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Jun. 4, 2009 | 14:45 PDT | 21:45 UTC
Kaguya impact information available to observers
By Amir Alexander
According to the latest information from the Japanese Space Agency JAXA, the lunar orbiter Kaguya will slam into the Moon at 6:26pm (GMT) on Wednesday, June 10, 2009, at coordinates 63 South, 80 East. This will place it deep in... More»
Jun. 3, 2009 | 13:44 PDT | 20:44 UTC
Canto II: Titan's Atmosphere and the Solar Cycle
by David Seal
E come i gru van cantando lor lai,
faccendo in aere di se lunga riga,
cosi vid'io venir, traendo guai,
ombre portate da la detta briga;
per ch'i' dissi: "Maestro, chi son quelle
genti che l'aura nera si castiga?"
And just like... More»
Jun. 3, 2009 | 10:19 PDT | 17:19 UTC
Star Trek designer Mike Okuda will be honored by NASA
by Charlene Anderson
Graphic designer Mike Okuda is getting a NASA medal and he deserves it.
It's the NASA Exceptional Public Service Medal, described on the NASA web site as: "The highest honor NASA awards to anyone who was not a Government... More»
Jun. 2, 2009 | 13:15 PDT | 20:15 UTC
Early Data from Ibuki
by Amir Alexander
The Japanese Space Agency JAXA has released early data collected by the greenhouse gas monitoring satellite, Ibuki. Also known as GOSAT, Ibuki was launched on January 23 to measure carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere around... More»
Jun. 2, 2009 | 10:58 PDT | 17:58 UTC
Connections
by David Seal
David Seal is Cassini's Mission Planner at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory and has been involved with the Cassini mission to Saturn since 1992. Dave developed JPL's Solar System Simulator and has also worked on the Shuttle Radar... More»
May. 29, 2009 | 09:21 PDT | 16:21 UTC
Looking at Mars with the MRO CTX
by Ken Edgett
My time at work is largely divided into three parts: supporting the on-going Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) mission, helping to prepare for the upcoming Mars Science Laboratory (MSL, Curiosity) rover mission, and contributing to a... More»
May. 28, 2009 | 16:13 PDT | 23:13 UTC
Monkeynauts' 50th Anniversary of Flight
by Susan Lendroth
Today marks the 50th anniversary of a milestone in space history -- the first successful flight to space and return to Earth of monkeys! On May 28, 1959, Monkeynauts Able and Baker launched from Cape Canaveral aboard a Jupiter... More»
May. 28, 2009 | 07:09 PDT | 14:09 UTC
Water and the Curiosity Landing Site Candidates
by Ken Edgett
NASA announced yesterday that the Mini Cooper-sized Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) rover—with it's 2 meters-long (6.6 ft) robotic arm—is now named Curiosity.
Darn. I always have trouble spelling that word. I instinctively type... More»
May. 27, 2009 | 16:11 PDT | 23:11 UTC
Dawn Journal: Testing Flight Software 8.0
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 Astrodawns,
Dawn's mission continues to go very well, as the spacecraft nears the end of... More»
May. 27, 2009 | 09:41 PDT | 16:41 UTC
The Martian Craters Asimov and Danielson
by Ken Edgett
My two favorite craters were recently given official names by the International Astronomical Union (IAU). One was named for the author, Isaac Asimov (1920–1992), the other for G. Edward Danielson, Jr. (1939–2005), the instrument... More»
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