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Nov. 3, 2009 | 13:46 PST | 21:46 UTC
Data from Kaguya's prime mission to the Moon has been released
Yesterday, the Japanese space agency announced the public release of the data from the primary mission of the Kaguya (a.k.a. SELENE) lunar orbiter. The release covers the period from December 21, 2007 to October 31, 2008, and includes data from all... More»
Nov. 3, 2009 | 10:21 PST | 18:21 UTC
Another marvelous image from Cassini's Nov 2 Enceladus flyby
This image goodie was produced from the raw images from Cassini's close encounter with Saturn's geyser moon Enceladus yesterday by Gordan Ugarkovic. At the time that this photo was taken, Cassini was in Saturn's shadow (that is, it was in eclipse);... More»
Nov. 2, 2009 | 21:10 PST | Nov. 3 05:10 UTC
Cassini's Enceladus encounter, with bonus Tethys
Just as all the American space buffs were preparing for bed (and after Europeans should have been asleep), raw images from Cassini's close pass by Enceladus today started appearing on the JPL raw images website, and some less-compressed versions of... More»
Nov. 2, 2009 | 09:32 PST | 17:32 UTC
Dawn Journal: Taking up residence in the asteroid belt
Here's our monthly checkup with the Dawn mission, contributed by Marc Rayman, the mission's Project System Engineer. Thanks Marc! --ESLClick to enlarge >Marc RaymanBy Marc Rayman
Dear Dawn-o'-lanterns,
Dawn continues to make steady progress on its... More»
Oct. 31, 2009 | 18:08 PDT | Nov. 1 01:08 UTC
Happy Halloween!
Enjoy tonight's nearly-full Moon! I couldn't resist posting these snapshots that Alice Wessen took of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory's costume contest. There were many costumes that were not on space themes, but I had to feature some of the... More»
Oct. 30, 2009 | 10:19 PDT | 17:19 UTC
Fun Friday photo: Titan and Rhea
Peekaboo! Cassini recently captured a series of images documenting Rhea passing behind Titan. I love how Titan's smog discolors Rhea's surface. Though, to be honest, the color in this image is fiction, based on truth. The image sequence was only... More»
Oct. 29, 2009 | 15:59 PDT | 22:59 UTC
What's up in the solar system in November 2009
There are two -- actually three -- big things to look forward to this month. We have a double event to look forward to on Cassini: a pair of ultra-close Enceladus flybys spaced only 19 days apart, on November 2 and 21. And ESA's Rosetta will be... More»
Oct. 29, 2009 | 11:34 PDT | 18:34 UTC
Charlene Anderson: Einstein still rules
by Charlene Anderson
News from 7.2 billion light years away demonstrates that some things in this shifting universe are relatively reliable. We can still count on Einstein and his explanation of space-time to explain how things work.
Last May, the... More»
Oct. 28, 2009 | 12:51 PDT | 19:51 UTC
Gorgeous high-res image of the Apollo 17 landing site
The LROC team posted today a new image of the Apollo 17 landing site, captured after Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter had gotten in to its 50-kilometer mapping orbit, so this is much more detailed than the previous view. Holy cow, you can see where... More»
Oct. 28, 2009 | 12:30 PDT | 19:30 UTC
HiRISE sees Phoenix in the Martian spring
These Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter HiRISE images of the defunct Phoenix lander in the early dawn light of northern spring have been out for some time, but no one had accomplished the difficult task of locating the Phoenix hardware in them until this... More»
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