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Archived posts are listed in reverse chronological order.
Aug. 31, 2009 | 08:59 PDT | 15:59 UTC
Station Fire update: Mount Wilson Observatory still there, but still under threat
I've spent all weekend following the progress (if you can call it that) of the Station fire via every available medium, posting regular updates on Twitter and Facebook. Those have proved invaluable resources for concerned people to share links to... More»
Aug. 29, 2009 | 17:34 PDT | Aug. 30 00:34 UTC
The Station Fire is near JPL and even closer to Mt. Wilson
It's fire season again in Los Angeles, and this year there is a major fire burning in the mountains north of the city of La Cañada Flintridge, home to the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL). So far, JPL itself is not under any immediate threat,... More»
Aug. 29, 2009 | 07:29 PDT | 14:29 UTC
Chandrayaan-1 lost
It appears Earth is down one spacecraft. According to numerous reports in Indian media, contact was lost with the lunar orbiter Chandrayaan-1 abruptly -- in the middle of a communications session with Earth -- at 1:30 Indian time on Friday... More»
Aug. 28, 2009 | 14:01 PDT | 21:01 UTC
My Tweets this week
First off, I want to apologize for the fact that this'll be the only post today -- horrible air quality due to numerous Los Angeles area fires is making a bad cold more uncomfortable, and I have a bunch of September 1 deadlines on other... More»
Aug. 27, 2009 | 11:58 PDT | 18:58 UTC
"WISE Guys"
I met with two WISE guys on Tuesday during my trip to JPL. That's a joke that will probably get real old real fast as the launch date of the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) approaches, but this was the first time I'd heard it!
WISE is... More»
Aug. 26, 2009 | 14:45 PDT | 21:45 UTC
Updates from the Arctic Mars Analogue Svalbard Expedition (AMASE)
I've just uploaded about two weeks' worth of blog entries from Juan Diego Rodriguez-Blanco and Adrienne Kish on this year's Arctic Mars Analogue Svalbard Expedition; the latest entries are linked here. I enjoyed Juan's description of a simulated... More»
Aug. 26, 2009 | 11:03 PDT | 18:03 UTC
Happy 3rd anniversary of the Spirit landing!
"Third anniversary?" some of you may be asking. "Hasn't it been more like five years since Spirit landed?" Five Earth years, yes. But today, sol 2,008, is a date that's more relevant from the point of view of the rover: it's the third anniversary... More»
Aug. 25, 2009 | 11:27 PDT | 18:27 UTC
Planetary Radio Q and A: Why isn't New Horizons stopping at Pluto?
This week's Planetary Radio features Bruce Betts on"The Meaning of LIFE" -- Phobos LIFE, that is. It's a cool project that the Society is contributing to the Russian Phobos-Grunt mission; it'll carry microbes to Mars orbit and back, and is designed... More»
Aug. 24, 2009 | 20:10 PDT | Aug. 25 03:10 UTC
"Mama, there's something out the window!"
So I'm downstairs and Anahita is upstairs with Daddy, who is attempting to get her into the bath. Suddenly I hear:
"Mama! There's something out the window! Mama! Mama! Mama! Mama! Mama! Mama! Mama! There's something out the window! Mama!... More»
Aug. 24, 2009 | 16:30 PDT | 23:30 UTC
Stephen Colbert: "It has been a true honor to make merciless fun of you this year."
I'm a big fan of the Daily Show and Colbert Report so of course I made a note on my calendar not to miss Stephen Colbert's video statement on the occasion of the launch of COLBERT, the treadmill that NASA's naming for him in order to save a little... More»
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