Mars

Hong Kong Polytechnic University and the Russian Space Agency have announced plans to develop a joint mission to Mars.  The mission plans to land a spacecraft on Phobos and sample the surface material directly.  This may confirm the presence of water ice on Phobos.

Jupiter

A sophisticated computer simulation has predicted that Jupiter may have solid core of water ice and other rocky materials.  NASA and ESA have also announced plans to work on a joint mission to Jupiter's moons Europa and Ganymede, the Europa-Jupiter System Mission (EJSM).

Saturn

Measurements of Encleadus' mysterious plumes have shown the material is moving at 1360 mph.  It is difficult to imagine how to achieve this velocity without liquid water near the surface of the tiny moon.

Alberta Meteorite Update

The spectacular fireball seen last week over Alberta, Canada has now been estimated to have been an approximately 10 ton asteroid which entered the atmosphere at approximately 14 km/s.  This is relatively slow, compared to an average velocity of around 20 km/s.  Several security cameras recorded the event.  Dr. Peter Brown of the University of Western Ontario hopes to find as many video recordings as possible, as this will help to determine the original orbit of the asteroid.  Although no fragments of the actual meteorite have yet been recovered, it is likely that some will be found.  Only 9 other meteorites have been associated with a known orbit prior to impact.  With any luck this will be the tenth.

Noting that meteorites have substantial commercial value, under Canadian law, meteorites are the property of the landowner of the property on which they are found.