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Archived posts are listed in reverse chronological order.
Aug. 12, 2008 | 17:06 PDT | Aug. 13 00:06 UTC
Enceladus is so close I can touch it
At least that's how it seems -- ridges, valleys, sunlit peaks and shadowed hollows, all covered with boulders, in amazingly sharp focus considering Cassini had to spin at top speed to compensate for just part of the amazing 18 kilometer-per-second... More»
Aug. 12, 2008 | 12:39 PDT | 19:39 UTC
Enceladus flyby images are starting to appear
Cassini's flyby of Enceladus seems to have ended with the spacecraft in good health and lots of data being returned to Earth. The first images are now beginning to show up on the raw images website, and, interestingly, they are pictures taken at... More»
Aug. 11, 2008 | 13:40 PDT | 20:40 UTC
What's up in the solar system for the week of August 11
Let's check in on each of the 20 spacecraft actively exploring the solar system.
But first, a calendar reminder: on August 14-15, there is a conference at APL called the Great Planet Debate. As part of this conference, on August 14 at 16:30 EDT... More»
Aug. 8, 2008 | 18:00 PDT | Aug. 9 01:00 UTC
Looking back into Victoria crater
...and here's another wonderful self-portrait silhouette by Opportunity.Click to enlarge >Opportunity looks back at VictoriaAt the end of a drive on sol 1,613, Opportunity looked back at the sloping wall and interior of Victoria crater. The long... More»
Aug. 8, 2008 | 17:52 PDT | Aug. 9 00:52 UTC
The Fountains of Enceladus
I thought I'd send you all into the weekend with a pretty picture. I composed this from the best images I could find of the plumes that have been released to the Planetary Data System to date. Click to enlarge >The Fountains of EnceladusIt is only... More»
Aug. 8, 2008 | 11:46 PDT | 18:46 UTC
Skeet Shooting Enceladus
On Monday, Cassini will fly close by Enceladus, in an encounter that is optimized for imaging. The spacecraft and cameras will be doing some amazing tricks to capture the highest-resolution-yet images of those active south polar vents. I've... More»
Aug. 8, 2008 | 09:54 PDT | 16:54 UTC
Carnival of Space #66
Carnival of Space #66 is live over at A Mars Odyssey. Happy reading!... More»
Aug. 7, 2008 | 16:25 PDT | 23:25 UTC
Phoenix sol 72: Delivery to TEGA oven 5
I've been pursuing some writing and planning projects today so didn't have time to post much. However I wanted to note that the Phoenix team appears to have attempted today the difficult operation of squeezing a sample into the barely-open doors of... More»
Aug. 6, 2008 | 22:53 PDT | Aug. 7 05:53 UTC
Phoenix perchlorate kerfuffle
A. J. S. Rayl has an excellent article, with just the right balance of humor and fact, on the Phoenix perchlorate business here. I was waiting for her to post before I added any commentary about it. I'll just add a few other random facts that I... More»
Aug. 6, 2008 | 18:58 PDT | Aug. 7 01:58 UTC
Chandrayaan-1 launch delayed to October
Just a brief launch date update: According to the Times of India, the Indian lunar orbiter Chandrayaan-1 will now not launch before the second week of October. The previously stated launch date was mid-September, so this is a one-month delay.... More»
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