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A.J.S. Rayl

With dust from the summer's storms floating down on and all around them, the Mars Exploration Rovers returned to their exploration agendas this month, picking up right where they left off in July when winds kicked the soils up into the southern hemisphere and forced them to hunker down and conserve power.

Emily Lakdawalla

Cassini's next stop: Iapetus

Emily Lakdawalla

The cave entrance on Arsia Mons really is a pit

Emily Lakdawalla

Although Mars' atmosphere continues to be rather dusty, the storm has abated enough that both Mars Exploration Rovers have resumed a relatively normal level of activity. For Opportunity, that means a drive to the very edge of Victoria crater.

Emily Lakdawalla

I haven't written an update on the dust storm at Mars recently for two reasons. For one, the rovers are out of immediate danger, so it wasn't as urgent. The other reason is that Jim Bell wanted Cornell to issue a press release with updated versions of the images and animations I've been putting together from the rovers'

Emily Lakdawalla

Titan: brown and blue

Emily Lakdawalla

Two sky events Aug 27/28: One reason NOT to look up, and one reason to get up early

Doug Ellison

Europlanet : Embargo? What Embargo?

Doug Ellison

Europlanet : Swings and Roundabouts with Rings

Doug Ellison

Doug Ellison

Europlanet : Life's a bleach

Emily Lakdawalla

Carnival of Space #17

Doug Ellison

Europlanet : Experience Exploration

Doug Ellison

Europlanet : Conference - First Person Perspective

Emily Lakdawalla

Hayabusa update: Now three of four engines are working!

Doug Ellison

Europlanet : Great spectrometer - but you broke my laser!

Doug Ellison

Europlanet : Simulating the SMART-1 impact

Emily Lakdawalla

Europlanet : Up high and down low using H2O

Emily Lakdawalla

More Activity in NASA's Science Mission Directorate

Doug Ellison

Europlanet : The surface of Venus with VIRTIS