Exploring the Solar System









Many missions are currently under way to bring the wonders of the solar system direct to you! You can use this page to catch up on what is going on with these missions.

  • Galileo at Jupiter  

  • Cassini to Saturn  

  • Mars: Life, Exploration and Links 

  • Asteroids  

    • Current Space Missions:
    Galileo Mission - is in orbit around Jupiter. Cassini Mission - arrives at Saturn in July, 2004 Huygens - arrives at Saturn's moon Titan November 27, 2004 Deep Space 1 - now in extended mission. Mars Global Surveyor and Mars Odyssey are in Mars orbit right now. NEAR - Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous - landed on the asteroid Eros! Stardust - encounter's comet Wild 2 in January, 2004 & returns samples to Earth in 2006.

    Future Space Missions:
    Europa Orbiter Pluto-Kuiper Express Solar Probe Genesis  

    Other Resources:

  • Fairmount Center for Science and Mathematics Education
  • Lake Afton Public Observatory
  • NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
  • NASA's Planetary Photojournal
  • Deep Space Network
  • JPL's Space Calendar

    Created 09-09-1999, last updated 09-11-2002