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Archived posts are listed in reverse chronological order.
Nov. 10, 2008 | 14:08 PST | 22:08 UTC
Phoenix falls silent
I am sad to have to report that Phoenix has not been heard from since a week ago Sunday, and that today NASA has declared the mission to be at an end. They will continue to listen for a signal from Phoenix until the period of Mars solar conjunction... More»
Nov. 8, 2008 | 07:56 PST | 15:56 UTC
India has reached the Moon!
Congratulations are due to India: Chandrayaan-1 entered lunar orbit today, adding India to the select group of nations who have sent spacecraft into the gravitational grip of another world. The orbit insertion burn took place at 16:51 IST (11:21... More»
Nov. 7, 2008 | 13:01 PST | 21:01 UTC
A launch to Neptune in 2019?
The Outer Planets Assessment Group, or OPAG, is meeting this week at Arizona State University, primarily to examine the progress of the two major Outer Planets flagship mission studies, one of which will be selected by NASA and ESA in January. The... More»
Nov. 7, 2008 | 10:03 PST | 18:03 UTC
Carnival of space #78
This week the Carnival of Space has found a home at Simostronomy. Check it out!... More»
Nov. 6, 2008 | 14:44 PST | 22:44 UTC
Enceladus!
Nearly a week after yet another super-close flyby of Enceladus by Cassini, I am finally taking the time to try and work through the pictures and make sense of them. Unfortunately, I am not sure I can say anything much more intelligent about these... More»
Nov. 5, 2008 | 09:27 PST | 17:27 UTC
Our members are flying on Glory
Glory, launching in June 2009, will be an Earth-orbiting satellite that will study aerosols in the atmosphere and solar irradiance, both of which are important inputs into Earth's energy balance and global climate. The Glory mission announced in... More»
Nov. 5, 2008 | 08:58 PST | 16:58 UTC
Chandrayaan-1 to enter lunar orbit on November 8
Both the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and ESA have issued press statements about the final adjustment to Chandrayaan-1's Earth orbit, on November 3 at 23:26 UTC. In its fifth orbit-raising maneuver, while at its closest approach to... More»
Nov. 4, 2008 | 14:24 PST | 22:24 UTC
Phoenix update: Not dead yet; still in "Lazarus mode;" one attempt at microphone use did not work
I chatted with project manager Barry Goldstein today, who filled me in on the current status of Phoenix. The bottom line: it's in a survival mode where it's depleting its batteries every afternoon, then waking up the next morning and trying to call... More»
Nov. 3, 2008 | 14:36 PST | 22:36 UTC
More on "backwards" space images
I received an email this morning from Mike Caplinger, who's involved with all the Mars cameras past and present that have come out of Malin Space Science Systems (this includes things like MOC on Mars Global Surveyor, CTX on Mars Reconnaissance... More»
Nov. 3, 2008 | 14:04 PST | 22:04 UTC
Carnival of Space #76
Carnival of Space #76 is live at "Tomorrow is Here." Go check it out!
And there are various new things on this website to read and listen to:Planetary Radio this week features a show on the Palomar Observatory (it wasn't yet live when I posted... More»
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