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Archived posts are listed in reverse chronological order.
Aug. 24, 2009 | 09:37 PDT | 16:37 UTC
A sunset into the dust
While Spirit has been stuck at Troy, it's been taking numerous opportunities to capture photos with dramatic twilight lighting. On sol 2,002 (three sols ago, or August 21), it gazed toward the setting Sun, snapping the shutter roughly once a... More»
Aug. 24, 2009 | 06:50 PDT | 13:50 UTC
Carnival of Space #117
Wander on over to Simostronomy for this week's Carnival of Space!... More»
Aug. 21, 2009 | 14:10 PDT | 21:10 UTC
A week of Tweets
Here's what I've been talking up on Twitter this week. If you'd like to see these in real time, Follow me at Twitter. A word on some conventions: "RT" means "Retweet" -- I'm repeating something that somebody else said. Anything preceded by an "@"... More»
Aug. 21, 2009 | 13:59 PDT | 20:59 UTC
Finally, I write about Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera photos
I am so sorry it's taken me so long to sit down and write about some of the amazing images being returned from the Moon by Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter. The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera or LROC is the sharpest camera ever sent to lunar orbit... More»
Aug. 20, 2009 | 11:51 PDT | 18:51 UTC
Dawn on the northern face of Saturn's rings
I've been watching Cassini's raw images website for the latest eye candy from Saturn's equinox. Here is a particularly nice view of a crescent Saturn with dark rings, just a week after equinox. I love the skinny shadow cast by the vast ring... More»
Aug. 20, 2009 | 11:19 PDT | 18:19 UTC
The July-August 2009 issue of The Planetary Report is out, with Buzz Aldrin
The latest issue of The Planetary Report has just been posted to the For Members section in PDF format; non-members can view the table of contents and read Charlene Anderson's editorial here, or can join the Society if you'd like to read the full... More»
Aug. 19, 2009 | 09:46 PDT | 16:46 UTC
What's up in the solar system in August 2009
Time to step back and take stock of what's going on with all our favorite robotic missions exploring space beyond Earth....
NASA's MESSENGER is now closing in on its third and final flyby of Mercury, coming up on September 29. Its view of Mercury... More»
Aug. 18, 2009 | 13:54 PDT | 20:54 UTC
Io eclipses and transits Ganymede
I give a tip of the hat to Jason Perry at The Gish Bar Times and a Wayne's World-style "We're not worthy" bow and scrape to amateur astronomer Christopher Go for this incredible animation. Go observed a mutual event of two of Jupiter's moons,... More»
Aug. 18, 2009 | 12:14 PDT | 19:14 UTC
Planetary Radio Q and A: What's Jupiter made of? Part 2
This week's Planetary Radio features Don Yeomans on a new website that helps to inform the public about the potentially hazardous asteroids in the space near Earth. On "Questions and Answers" I continued answering the question:
"I've heard Jupiter... More»
Aug. 18, 2009 | 09:58 PDT | 16:58 UTC
Carnival of Space #116
Carnival of Space #116 is live over at Habitation Intention. Wander over and check it out!... More»
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