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Archived posts are listed in reverse chronological order.
Sep. 8, 2009 | 11:54 PDT | 18:54 UTC
Planetary Radio Q and A: How do you know which way a star rotates?
This week's Planetary Radio features Hal McAlister, director of the Mount Wilson Institute; he had just returned to the peak after the worst fire danger had passed when Mat interviewed him. On "Questions and Answers" I answered the question:
"They... More»
Sep. 7, 2009 | 09:40 PDT | 16:40 UTC
Carnival of Space #119 is here at The Planetary Society Blog
Come one, come all, to a special Labor Day weekend Carnival of Space! Here in the US it's traditionally the last weekend of summer, after which we must all be serious and hardworking. Until then, though, let's have fun wandering the sideshows,... More»
Sep. 6, 2009 | 16:56 PDT | 23:56 UTC
A week of Tweets
I'm a little late with this one this week, but I wanted to give myself a chance to Tweet about something other than the Station fire, over which I was obsessing at the beginning of this week. I'll spare you most of my Tweets on that topic.
If... More»
Sep. 4, 2009 | 11:35 PDT | 18:35 UTC
Continuing the Search for Mars Polar Lander
The recent, enormous pile of image releases from the HiRISE camera on Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter includes another dozen taken in the ongoing campaign to hunt for the crash site of Mars Polar Lander. A while back I put together a long page... More»
Sep. 4, 2009 | 08:40 PDT | 15:40 UTC
Happy Saturn ring plane crossing day!
Since Saturn's equinox on August 11, Earth has been in an unusual position, on the night side of Saturn's rings. Today, though, we move back to the sunlit side as Earth crosses through Saturn's ring plane. This would be an interesting time to take... More»
Sep. 3, 2009 | 11:47 PDT | 18:47 UTC
Apollo 12 and Surveyor 3!
I just went to the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera home page to begin downloading a massive image to pore over and discuss, and what should I find there but a photo of the Apollo 12 landing site, which includes the earlier robotic lander... More»
Sep. 3, 2009 | 10:43 PDT | 17:43 UTC
New HiRISE image of Spirit at Home Plate
There's a lovely new color HiRISE image of Spirit at Home Plate. It was captured on July 16 (sol 1,968), and Spirit is firmly entrenched at Troy, on the western side of Home Plate.
There's two things I like about this image: the colorful layering... More»
Sep. 2, 2009 | 09:53 PDT | 16:53 UTC
Dawn Journal: Earth catches up
Here's our monthly checkup with the Dawn mission, contributed by Marc Rayman, the mission's Project System Engineer. Thanks Marc!
by Dr. Marc D. Rayman
Dear Indawnmitables,
The Dawn mission remains on course as the spacecraft continues to thrust... More»
Sep. 2, 2009 | 09:25 PDT | 16:25 UTC
Dust storm update: Skies clearing for Spirit
For a while, Mars was beating Spirit while she was down, throwing a dust storm at the rover where it's bogged up to its hubcaps in fluffy soil. Although not nearly as bad as the dust storm of 2007, it did seriously darken Spirit's skies and reduce... More»
Sep. 2, 2009 | 08:55 PDT | 15:55 UTC
Station fire update: Mount Wilson safe, ready for "another hundred years" of science
Yesterday morning brought news of a relief in the weather for firefighters, and the staff at JPL returned to work. But it was a nail-biting time for those of us who have been monitoring the situation up on Mount Wilson, because live footage from... More»
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