April 2007 Top Stories
»» NASA Astrophysicist Scott Sandford Discusses Stardust Preliminary Findings (Transcript and Podcast)
[Wednesday, April 4, 2007] "Hi, I'm Jesse Carpenter and you're listening to a podcast presented in three parts. Launched in 1999 the Stardust spacecraft collected dust particles from the tail of the comet Wild 2 in 2004 and returned the samples to Earth in 2006. "
»» NASA New Horizons Image: Capturing Callisto
[Sunday, April 8, 2007] The New Horizons captured these two images of Jupiter's outermost large moon, Callisto, as the spacecraft flew past Jupiter in late February. New Horizons' closest approach distance to Jupiter was 2.3 million kilometers (1.4 million miles).
»» Dawn Arrives in Florida -- A Little After Dawn
[Wednesday, April 11, 2007] The Dawn spacecraft arrived at Astrotech Space Operations in Titusville, Fla. Dawn, NASA's mission into the heart of the asteroid belt, is at the facility for final processing and launch operations. Dawn's launch period opens June 30.
»» NASA New Horizons Image of Io: The Colors of Night
[Tuesday, April 17, 2007] New Horizons took this image of Jupiter's volcanic moon Io at 04:30 Universal Time on February 28, 2007, about one hour before New Horizons' closest approach to Jupiter, from a range of 2.7 million kilometers (1.7 million miles).
»» NASA Science Update to Discuss New Data From Jupiter Flyby
[Wednesday, April 25, 2007] A NASA Science Update will discuss new views of the Jupiter system. The Pluto-bound New Horizons spacecraft is returning these images as it flies past the solar system's largest planet during the initial stages of a planned six-month encounter.
