The Top 3 from the List:
1) Perseid Meteor Shower: Aug. 13 peak coincides with the new Moon; excellent viewing throughout the night.
2) New Horizons (NASA): probe slingshots past Jupiter, en route to Pluto in 2015; closest Jupiter approach on Feb. 28.
3) Phoenix Mars Lander (NASA): scheduled to launch Aug 3, arriving on Mars in May 2008.
Source: The World Almanac Blog
See Also: NASA Space Calendar (via Jet Propulsion Laboratory)
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