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Archived posts are listed in reverse chronological order.
Nov. 11, 2008 | 15:46 PST | 23:46 UTC
The end of Phoenix
These eyes have seen their last.On sol 116, Phoenix used its arm-mounted camera to photograph its mast-mounted camera. The two "eyes" of the camera permitted Phoenix to create stereoscopic views of the landscape. Credit: NASA / JPL / UA / MPI... More»
Nov. 11, 2008 | 10:11 PST | 18:11 UTC
Chandrayaan-1's first picture of the Moon
Here is the first image taken by Chandrayaan-1 of the Moon, taken while it was still in Earth orbit on November 4. It's a bit underwhelming -- until you realize that the camera was designed to take photos of the Moon from a distance 3,000 times... More»
Nov. 11, 2008 | 08:02 PST | 16:02 UTC
High dust levels are making life tough for Spirit
There was a worrying update posted on the JPL website for Spirit today: an early-season dust storm has darkened its skies enough that its solar panels produced only 89 watt-hours of power yesterday, sol 1,725. Neither rover has ever, ever seen... More»
Nov. 10, 2008 | 16:27 PST | Nov. 11 00:27 UTC
What's up in the solar system for the week of November 10
With the whirlwind of events taking place across the solar system throughout October, I couldn't find the time to keep up with my erstwhile weekly updates of events across the solar system. Things have quieted down again, so I can take a breath,... More»
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»
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