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Nov. 19, 2009 | 14:54 PST | 22:54 UTC
Encouraging motion on Spirit
UPDATE 7 p.m. PST: It seems there was a bit more downward motion than I detected. The JPL update says:Spirit successfully completed the first step of its planned two-step motion on Sol 2090 (Nov. 19). After spinning the wheels for the equivalent... More»
Nov. 19, 2009 | 12:49 PST | 20:49 UTC
Space Imaging II: Getting Started with MER and Cassini Raw Images now available for download
I probably crammed too much into today's class: an hour-and-a-half whirlwind tour through the cameras on the rovers and Cassini, how to access their raw images on the Internet, and some basic processing that you can do with each of them.
If you... More»
Nov. 19, 2009 | 09:16 PST | 17:16 UTC
Hayabusa's still coming home: JAXA engineers come up with yet another creative solution
Ideally, you'd like to have a space mission that faces no problems. But in the real world, spacecraft run into trouble. Trouble has come time and again to JAXA's little Hayabusa asteroid sample return mission, yet the mission's engineers always... More»
Nov. 18, 2009 | 14:58 PST | 22:58 UTC
Opportunity's poking at Marquette Island; Cassini's catching dancing moons
Since tomorrow's class is going to be on playing with raw images from the rovers and Cassini, I've been playing with recent raw images from the rovers and Cassini! I just thought I'd share a couple of the fun items I've been working... More»
Nov. 18, 2009 | 14:47 PST | 22:47 UTC
Atlantis Rockets to Orbit on crucial ISS resupply flight
Planetary Society volunteer Ken Kremer is reporting for us from the Kennedy Space Center, where he watched the launch of Space Shuttle Atlantis on Monday, November 16. Kremer is a research scientist and freelance journalist who spends his spare time... More»
Nov. 17, 2009 | 13:20 PST | 21:20 UTC
Results of the first "Free Spirit" extrication drive, sol 2088: not much, as expected
EDIT: JPL's update for today indicates the drive stopped after less than 1 second of driving because it sensed its tilt was out of the tightly specified parameters, which would explain why there appeared to be basically no change between the... More»
Nov. 16, 2009 | 12:48 PST | 20:48 UTC
How to download the first imaging class: "Images Are Data"
Having suffered a brief setback at the hands (teeth?) of the neighborhood squirrels who chewed through my cable line last week, I finally prevailed in hosting the first in my series of classes on processing space images for amateurs this morning,... More»
Nov. 16, 2009 | 12:16 PST | 20:16 UTC
Leonid Meteor Shower Peaks on the 17th
by Bruce Betts
The Leonid meteor shower peaks on Tuesday, November 17. The Leonids are a highly variable shower, and as such are a bit of a gamble on what you'll see. Could be great, could be so-so. But, there are predictions of a few hour peak... More»
Nov. 13, 2009 | 19:44 PST | Nov. 14 03:44 UTC
Rosetta Earth swingby successful
Rosetta appears to have operated flawlessly as it streaked past Earth for its flyby early this morning. Here are a few more gems from the flyby.
First is an actual sighting of the Rosetta spacecraft from Earth. Crazy to look up in the sky and see... More»
Nov. 13, 2009 | 15:33 PST | 23:33 UTC
LightSail Garners News Headlines
by Susan Lendroth
The Planetary Society's new solar sail project -- LightSail -- has generated headlines and hundreds of news stories since it was announced on Monday. Read a few of the coverage highlights in our In the News Section.... More»
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