Astrobiology (general)

NASA's Year of the Solar System

By Keith Cowing
October 31, 2010

Planetary exploration is shifting into high gear with an unprecedented tripling of flybys, orbital insertions, and launches to destinations around the Solar System. To commemorate the increase, NASA has declared the year ahead The Year of the Solar System. For more information: http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2010/07oct_yss/ [Source: NAI]

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