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Archived posts are listed in reverse chronological order.
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»
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»
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