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I have an announcement to make
I have an announcement to make
Ulysses: Still not dead yet
Ulysses: Still not dead yet
"Status reports" on Mars Odyssey and the Cassini Saturn orbiter
"Status reports" on Mars Odyssey and the Cassini Saturn orbiter
New Horizons spots Triton
New Horizons spots Triton
Quick Kepler update
Quick Kepler update
A first map of Io, revisited
A first map of Io, revisited
Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter eye candy: HiRISE images Deimos
Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter eye candy: HiRISE images Deimos
Dawn Journal: Safely Past Mars
Dawn swooped close to Mars and then left it behind on a new course, having taken advantage of Mars's gravity.
Carnival of Space #93: From our own planet, to exoplanets
Carnival of Space #93: From our own planet, to exoplanets
Kepler launch is coming soon, and I'm Twittering
Kepler launch is coming soon, and I'm Twittering
"On Point" tomorrow at 8 am Pacific (1600 UTC)
"On Point" tomorrow at 8 am Pacific (1600 UTC)
What are the rovers up to? March 2009
As usual, troubled Spirit's progress sometimes amounts to only centimeters, while golden child Opportunity has already clocked four kilometers on its trek toward Endeavour.
Rebooting Odyssey
I just received one of those chillingly-titled missives from JPL:
Update to my S/2008 S1 post: Cassini can fly past it!
Update to my S/2008 S1 post: Cassini can fly past it!
A new moon for Saturn within the G ring
A new moon for Saturn within the G ring
The Reasons Behind the MSL Delay
There are a pair of excellent articles in this week's Space Review by Adrian Brown, looking at the Technical and Budgetary reasons that the Mars Science Lab launch was delayed until 2011.
Methane is a greenhouse gas on Pluto, too
Methane is a greenhouse gas on Pluto, too
The Chang'e 1 mission is over
The Chang'e 1 mission is over
Mars Exploration Rovers Update: Spirit Gains A little Power, Opportunity Loses a Little Steam
Despite some struggles with terrain and technology, the Mars Exploration Rovers moved their missions forward in February, as Spirit and Opportunity pressed on toward their next major Martian attractions.
Mapping Mars, now and in history
Planetary cartographer Phil Stooke has been working on a cool project to compose and compare maps of Mars that show how we saw the planet throughout the Space Age.