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The Planetary Society Blog
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Archived posts are listed in reverse chronological order.
Apr. 13, 2011 | 10:16 PDT | 17:16 UTC
Congratulations to the California Science Center on getting Space Shuttle Endeavour!
Space exploration is an international endeavor and I usually try to speak as a citizen of Earth rather than one of my nation, state, or city, but I'm going to ask you to indulge me in a little local boosterism today:
Woo hoo! The California... More»
Apr. 12, 2011 | 10:12 PDT | 17:12 UTC
Happy 50th birthday of human spaceflight
On April 12, 1961, Yuri Gagarin became the first human to see firsthand the blackness of space above our home planet's thin atmosphere. Since there's lots of thoughtful reporting and commentary being posted on this anniversary, I thought it'd be... More»
Apr. 11, 2011 | 10:38 PDT | 17:38 UTC
Comparing Clementine and Chandrayaan-1 spectra from the Moon
A paper recently published in the Journal of Geophysical Research illustrates how challenging it can be to try to study a world remotely, from an orbiter positioned a hundred kilometers away. In "Newer views of the Moon: Comparing spectra from... More»
Apr. 8, 2011 | 10:03 PDT | 17:03 UTC
Having some fun with Curiosity's pretty face (plus, a conversation about Curiosity with a 4-year-old)
The photo I took of Curiosity's "face" and posted on Monday seems to have tickled a lot of people. I understand it's the subject of a "Photoshop this Mars rover" challenge at Fark (that link won't work for another 10 hours unless you're a... More»
Apr. 8, 2011 | 09:15 PDT | 16:15 UTC
Juno is being shipped to Cape Canaveral today
Spaceflight Now is following along as the next Jupiter orbiter, Juno, is journeying from its birthplace at Lockheed Martin in Denver to Cape Canaveral. As of this moment it has been packed up and loaded onto a flatbed trailer, which is driving... More»
Apr. 7, 2011 | 13:14 PDT | 20:14 UTC
Dawn Journal: Calibrating instruments and thrusters on Vesta approach
Here's our monthly checkup with the Dawn mission, contributed by Marc Rayman, the mission's Project System Engineer. Marc also asked me to mention that he'll be doing two entertaining public presentations on Dawn in the coming weeks: one, on April... More»
Apr. 7, 2011 | 09:16 PDT | 16:16 UTC
365 Days of Astronomy Podcast: What's up in the second quarter of 2011
Regular readers of this blog will find the content of today's 365 Days of Astronomy Podcast familiar, because it's an update on what the solar system exploration spacecraft are up to, based on my monthly "what's up" updates. For 365 Days of... More»
Apr. 6, 2011 | 10:27 PDT | 17:27 UTC
Spotting Jupiter's Moons...with a Solar Telescope!?
It's not uncommon to see planets wandering through the field of view of a solar telescope, and when it's a bright planet like Jupiter it's almost painfully obvious. But I was astounded to learn this morning that SOHO can not only see Jupiter, it... More»
Apr. 5, 2011 | 14:30 PDT | 21:30 UTC
SpaceX announces new Falcon Heavy
by Susan Lendroth
Today, Elon Musk, CEO and chief rocket designer of Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) – as well as member of the Planetary Society Board of Directors – unveiled plans and price points for their new Falcon Heavy.
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Apr. 5, 2011 | 11:41 PDT | 18:41 UTC
Chang'E 2 update: primary mission successful
For months I've had no information about China's Chang'e 2 lunar orbiter for my monthly "What's Up" updates, and that's finally changed. Chang'e 2 completed its six-month nominal mission on April 1, and there were a couple of news stories in... More»
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