mars Express Listens Again for Beagle 2 This Weekend
- 23 Jan 04 Spirit Remains in "Intensive Care," But Continues to Radio Home
- 22 Jan 04 Spirit Suffers "Serious Anomaly," But Continues 'Beeping' Home
- 21 Jan 04 Spirit Discovers Surprises in Martian Soil, but Earth Weather Blocks Commands to Continue Work
- 20 Jan 04 Stardust Samples to Shed Light on Evolution of Solar System, Origins of Life
- 19 Jan 04 Europe's Mars Express Returns First Image
- 19 Jan 04 Spirit Ventures Out to First Target
- 17 Jan 04 Spirit Extends Arm and Takes First Close-Up Images of Martian Soil
- 15 Jan 04 Spirit Hits the -- Martian -- Road!
- 14 Jan 04 Let's Roll: Spirit Poised to Cruise onto Martian Surface
- 14 Jan 04 To the Moon and Then to Mars: President Bush Outlines a New Vision for Space Exploration
- 13 Jan 04 Spirit Begins Maneuver to Roll onto Surface; Mars Rover will "Head for the Hills"
- 12 Jan 04 Beagle Remains Silent, Mars Express to Continue Search
- 12 Jan 04 Mars Rover Spirit Sends First 360-Degree Color Panorama 'Postcard' and Prepares to Roll onto Martian Surface
- 12 Jan 04 Spirit Set to Roll Off Lander Thursday
- 09 Jan 04 Mars Express Tries Again - But Still No 'Bark' From Beagle
- 08 Jan 04 Spirit Returns More "Exquisite" Data, Inspires New Generation of Space Explorers
- 07 Jan 04 Mars Express Fails to Pick Up Beagle Signal from Mars
- 06 Jan 04 Following Stormy Encounter, Stardust Stores Samples, Heads for Home
- 06 Jan 04 Spirit: A Star is Born, A Space Agency and A Nation Are Lifted
- 05 Jan 04 Spirit Spends First Full Days on Mars; Scientists Report "More Good News"
- 04 Jan 04 Mars Exploration Rovers Update Spirit Lands on Red Planet, Returns First Images
- 04 Jan 04 Mars Rover 'Alive and Well' Returning More Images
- 03 Jan 04 Mars Express To Maneuver into Final Polar Orbit
- 03 Jan 04 Mars Express To Move In Closer to Pick up Beagle's Bark
- 03 Jan 04 NASA Begins Countdown to Spirit's Arrival on Mars Team Ready for ‘Six Minutes From Hell'
- 03 Jan 04 Spirit Minutes from Landing
- 02 Jan 04 Stardust Flies through Dust Storm, Returns Stunning Images
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