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Going on vacation
Tomorrow the family heads away from home for three weeks, two weeks of which I plan not to work at all.
Bill Nye Signs on as Planetary Society's New Executive Director
Bill Nye the Science Guy® will take the helm as the new Executive Director of the Planetary Society.
Planetary Society Hails Falcon 9 Test as Great Achievement
The Planetary Society today issued this statement congratulating SpaceX on the test flight of Falcon 9.
Carnival of space 3D special
Stuart Atkinson has prepared a
The Planetary Society is moving on up
After 25 years in our big brown house at 65 North Catalina Avenue in Pasadena, The Planetary Society is moving on Monday to new headquarters at 85 South Grand Avenue, still in Pasadena.
Programming note: Florida space conference
As I write this I am watching President Obama walk down the steps from Air Force One to attend the Florida space conference and deliver a speech at 14:40 EDT (18:40 UTC) about the future of American space exploration.
Carnival of Space #148
Carnival of Space #148 is live over at Celestial Spider. Check it out!
Planetary Radio LIVE!
Program note: If you will be in southern California on April 30, 2010, please join us at the public radio station KPCC's newly completed Mohn Broadcast Center at 7 pm for Planetary Radio's first-ever show recorded before a live studio audience!
Space Imaging 3: First Voyage into the PDS
I've finally caught my breath enough to contemplate starting up my imaging classes again.
Carnival of Space #146
Wander on over to Simostronomy for the 146th Carnival of Space!
Propose for a Shoemaker Near Earth Object Grant
Are you a serious amateur astronomer who enjoys the challenge of following up on the discoveries of faint near-Earth objects?
Programming Note: The Pluto Files
This is just a brief note to advertise this evening's edition of NOVA on public television here in the U.S. The show is
Carnival of Space #141
Wander on over to StarryCritters for the 141st Carnival of Space!
A Space Carnival (#140) and some new names for Enceladus
This week the Carnival of Space is over at one of my favorite new blogs, Lights in the Dark. Actually it's not so new -- evidently this week marks its first anniversary!
WISE has found its first comet, P/2010 B2 (WISE)
Having discovered its first asteroid on January 12, Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) has now officially discovered its first comet, P/2010 B2 (WISE).
This blog now has comments!
Every once in a while I get an email from a reader expressing irritation with the fact that this blog doesn't permit comments. The reasons have always been technical/financial, not philosophical.
Visitor from JAXA Stops at Planetary Society
The Planetary Society regularly hosts interns and visiting scientists and engineers from world space agencies. Recently, we've had the pleasure of working with JAXA's Toshiaki Takemae.
Countdown to the Budget...
The world's space community -- and the public -- is awaiting the Obama Administration's new plan for human and robotic space flight. We expect the plan will be unveiled as part of the formal submission to Congress of the Administration's proposed budget for the Federal Government.
2009: The Year in Pictures
At last, I've posted my annual Year in Pictures feature. Go check it out!
A Space Carnival and a radio show
Wander on over to Cumbrian Sky to check out a special Christmas edition of the Carnival of Space!