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Archived posts are listed in reverse chronological order.
Aug. 4, 2009 | 10:47 PDT | 17:47 UTC
Retiring the Shuttle Will Set Us Free
by Bill Nye
Bill Nye is contributing to the blog this week as Emily gets back up to speed. Nye spent several years working as an engineer until he combined his dual love of science and comedy to create his on-screen persona, "The Science Guy."... More»
Aug. 3, 2009 | 13:59 PDT | 20:59 UTC
The Earth from the Sky, and the Sky from the Earth
Here's an unusual view of our home planet:Click to enlarge >Earth and the Moon from Chandrayaan-1Chandrayaan-1 captured this view of Earth from the Moon on July 22, 2009. The image is not from the orbiter's camera; it was captured by the Moon... More»
Aug. 3, 2009 | 10:35 PDT | 17:35 UTC
Hi, I'm back!
EDIT: Yikes! I forgot to include Sam in my "Thank you" list below. That error has been fixed. Sorry, Sam!
Emily here again. I hope everyone has had a grand summer! As of this morning, August 3, I am officially back to work. A lot has happened... More»
Jul. 31, 2009 | 23:09 PDT | Aug. 1 06:09 UTC
Iceland on Iapetus?
by Jani Radebaugh
In our search for solar system analogs, we'll jump now to the northern hemisphere – way north – to Iceland. Last year I attended a field excursion to the Grimsvotn volcano in association with the IAVCEI (International Association... More»
Jul. 31, 2009 | 14:47 PDT | 21:47 UTC
Dawn Journal: Quiet Cruise
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 Indawnfatigables,
Shhhh! Dawn is in "quiet cruise," and we do not want to disturb it.... More»
Jul. 30, 2009 | 15:56 PDT | 22:56 UTC
Islands of Volcanic Paradise
by Jani Radebaugh
Though it's hard to leave Australia, let's turn our attentions to another planetary analog location: the North Island of New Zealand. This is one of the more volcanically active locations in the world, with several active... More»
Jul. 28, 2009 | 21:12 PDT | Jul. 29 04:12 UTC
Dunes in the Outback Red Center
by Jani Radebaugh
For the next few days, I want to talk a bit about an important aspect of planetary studies: understanding analogs we can easily visit on Earth to processes happening across the solar system. We all understand how expensive and... More»
Jul. 27, 2009 | 16:08 PDT | 23:08 UTC
Cassini RADAR continues to gaze at Titan
by Jani Radebaugh
Jani Radebaugh is an Assistant Professor of Geological Sciences at Brigham Young University. Although a planetary scientist, she specializes in the study of three moons: Titan, Io, and Earth's Moon.
She worked with the Galileo... More»
Jul. 26, 2009 | 11:32 PDT | 18:32 UTC
The Power of Lighting Conditions
by Samuel Lawrence
For over four decades, the lunar science community has absorbed the information from the Apollo missions. Although many important questions were answered, many important new questions are waiting to be tackled -- which is the... More»
Jul. 24, 2009 | 11:57 PDT | 18:57 UTC
Titan in 3D
Mike Malaska contributed this guest blog entry back in March, at the end of the Lunar and Planetary Science Conference meeting, just after Emily was ordered on bed rest. Emily apologizes profusely to Mike for the long delay in getting this... More»
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