Solar System Exploration
http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/2016/09/02/nasa-approves-2018-launch-of-mars-insight-mission
NASA is moving forward with a spring 2018 launch of its InSight mission to study the deep interior
of Mars, following final approval this week by the agency's Science Mission Directorate.

Jupiter's Glow in Infrared Light
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9TtSCkoERw


http://www.nasa.gov/feature/jpl/jupiter-s-north-pole-unlike-anything-encountered-in-solar-system
One of the most notable findings of these first-ever pictures of Jupiter’s north and south poles is something that the JunoCam imager did not see.

“Saturn has a hexagon at the north pole,” said Bolton. “There is nothing on Jupiter that anywhere near resembles that. The largest planet in our
solar system is truly unique. We have 36 more flybys to study just how unique it really is.”

Along with JunoCam snapping pictures during the flyby, all eight of Juno’s science instruments were energized and collecting data. The Jovian
Infrared Auroral Mapper (JIRAM), supplied by the Italian Space Agency, acquired some remarkable images of Jupiter at its north and south polar
regions in infrared wavelengths.

Proxima b: Is There Alien Life Just 'Down the Block,' or Even Closer?
http://www.space.com/33932-proxima-b-alien-life-down-the-block.html

Researchers just found a second 'Dyson Sphere' star - ScienceAlert
http://www.sciencealert.com/researchers-just-found-a-second-dyson-sphere-star

The view from sol 1448

Sulfur, sulfur dioxide and graphitized carbon observed on asteroid for first time
http://phys.org/news/2016-09-sulfur-dioxide-graphitized-carbon-asteroid.html
Hubble Space Telescope observations of the dwarf planet Ceres have discovered the first evidence of sulfur, sulfur dioxide and graphitized carbon found on
an asteroid. The sulfur species are likely associated with regions of recent activity, reports Planetary Science Institute Senior Scientist Amanda Hendrix.

The polar clouds of Jupiter. Top photo: Juno in 2016, bottom: Pioneer 11 in 1973