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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»
Sep. 5, 2008 | 10:21 PDT | 17:21 UTC
Rosetta on target, no further rocket firings needed
The rocket firing that Rosetta performed yesterday has targeted the spacecraft to within two kilometers of the planned position, an accuracy that the navigation team deems is good enough to cancel the final opportunity for a trajectory correction... More»
Sep. 5, 2008 | 10:19 PDT | 17:19 UTC
Carnival of Space #69
Irene Klotz makes this week's Carnival of Space poetical.
And, while I'm posting links, here's some other new stuff on the website.
A. J. S. Rayl checked in last weekend with the latest from the Spirit and Opportunity rovers.
Amir Alexander has... More»
Sep. 4, 2008 | 11:15 PDT | 18:15 UTC
Rosetta's just a day away from Steins and now on target
There are new Rosetta images of Steins, still a faint speck among the background of stars. Here's an animation:Rosetta approaches SteinsThe Rosetta spacecraft fine-tuned its approach to the asteroid Steins using images from its navigation camera... More»
Sep. 3, 2008 | 16:22 PDT | 23:22 UTC
Phoenix update to sol 97: A new sample for wet chemistry and lots of fun with animations
It's time to catch up with the latest on the Phoenix mission at Mars, now more than a week into its extended mission. As I post this, we're a few hours in to sol 99. When I last checked in, Phoenix had spent a couple of weeks grooming trenches and... More»
Sep. 3, 2008 | 13:17 PDT | 20:17 UTC
Ustream chat archived
A recording of today's Ustream chat is now available; you can also read the chat log here.... More»
Sep. 2, 2008 | 10:16 PDT | 17:16 UTC
Rosetta's zeroing in on Steins
As of midnight last night (UTC, so that's about 17 hours ago now) ESA's Rosetta spacecraft has all its science instruments on, getting ready for its first close encounter with an asteroid. The closest approach to 2867 Steins happens at 18:37 UTC on... More»
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