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Archived posts are listed in reverse chronological order.
Dec. 13, 2010 | 11:10 PST | 19:10 UTC
Emily Martin: Boulders and Ponds on 433 Eros
Emily Martin is a former student of my former grad school officemate who is now a PhD student in the Terrestrial and Planetary Structural Geology and Geomechanics program at the University of Idaho. She is researching the fracture development on... More»
Dec. 12, 2010 | 16:39 PST | Dec. 13 00:39 UTC
Door 12 in the 2010 advent calendar
Time to open the twelfth door in the advent calendar. Until the New Year, I'll be opening a door onto a different landscape from somewhere in the solar system. Where in the solar system is this trapezoidal mountain? Click to enlarge >Door 12Credit:... More»
Dec. 11, 2010 | 13:35 PST | 21:35 UTC
Door 11 in the 2010 advent calendar
NOTE: I posted a scientific clarification to my explanation of this image on January 14, 2011.
Time to open the eleventh door in the advent calendar. Until the New Year, I'll be opening a door onto a different landscape from somewhere in the solar... More»
Dec. 10, 2010 | 16:26 PST | Dec. 11 00:26 UTC
Akatsuki update: Failure to enter orbit due to insufficient fuel pressure
An English-language article in the December 11 Yomiuri Shimbun (further disseminated by the Associated Press) summarizes the news from the Akatsuki press briefing held at 11:00 December 10 JST (last night, my time). It's succinct and clear so I'm... More»
Dec. 10, 2010 | 15:47 PST | 23:47 UTC
NanoSail-D Mission Status Update
from NASA's website
Here's the latest from the NASA site about NanoSail-D:
"At this time, it is not clear that NanoSail-D ejected from the Fast, Affordable, Science and Technology Satellite (FASTSAT) as originally stated on Monday, Dec. 6. At the... More»
Dec. 10, 2010 | 15:10 PST | 23:10 UTC
I'll be presenting at the American Geophysical Union Meeting next week
I'm going to just one day of the enormous annual American Geophysical Union meeting next week, and I am actually presenting a talk! It will be at 3:10 on Monday afternoon in room S102, in session ED13B, and is titled "Snapshots from Space: Citizen... More»
Dec. 10, 2010 | 14:40 PST | 22:40 UTC
Door 10 in the 2010 advent calendar
Time to open the tenth door in the advent calendar. Until the New Year, I'll be opening a door onto a different landscape from somewhere in the solar system. Where in the solar system is this jumble of bouldery fissures?Click to enlarge >Door 10This... More»
Dec. 9, 2010 | 21:04 PST | Dec. 10 05:04 UTC
Come back, Venus.....
This image is so, so beautiful, and so, so sad.Click to enlarge >Bye bye, VenusCredit: ISAS / JAXA This thin, diminishing crescent is Venus. It was taken by Akatsuki about exactly two days after the spacecraft flew past Venus instead of entering... More»
Dec. 9, 2010 | 14:07 PST | 22:07 UTC
Door 9 in the 2010 advent calendar
Time to open the ninth door in the advent calendar. Until the New Year, I'll be opening a door onto a different landscape from somewhere in the solar system. Where in the solar system is this jumble of boulders and fissures? Click to enlarge >Door 9... More»
Dec. 9, 2010 | 11:11 PST | 19:11 UTC
Enjoy a year in space
Every year, The Planetary Society and Starry Messenger Press collaborate on a "Year in Space" desk calendar, where each week is accompanied by a gorgeous space image. This year, editor Steve Cariddi asked me to write a feature for it. I've got my... More»
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