Solar System
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12/13/11 - NASA's car-sized Curiosity rover has begun monitoring space radiation during its 8-month trip from Earth to Mars. The research will aid in planning for future human missions to the Red Planet.
Media Invited To Simulated Asteroid Campout In Houston12/13/11 - For three days this week, a small part of NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston will simulate a human mission to an asteroid. Reporters are invited to observe what the mission might entail.
NASA Mars Rover Finds Mineral Vein Deposited by Water12/7/11 - NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity has found bright veins of a mineral, apparently gypsum, deposited by water.
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The exceptional 3D model of the solar system found above was developed by Sunaeon. There are three main modes of this model. The first is the heliocentric (sun-centered) mode of the solar system. If, while in this mode a planet is double-clicked, the model takes on the perspective of the solar system as viewed from the planet. The second mode is the geocentric (Earth-centered) view of the solar system. The third and final mode is the panoramic view of the solar system. In this mode not only is the solar system viewed from the perspective of an observer in Greenwich, England, but also included are the constellations in their astronomically correct position in the sky. Each of these different modes may be accessed by clicking on the telescope found on the lefthand side of the model.