April 6, 2016
China has successfully launched a retrievable research satellite aboard a Long March 2-D booster. The SJ-10 satellite contains 19 experiments, which will be returned to earth by a reentry capsule.
http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/china-successfully-launches-retrievable-satellite/article8441068.ece
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2016-04/06/c_135254971.htm
India's ISRO and NASA are expected to jointly launch a satellite to study earthquakes. The NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR) satellite will combine instruments from both agencies, and will be launched in the 2020-21 time frame.
http://zeenews.india.com/news/space/isro-nasa-to-jointly-launch-satellite-to-study-earthquakes_1872589.html
NASA has released a series of images from the Opportunity rover that capture the movement of a dust devil on Mars.
http://news.discovery.com/space/mars-rover-watches-dust-devil-rumble-in-valley-below-160405.htm
Cassini has supplied a series of fresh images of Saturn and its ring system, as the spacecraft continues to wind down its mission.
http://www.space.com/32468-saturn-rings-gorgeous-cassini-photo.html
http://aviationweek.com/space/cassinis-eyes-saturn#slide-0-field_images-1433321
A team of French researchers claims to have collected additional evidence for the proposed Planet Nine, based on perturbations in the orbit of the Cassini space probe around Saturn.
http://www.ibtimes.sg/massive-planet-nine-comes-closer-reality-observations-cassini-893
The Rosetta spacecraft has supplied back-lit images of Comet 67/P, as the comet and space probe continue on their journey away from the sun.
http://www.techtimes.com/articles/146431/20160402/comet-67-p-seen-in-stunning-new-image-from-rosetta.htm
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2016/04/01/the-latest-picture-of-rosettas-comet-is-truly-breathtaking/
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