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Sep. 11, 2008 | 11:06 PDT | 18:06 UTC
An amazing animation of Halley's comet from Vega 1
With so much talk of asteroids and comets lately I thought it'd be a good time to post this amazing artifact from the past. It's actually not from the very distant past, but it's data from the first framing CCD cameras sent into space, aboard the... More»
Sep. 10, 2008 | 15:14 PDT | 22:14 UTC
The Face on Steins?
Here's one last image from Rosetta that I couldn't resist posting. When I was closely examining the images that Rosetta took of Šteins as it departed, this is what I saw:The Face on Šteins?I couldn't help but see a sad face staring out at me from... More»
Sep. 10, 2008 | 14:46 PDT | 21:46 UTC
Ustream chat archived; comparing Itokawa and Eros
A recording of today's Ustream chat is now available; you can also read the chat log here.
One of the things I discussed in my presentation is the fact that Itokawa stands out from the other asteroids because it looks so different -- other... More»
Sep. 10, 2008 | 09:02 PDT | 16:02 UTC
LORRI is one powerful camera
So in Monday's "what's up in the solar system" post I mentioned that New Horizons will soon be observing Uranus and Neptune using its LORRI camera, but since the planets will be so far away -- roughly three and four billion kilometers, respectively... More»
Sep. 9, 2008 | 15:51 PDT | 22:51 UTC
Rosetta Unearths a "Jewel of the Solar System"
I have finally managed to write up my notes from the way-too-early-Saturday-morning press conference on the first results of Rosetta's encounter with asteroid Šteins, giving you all of the information I could write down on the first science results.... More»
Sep. 8, 2008 | 16:03 PDT | 23:03 UTC
Ustream Chat Wednesday, September 10 at 1900 UTC: Rosetta's flyby of asteroid Steins
For this week's Ustream broadcast I'll give an overview of the images and few other bits of data that were returned from Rosetta's recent flyby of the small asteroid Steins, then take questions and answers. Come join me!
The embedded player... More»
Sep. 8, 2008 | 15:39 PDT | 22:39 UTC
What's up in the solar system for the week of September 8
I'm sorry I skipped this roundup last week -- both for you readers and for me; now I have two weeks' worth of events to catch up on! Fortunately this appears to be a quiet week for space exploration.
The big news, last week, of course, was... More»
Sep. 6, 2008 | 05:11 PDT | 12:11 UTC
Where does Steins fit in?
One thing I couldn't resist doing before returning to bed: seeing where Steins fits in, in context with all the other asteroids and comets that have been explored to date. Here's an updated version of my asteroids-and-comets-to-scale montage,... More»
Sep. 6, 2008 | 04:23 PDT | 11:23 UTC
First Rosetta images of Steins
I won't take time to comment on these now as I'd really like to get back to bed for a couple hours' sleep...but here's some of the first images of Steins!Click to enlarge >Asteroid (2867) SteinsSome of the images captured by the OSIRIS wide-angle... More»
Sep. 5, 2008 | 13:49 PDT | 20:49 UTC
Rosetta heard from after flyby
Rosetta contacted Earth on schedule following its flyby of asteroid (2867) Steins at 18:38 UTC today, according to a story on the ESA website. Data downlink hasn't started yet -- the spacecraft is still gathering data as it flies away -- but the... More»
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