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Archived posts are listed in reverse chronological order.
Sep. 4, 2009 | 08:40 PDT | 15:40 UTC
Happy Saturn ring plane crossing day!
Since Saturn's equinox on August 11, Earth has been in an unusual position, on the night side of Saturn's rings. Today, though, we move back to the sunlit side as Earth crosses through Saturn's ring plane. This would be an interesting time to take... More»
Sep. 3, 2009 | 11:47 PDT | 18:47 UTC
Apollo 12 and Surveyor 3!
I just went to the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera home page to begin downloading a massive image to pore over and discuss, and what should I find there but a photo of the Apollo 12 landing site, which includes the earlier robotic lander... More»
Sep. 3, 2009 | 10:43 PDT | 17:43 UTC
New HiRISE image of Spirit at Home Plate
There's a lovely new color HiRISE image of Spirit at Home Plate. It was captured on July 16 (sol 1,968), and Spirit is firmly entrenched at Troy, on the western side of Home Plate.
There's two things I like about this image: the colorful layering... More»
Sep. 2, 2009 | 09:53 PDT | 16:53 UTC
Dawn Journal: Earth catches up
Here's our monthly checkup with the Dawn mission, contributed by Marc Rayman, the mission's Project System Engineer. Thanks Marc!
by Dr. Marc D. Rayman
Dear Indawnmitables,
The Dawn mission remains on course as the spacecraft continues to thrust... More»
Sep. 2, 2009 | 09:25 PDT | 16:25 UTC
Dust storm update: Skies clearing for Spirit
For a while, Mars was beating Spirit while she was down, throwing a dust storm at the rover where it's bogged up to its hubcaps in fluffy soil. Although not nearly as bad as the dust storm of 2007, it did seriously darken Spirit's skies and reduce... More»
Sep. 2, 2009 | 08:55 PDT | 15:55 UTC
Station fire update: Mount Wilson safe, ready for "another hundred years" of science
Yesterday morning brought news of a relief in the weather for firefighters, and the staff at JPL returned to work. But it was a nail-biting time for those of us who have been monitoring the situation up on Mount Wilson, because live footage from... More»
Sep. 1, 2009 | 09:40 PDT | 16:40 UTC
Cassini goodies: Telesto, Janus, Prometheus, Pandora, F ring
As I mentioned yesterday, the Cassini raw images website has been full of goodies lately. Here's a sample.
(First, a quick update on the Station fire: Mount Wilson is still unscathed, and firefighters predict today will be a better day. Concern... More»
Sep. 1, 2009 | 08:00 PDT | 15:00 UTC
Planetary Radio Q and A: How do you make a mark on a planet made of gas?
This week's Planetary Radio features Linda Spilker on the current status of the Cassini mission and what it's been doing with equinox observations. On "Questions and Answers" I answered the question:
"How could an asteroid make such a big mark on... More»
Aug. 31, 2009 | 13:53 PDT | 20:53 UTC
What's up in the solar system in September 2009: MESSENGER's 3rd Mercury flyby coming up!
Tearing myself away from obsessive monitoring of the Station fire to do some real work: I'm going to make an attempt to make this a monthly feature, looking ahead to the next calendar month. Since it's been less than two weeks since my last one,... More»
Aug. 31, 2009 | 09:59 PDT | 16:59 UTC
Carnival of Space #118
Visit Cumbrian Sky, home of space poet Stuart Atkinson, for this week's Carnival of Space!... More»
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