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Mars Exploration Rovers Update: Spirit Thrashes with Tartarus, Opportunity Wrestles RAT at Victoria's Ring
Nail-biting drama and the inevitable signs of aging marked the month of November for the Mars Exploration Rovers, with Spirit accidentally encountering Tartarus, a dust-filled crater, on its way to its winter haven and having to thrash for its life, and Opportunity spending a lot of its time conducting tests on its RAT (rock abrasion tool), which lost another encoder.
Flipping Earth
Flipping Earth
New Kaguya images
New Kaguya images
CRISM spots Phobos and Deimos
CRISM spots Phobos and Deimos
The Deep Impact extended mission is going to take a little longer
The Deep Impact extended mission is going to take a little longer
Chang'e 1 returns its first image from the Moon
Chang'e 1 returns its first image from the Moon
"Return of the Falcon," a new animation of the Hayabusa mission
JAXA has released a 30-minute video of the Hayabusa mission,
A carnival and an anniversary
A carnival and an anniversary
Thanksgiving and new stuff on our website
Thanksgiving and new stuff on our website
Seeing Earth rise and set from the Moon
Seeing Earth rise and set from the Moon
ExoMars landing site downselections
It hasn't been that long since the Mars Science Laboratory landing site downselection meeting; it was quickly followed by a meeting in Europe on ExoMars, which is currently planned for a 2011 launch.
Son of Rosetta
Son of Rosetta
Cosmos 2
A letter from the Executive Director to the members and supporters of The Planetary Society.
Carnival of Space #29
Carnival of Space #29
No descent images or sounds from Phoenix
A couple of days ago Malin Space Science Systems (MSSS) issued a news notice that explains some of the horse-trading that went on behind the scenes to rescue MARDI, the descent imaging camera that they are building for the Mars Science Laboratory rover.
Rosetta's Earth flyby successful; and they got pictures too!
Rosetta's Earth flyby successful; and they got pictures too!
Dawn Journal: Halfway Through Checkout
Now more than halfway through its 80-day initial checkout phase, the Dawn spacecraft continues to please its fans in mission control and throughout much of the rest of the universe.
Rosetta is closing in on Earth
Rosetta is closing in on Earth
Earthrise and Earthset from Kaguya
Earthrise and Earthset from Kaguya
Happy second birthday to Venus Express
Happy second birthday to Venus Express