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Archived posts are listed in reverse chronological order.
Sep. 13, 2007 | 15:11 PDT | 22:11 UTC
Opportunity takes first gingerly steps into Victoria Crater
I have been overwhelmed by Iapetus and Kaguya, so have given scant attention to the fact that Opportunity has finally, at long last, rolled into Victoria Crater for the first time. I didn't want to pass up this news so I asked Doug Ellison to write... More»
Sep. 13, 2007 | 13:33 PDT | 20:33 UTC
Kaguya launch update: Fuel loading complete
According to Mitsubishi, loading of the hydrogen and oxygen fuel on Kaguya is complete! Launch in 5 hours and counting...
Again, here are the sources I've found for launch-watching:Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. launch blogTanegashima webcamAnd,... More»
Sep. 13, 2007 | 13:23 PDT | 20:23 UTC
Enormous Iapetus mosaic
I am still struggling to digest the massive quantity -- and unmatched strangeness -- of the images from Cassini's encounter with Iapetus. I have heard that some science team members feel just as overwhelmed. What a strange place! How can you... More»
Sep. 13, 2007 | 10:27 PDT | 17:27 UTC
Kaguya launches in less than 8 hours!
...at least if the weather holds, it will!
I'm looking for suggestions on where to find information about the launch of Kaguya. Here's what I've come up with so far. Here's one website that lists several online locations. JAXA's streaming... More»
Sep. 13, 2007 | 10:18 PDT | 17:18 UTC
Carnival of Space #20
Go to Music of the Spheres to check out the 20th Carnival of Space!... More»
Sep. 12, 2007 | 19:56 PDT | Sep. 13 02:56 UTC
Video greeting from Sir Arthur C. Clarke
Yesterday I posted the transcript of a video greeting that Arthur C. Clarke sent to the Jet Propulsion Laboratory on the occasion of the Iapetus flyby. (The transcript was sent by Clarke himself to Lou Friedman with the offer to us to do with it as... More»
Sep. 12, 2007 | 09:19 PDT | 16:19 UTC
More Blogs: Kaguya's launch, and Stars Above
There are two new blogs I'd like to point you to. First, Tyler Nordgren has sent in a post from the next stop on his Stars Above, Earth Below trip, in which he searches (with only limited success) for the namesake landforms of Glacier National... More»
Sep. 11, 2007 | 22:34 PDT | Sep. 12 05:34 UTC
Flying over the ridge
OK, I said I was going to bed, but just as I was fixing to shut down my computer I saw the frames for these, and I couldn't resist.Click to enlarge >Cassini flies over Iapetus' equatorial ridgeAs Cassini flew by Iapetus on September 10, 2007, it... More»
Sep. 11, 2007 | 22:13 PDT | Sep. 12 05:13 UTC
Iapetus closest approach images are online!!!
I've been pounding the refresh button all day long, hoping to see the images from Cassini. A friend on the team gave me a sneak peek at two amazing ones earlier today, so I was hoping and hoping to see them, but it wasn't until now -- almost 9:30... More»
Sep. 11, 2007 | 15:32 PDT | 22:32 UTC
Cassini went into safe mode, but everything is OK
EDIT: Sorry, I made a mistake on the timeline earlier and reported the news as worse than it was in the second paragraph.
According to a release that was just posted by JPL, the Cassini spacecraft went into safe mode 21 minutes into its first... More»
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