![]() ![]() Set your sights beyond the solar system and take a late summertime road trip along the Milky Way! Nasa solarsystem saturn planets science cassini space spacecraft Sure to follow us on Tumblr for your regular dose of space. Home for the mission–and its spectacular images–at. To keep pace with what’s to come, we’ve created a new The data returned by Cassini during its 13 years at Saturn willĬontinue to be studied for decades, and many new discoveries are undoubtedly Inspiring our sense of wonder and enriching our sense of place in the cosmos. Instruments, and paving the way for future missions to explore our solarĬassini revealed the beauty of Saturn, its rings and moons, Technical complexity, finding innovative ways to use the spacecraft and its The Right Tools for the JobĬassini represented a staggering achievement of human and WhatĬassini found at Saturn prompted scientists to rethink their understanding of Some of Cassini’s best discoveries were serendipitous. Of similar processes at Earth, and potentially those at planets around otherĬassini revealed Saturn’s moons to be unique worlds with their ownĬassini showed us the complexity of Saturn’s rings and theĭramatic processes operating within them. Seasonal changes over nearly half of a Saturn year, improving our understanding The length of Cassini’s mission enabled us to observe weather and Shaped the development of our solar system, as well as planetary systems around Titan, Cassini and Huygens showed us one of the most Earth-like worlds we’veĮver encountered, with weather, climate and geology that provide new ways toĬassini gave us a portal to see the physical processes that likely ![]() Here are 10 reasons why Cassini mattered… 1.Ĭassini and ESA (European Space Agency)’s Huygens probe expanded our understanding of the Its epic exploration of Saturn with a planned dive into the planet’sĪtmosphere–sending back new science to the last second. 15, 2017, NASA’s Cassini spacecraft ended Nasa space stamps solarsystem usps postalservice commemorative Make sure to follow us on Tumblr for your regular dose of space: The Pluto – Explored Forever stamps will only be sold online or by calling 80. at post offices and for online purchase beginning May 31. The new “Views of our Planets” stamps will be widely available across the U.S. Understanding Mercury and how it formed is critical to better understanding the conditions on and evolution of the inner planets. This stamp, released in 2011, highlighted this mission and its importance. MESSENGER, launching in 2004, was the first spacecraft to orbit Mercury. His flight lasted about 15 and a half minutes. Flying on the Mercury spacecraft, Shepard launched, flew 116 miles high and came back to Earth. This stamp, released in 2011, featured Alan Shepard, the first American in space. This stamp, released in 1999, depicts the post World War II race in space exploration. Launched in 1972, Pioneer 10 was the first spacecraft to travel through the asteroid belt and obtain close-ups of Jupiter Stamps depicting multiple nebulae seen by the Hubble Space Telescope were released in 2000. Here’s a look at a few space stamps of the past: In the past, many different space images and missions have been highlighted on the tiny pieces of paper you stick on the corner of your mail. This isn’t the first time that space has been featured on postal stamps. Eight new colorful Forever stamps – each shown twice – feature Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. The above pane of 16 Forever stamps, the Postal Service showcases some of the more visually compelling historic, full-disk images of the planets obtained during the last half-centruy of our space exploration. On July 14, 2015, New Horizons carried the stamp on its history-making journey to Pluto and beyond, as jubilant members of the mission team celebrated with a large print, striking the words “not yet.” The Pluto stamps are of special significance to the New Horizons team, which placed a 20-cent 1991 “Pluto: Not Yet Explored” stamp on board the spacecraft. This international gathering of stamp collectors occurs only once each decade in the United States, and – with more than 250,000 visitors expected to attend – is the largest stamp show in the world. The May 31 first-day-of-issue dedication ceremony for the Pluto and planetary stamps will be in New York City at the World Stamp Show. New “Pluto Explored” Forever stamps commemorating the July 2015 flyby of Pluto by our New Horizons spacecraft are also being issued for online purchase. ![]() Coming in to a post office near you: new “Views of Our Planets: Forever stamps featuring iconic images of the planets in our solar system, including the well-known “Blue Marble” photo of Earth. ![]()
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