http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Planetary_ScienceFind stories, videos, and photos about Planetary Science from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Thu, 26 Nov 2009 03:04:51 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com//cnn/2009/TECH/science/10/19/space.new.planets/tztop.star.system.667.eso.jpghttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Planetary_Science14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Planetary Science from CNN.com.http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/10/19/space.new.planets/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/10/19/space.new.planets/index.html#cnnSTCTextThirty-two planets have been discovered outside Earth's solar system through the use of a high-precision instrument installed at a Chilean telescope, an international team announced Monday.Mon, 19 Oct 2009 20:30:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/space/09/16/new.rocky.planet/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/space/09/16/new.rocky.planet/index.html#cnnSTCTextScientists have discovered the first confirmed Earthlike planet outside our solar system, they announced Wednesday.Wed, 16 Sep 2009 19:17:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/space/09/03/mars.images/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/space/09/03/mars.images/index.html#cnnSTCTextWhat would you see if you could fly over Mars in a plane and look out the window?Thu, 03 Sep 2009 17:35:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/space/08/24/pluto.dwarf.planet/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/space/08/24/pluto.dwarf.planet/index.html#cnnSTCTextFor one of the farthest, coldest places in the solar system, Pluto sure stirs a lot of hot emotions right here on Earth.Tue, 25 Aug 2009 14:22:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/space/08/08/space.kepler.discovery/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/space/08/08/space.kepler.discovery/index.html#cnnSTCTextNASA's Kepler space telescope has already made a discovery, and its science operations aren't even officially under way yet.Sun, 09 Aug 2009 05:31:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/space/07/21/jupiter.nasa.meteor.scar/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/space/07/21/jupiter.nasa.meteor.scar/index.html#cnnSTCTextJupiter is sporting a new scar after an unseen object hit the gaseous planet this week, NASA scientists say.Tue, 21 Jul 2009 16:29:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/space/03/06/nasa.kepler.launch.planets/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/space/03/06/nasa.kepler.launch.planets/index.html#cnnSTCTextCalling it a mission that may fundamentally change humanity's view of itself, NASA on Friday launched a telescope that will search our corner of the Milky Way galaxy for Earth-like planets.Mon, 09 Mar 2009 00:34:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/space/03/06/nasa.kepler.mission/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/space/03/06/nasa.kepler.mission/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe U.S. space agency NASA will launch its first ever mission Friday to find Earth-like planets in our region of the Milky Way.Fri, 06 Mar 2009 15:04:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/space/02/25/galaxy.planets.kepler/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/space/02/25/galaxy.planets.kepler/index.html#cnnSTCTextAs NASA prepares to hunt for Earth-like planets in our corner of the Milky Way galaxy, there's new buzz that "Star Trek's" vision of a universe full of life may not be that far-fetched.Thu, 26 Feb 2009 03:11:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/space/11/26/aliens.tarter/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/space/11/26/aliens.tarter/index.html#cnnSTCTextFrom a remote valley in Northern California, Jill Tarter is listening to the universe.Wed, 26 Nov 2008 17:02:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/space/11/13/new.planets/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/space/11/13/new.planets/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe first-ever pictures of planets outside the solar system have been released in two studies.Fri, 14 Nov 2008 15:08:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1848114,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1848114,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsWill NASA's flagship mission to Mars fly next year? The space agency could decide as early as Friday whether to cancel, delay or proceed with plans to launch a nuclear-powered, SUV-size rover to the red planetTue, 07 Oct 2008 22:40:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1843159,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1843159,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsA newly discovered dwarf planet in the solar system has been given a Hawaiian name: HaumeaSun, 21 Sep 2008 05:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/space/12/26/big.telescope/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/space/12/26/big.telescope/index.html#cnnSTCTextAbout half the size of a football field and 21 stories tall, the largest optical telescope ever constructed will use almost 1,000 mirrors to hunt for exoplanets -- and maybe even unlock the secrets of spacetime.Wed, 26 Dec 2007 14:58:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/space/08/23/mars.soil.life.reut/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/space/08/23/mars.soil.life.reut/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe soil on Mars may contain microbial life, according to a new interpretation of data first collected more than 30 years ago.Thu, 23 Aug 2007 04:42:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/space/08/17/white.dwarf.reut/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/space/08/17/white.dwarf.reut/index.html#cnnSTCTextChemical elements observed around a burned-out star known as a white dwarf offer evidence Earth-like planets once orbited it, suggesting that worlds like our own may not be rare in the cosmos, scientists said Thursday.Fri, 17 Aug 2007 03:44:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2007/05/14/100008718/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2007/05/14/100008718/index.htmExperts who study mergers and acquisitions know deals have a dark secret: Most of them destroy shareholder value. The question is why, and the answer, according to David Harding, has a lot to do wi... Thu, 03 May 2007 13:25:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/04/25/alien.betting/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/04/25/alien.betting/index.htmlBritish bookmakers have reduced the odds on finding extra-terrestrial intelligence after the discovery of a planet that may be able to sustain life.Wed, 25 Apr 2007 14:07:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/space/03/14/odd.space.rock/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/space/03/14/odd.space.rock/index.htmlIn a solar system of heavenly bodies, scientists have discovered an ugly duckling -- an oblong-shaped rock in the vicinity of Pluto that may one day light up Earth's sky as a giant comet.Wed, 14 Mar 2007 18:37:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/space/10/25/sun.sisters/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/space/10/25/sun.sisters/index.htmlThe sun had sisters when it was born -- hundreds to thousands of them, according to new research.Wed, 25 Oct 2006 15:55:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/space/10/13/fire.ice.planet/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/space/10/13/fire.ice.planet/index.htmlThe poet Robert Frost wondered if Earth would wind up a world of fire or ice. Astronomers have discovered that a distant planet is both.Fri, 13 Oct 2006 14:59:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/EDUCATION/08/25/pluto.reaction/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/EDUCATION/08/25/pluto.reaction/index.htmlScience teachers consider Pluto's flunking out of planet status a plus rather than a minus.Fri, 25 Aug 2006 14:55:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/space/08/15/space.rocks/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/space/08/15/space.rocks/index.htmlDozens of rocky bodies that are part of a sea of small rocky fragments never observed before have been spotted in the suburbs of our solar system beyond planet Neptune, thanks to a novel technique.Tue, 15 Aug 2006 17:48:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/space/05/18/extrasolar.planets/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/space/05/18/extrasolar.planets/index.htmlThree medium-sized planets of roughly the same mass as Neptune have been discovered around a nearby sun-like star, scientists announced today.Thu, 18 May 2006 15:46:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/space/04/27/nasa.missions/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/space/04/27/nasa.missions/index.htmlIn July, the space shuttle Discovery is slated to deliver two tons of hardware and supplies to the partially built international space station. This mission is paid for.Thu, 27 Apr 2006 15:26:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/space/03/22/mars.water/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/space/03/22/mars.water/index.htmlMartian gullies that some scientists believe were recently carved by liquid water might instead be the result of landslides triggered by wind and meteor impacts, scientists say.Wed, 22 Mar 2006 19:57:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/space/02/22/pluto.rings/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/space/02/22/pluto.rings/index.htmlThe two moons discovered around Pluto last year were likely formed from the same giant impact that created the planet's much larger satellite, Charon, scientists say.Wed, 22 Feb 2006 18:43:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/space/02/16/space.budget/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/space/02/16/space.budget/index.htmlNASA Administrator Michael Griffin defended his agency's budget Thursday before the House Committee on Science against charges it guts science missions to pay for the shuttle program, international space station and a new generation of manned spacecraft.Thu, 16 Feb 2006 19:29:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/space/02/06/nasa.budget/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/space/02/06/nasa.budget/index.htmlThe Bush administration's 2007 budget calls for $16.8 billion for NASA, a 3.2 percent increase over this year's allocation. But the space agency still finds itself having to make tough funding choices in order to accomplish all the tasks on its "to-do list."Mon, 06 Feb 2006 22:01:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/space/02/01/tenth.planet/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/space/02/01/tenth.planet/index.htmlGerman astrophysicists have concluded a space body located in the outer reaches of the solar system has a diameter 435 miles (700 kilometers) larger than Pluto, the smallest planet.Wed, 01 Feb 2006 15:22:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/space/01/19/pluto.mission/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/space/01/19/pluto.mission/index.htmlNASA's New Horizons spacecraft roared into space Thursday afternoon bound for the planet Pluto. The spacecraft is the fastest ever launched, according to NASA.Thu, 19 Jan 2006 14:08:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/space/01/18/pluto.mission/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/space/01/18/pluto.mission/index.htmlNASA officials have scrubbed Wednesday's launch attempt of the New Horizons spacecraft because of an unresolved power outage. Tuesday's launch was scrubbed because of strong winds.Wed, 18 Jan 2006 14:41:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/space/01/17/pluto.mission/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/space/01/17/pluto.mission/index.htmlNASA officials scrubbed the launch of the New Horizons spacecraft Tuesday because of strong winds. They will try again Wednesday at 1:16 p.m. ET.Tue, 17 Jan 2006 14:15:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/space/01/13/pluto.mission/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/space/01/13/pluto.mission/index.htmlNASA is set to launch a space probe called New Horizons today to capture the first up-close imagery of Pluto, its moons and a region of the outer solar system called the Kuiper Belt.Fri, 13 Jan 2006 16:32:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/space/12/22/uranus.hubble/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/space/12/22/uranus.hubble/index.htmlNew images from the Hubble Space Telescope show the planet Uranus has two additional moons and two faint rings never observed before.Thu, 22 Dec 2005 17:13:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/space/07/30/new.planet/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/space/07/30/new.planet/index.htmlAstronomers announced Friday that an object they discovered in the distant reaches of the solar system is large enough to be the 10th planet -- a claim likely to reignite a debate over just how many objects should be called planets.Sat, 30 Jul 2005 05:22:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/space/06/07/solarsail.vision/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/space/06/07/solarsail.vision/index.htmlA date has been set for the launch of the first ever solar sail-powered spacecraft.Tue, 07 Jun 2005 15:46:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/space/06/03/visions.jupiter/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/space/06/03/visions.jupiter/index.htmlNASA has unveiled preliminary details of a mission to Jupiter that would enable scientists to conduct their most in-depth study of the solar system's largest planet.Fri, 03 Jun 2005 11:37:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/space/05/25/planet.astronomy/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/space/05/25/planet.astronomy/index.htmlAustralian researchers have helped discover a new planet in the Milky Way, and they believe it's just a matter of time before more are discovered.Wed, 25 May 2005 04:10:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/space/04/20/alien.asteroids/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/space/04/20/alien.asteroids/index.htmlWherever there might be Earth-like planets, there are likely to be asteroids, too. And now astronomers have found evidence for an asteroid belt around another star similar to our Sun.Wed, 20 Apr 2005 18:02:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/space/04/01/extrasolar.planet.photo/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/space/04/01/extrasolar.planet.photo/index.htmlAfter a few close calls, astronomers have finally obtained the first photograph of a planet beyond our solar system, SPACE.com has learned.Fri, 01 Apr 2005 17:06:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/space/03/22/extrasolar.planets/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/space/03/22/extrasolar.planets/index.htmlThe glow of planets outside our solar system have been spotted in the first direct detections of light emitted by alien worlds.Tue, 22 Mar 2005 20:21:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/space/02/15/titan.flyby.advancer/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/space/02/15/titan.flyby.advancer/index.htmlThe Cassini spacecraft is making its fourth flyby of Saturn's moon Titan on Tuesday, passing just 982 miles (1,580 kilometers) above the moon's surface, according to NASA.Tue, 15 Feb 2005 14:43:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/space/01/03/rover.anniversary/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/space/01/03/rover.anniversary/index.htmlSitting on the hill of an alien world millions of miles from home, a hardy NASA robot celebrates an anniversary Monday -- one year on the planet Mars.Mon, 03 Jan 2005 15:56:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/space/12/24/cassini.titan/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/space/12/24/cassini.titan/index.htmlA small space probe launched from NASA's Cassini spacecraft late Friday is making a beeline for the surface of Saturn's hazy moon Titan, taking an historic trip to unlock the stubborn mysteries of a perplexing place -- discoveries that might even shed light on Earth's own origins.Sat, 25 Dec 2004 04:19:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/space/12/23/titans.moon/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/space/12/23/titans.moon/index.htmlScientists in the United States and Europe may get what they want for Christmas if the Huygens probe successfully separates from the Cassini spacecraft orbiting Saturn on Christmas Eve.Thu, 23 Dec 2004 19:57:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/space/12/21/mars.heatshield/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/space/12/21/mars.heatshield/index.htmlThe Opportunity Mars rover has turned into a junkyard dog, prowling ever closer to a hunk of space litter at Meridiani Planum -- a discarded heat shield.Tue, 21 Dec 2004 17:26:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/space/12/10/mars.parks/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/space/12/10/mars.parks/index.htmlScientists have proposed a scheme to introduce a series of planetary parks on Mars that would see areas of the Red Planet transformed into conservation zones.Fri, 10 Dec 2004 16:41:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/space/12/08/volcano.neptune/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/space/12/08/volcano.neptune/index.htmlA large planet-like object out in the outer solar system shows signs of either a relatively recent collision or perhaps volcanic activity, astronomers said today.Wed, 08 Dec 2004 18:15:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/space/11/11/heat.stellar/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/space/11/11/heat.stellar/index.htmlNASA's infrared eyes are probing the beginnings of both stars and planets. In two separate observations, the Spitzer Space Telescope has uncovered a possible stellar infant and an icy disk where planets may one-day form.Thu, 11 Nov 2004 13:57:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/space/11/04/mars.rovers/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/space/11/04/mars.rovers/index.htmlMartian rovers Spirit and Opportunity are going strong 10 months after they began their geological study of the red planet, mission scientists said Thursday.Thu, 04 Nov 2004 22:07:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/space/10/19/planet.formation/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/space/10/19/planet.formation/index.htmlNew observations of dust around young stars suggest collisions of large asteroid-like objects and fledgling planets are frequent. But that doesn't likely stop the formation of rocky planets like Earth, a process that may well be common, the results suggest.Tue, 19 Oct 2004 13:15:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/space/09/10/exoplanet.image/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/space/09/10/exoplanet.image/index.htmlA group of European-led astronomers has made a photograph of what appears to be a planet orbiting another star. If so, it would be the first confirmed picture of a world beyond our solar system.Fri, 10 Sep 2004 13:04:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/space/08/26/new.planet/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/space/08/26/new.planet/index.htmlIn a discovery that has left one expert stunned, European astronomers have found one of the smallest planets known outside our solar system, a world about 14 times the mass of our own around a star much like the sun.Thu, 26 Aug 2004 13:13:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/space/08/23/jupiter.impact/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/space/08/23/jupiter.impact/index.htmlJupiter's atmosphere still contains remnants of a comet impact from a decade ago, but scientists said last week they are puzzled by how two substances have spread into different locations.Mon, 23 Aug 2004 13:47:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/space/08/04/atacama.desert/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/space/08/04/atacama.desert/index.htmlLife is hard. For some, it's almost impossible.Wed, 04 Aug 2004 20:07:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/space/07/20/planet.formation/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/space/07/20/planet.formation/index.htmlScientists aren't sure what the interiors of Jupiter and Saturn look like or how the planets formed. But a new study of their insides suggests they took different paths to giant status.Tue, 20 Jul 2004 19:26:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/space/07/01/saturn.rings/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/space/07/01/saturn.rings/index.htmlThe spacecraft Cassini is sending back the finest images ever captured of Saturn's rings, giving scientists new insights into the planet, the origin of our solar system and even the formation of galaxies.Thu, 01 Jul 2004 15:25:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/space/06/30/cassini.orbit/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/space/06/30/cassini.orbit/index.htmlNASA's Cassini probe has threaded through a gap between two of Saturn's rings and fired its engine in a critical maneuver towards becoming the first spacecraft ever to orbit the giant planet about 930 million miles (1.44 billion km) away from Earth.Wed, 30 Jun 2004 17:39:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/space/06/22/cassini.saturn.image/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/space/06/22/cassini.saturn.image/index.htmlAs the Cassini-Huygens mission prepares to go into orbit around Saturn, project scientists are eager to begin an eye-opening look at the planet and its environment.Tue, 22 Jun 2004 13:41:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/space/05/26/telescopes.two/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/space/05/26/telescopes.two/index.htmlAfter years of whittling away prospective designs for a NASA mission to search for earth-like planets around stars, the space agency narrowed the choice to two very different observatories.Wed, 26 May 2004 12:17:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/space/05/20/sun.birth/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/space/05/20/sun.birth/index.htmlA new twist on an emerging theory says the sun was born amid massive, short-lived stars that sculpted our solar system with intense radiation and violent explosions that may have affected the origin of life.Thu, 20 May 2004 19:37:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/space/05/10/extrasolar.image/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/space/05/10/extrasolar.image/index.htmlIn a preliminary analysis of new data, astronomers say they may have imaged a planet outside our solar system for the first time by using a tricky new method to ferret out dim objects from the light of a star.Mon, 10 May 2004 13:50:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/space/05/07/space.health.cnn/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/space/05/07/space.health.cnn/index.htmlNASA's latest experiment with health care may benefit Earth-bound patients as much as astronauts -- and space researchers couldn't be happier.Fri, 07 May 2004 20:33:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/space/03/30/mars.methane/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/space/03/30/mars.methane/index.htmlA trio of research teams independently probing the martian atmosphere for signs of methane have confirmed the presence of the gas and raised a host of explanations for how it got there.Tue, 30 Mar 2004 13:24:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/space/01/25/mars.rovers/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/space/01/25/mars.rovers/index.htmlThe Mars rover Opportunity is sending fresh data, including new photographs taken on the vehicle's parachute trip to the planet's surface, to mission control.Sun, 25 Jan 2004 05:02:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/space/01/22/spirit.contact/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/space/01/22/spirit.contact/index.htmlThe Spirit rover has stopped transmitting data from Mars, NASA mission controllers said Thursday, but there were signs it is still operating at a basic level.Thu, 22 Jan 2004 17:48:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/SHOWBIZ/Movies/01/14/mars.pop/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/SHOWBIZ/Movies/01/14/mars.pop/index.htmlThey've invaded Earth, tried to steal our air, and attacked Bugs Bunny. For Pete's sake, they've even kidnapped Santa Claus.Wed, 14 Jan 2004 21:19:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/space/01/14/bush.space/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/space/01/14/bush.space/index.htmlSaying "the desire to explore and understand is part of our character," President Bush Wednesday unveiled an ambitious plan to return Americans to the moon by 2020 and use the mission as a steppingstone for future manned trips to Mars and beyond.Wed, 14 Jan 2004 07:55:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/space/01/13/bush.space.preview/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/space/01/13/bush.space.preview/index.htmlThe former President Bush mockingly spoke of "the vision thing," that Americans expect big ideas from their leaders. President George W. Bush may soon deliver.Tue, 13 Jan 2004 20:36:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/space/01/03/mars.rovers/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/space/01/03/mars.rovers/index.htmlA NASA robotic explorer touched down on the red planet Saturday night, sending a signal home that it survived the risky descent through the Martian atmosphere and bouncing landing.Sat, 03 Jan 2004 17:40:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1992/10/19/76983/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1992/10/19/76983/index.htmOn the 20th anniversary of the first landing of men on the moon, President Bush ordered NASA to take the next logical steps in space exploration: establishing bases on the moon and sending a manned...Mon, 19 Oct 1992 04:01:00 EDT