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Ice Cap to Ice Cap with Mars Odyssey
Posted by Bill Dunford on 2013/04/02 11:24 CDT | 2 comments
Explore the mysterious Martian landscape with the workhorse of the Solar System, Mars Odyssey.
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2013/04/01 02:36 CDT | 2 comments
India's Mars Orbiter Mission has been much in the news in Asian media over the last week as a result of the release of ISRO's Annual Report 2012-2013. Also, ISRO and NASA issued a joint statement from Washington a week ago endorsing interagency cooperation in the space sciences
Dawn journal: Staying warm en route to Ceres
Posted by Marc Rayman on 2013/03/30 10:05 CDT | 4 comments
Marc Rayman's latest Dawn journal explains the temperature adjustments engineers make to save power and keep the spacecraft warm.
A Major Political Victory for The Planetary Society
Posted by Bill Nye on 2013/03/29 02:18 CDT
The Planetary Society just achieved a major victory in our efforts to ensure strong funding for NASA’s planetary exploration.
Curiosity update, sol 227: Some sharpshooting and a dusty deck
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2013/03/29 10:50 CDT | 4 comments
Curiosity is back to science operations, though the activities are limited in scope by the fact that conjunction is fast approaching. Here's a couple of neat images from sol 227.
Planetary Society Weekly Hangout: Reports from the Lunar and Planetary Science Conference
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2013/03/28 02:00 CDT | 5 comments
On Thursday at noon PDT / 1900 UTC I'll report on some of my favorite findings from LPSC, and answer your questions about the latest planetary science.
LPSC 2013: watery Martian minerals
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2013/03/28 12:26 CDT | 3 comments
Some interesting results from the Lunar and Planetary Science Conference on clay minerals on Mars and what they might mean about ancient water.
An editorial on the LPSC 2013 oral sessions
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2013/03/28 12:26 CDT | 6 comments
In which I complain just a little bit about talks at the Lunar and Planetary Science Conference.
What's Going On with NASA Education and Public Outreach?
Posted by Casey Dreier on 2013/03/28 12:18 CDT | 3 comments
Sequestration claims its next victim at NASA, as all Education and Public Outreach activities are suspended until further review.
[Updated] Senate Bill Restores $223 million to NASA's Planetary Science Division
Posted by Casey Dreier on 2013/03/27 05:15 CDT | 4 comments
The President signed the Senate's bill to fund the government for the remainder of 2013, and it includes some positive news for NASA's Planetary Science division, which is facing a 21% cut.
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