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Jul. 25, 2008 | 11:09 PDT | 18:09 UTC
Make your mark on the map
A year ago today I added a "ClustrMap" to the homepage of this weblog. A ClustrMap is essentially a glorified hit counter. In addition to recording that my homepage has gotten a hit, it notes the location of the IP address from which my page was... More»
Jul. 24, 2008 | 14:00 PDT | 21:00 UTC
Phoenix sol 58 update: rasping and scraping in Wonderland
Today I caught up with Leslie Tamppari, Phoenix project scientist, to get the latest from Mars' north pole. What I was most concerned about was trying to understand the chronology and rationale of all the work they've been doing at their trench... More»
Jul. 24, 2008 | 11:28 PDT | 18:28 UTC
Midnight Sun on Mars
This image is amazing. It is actually many images of the Sun, shot near midnight as Phoenix gazes off toward Mars' north pole. My congratulations to the Phoenix team for imagining it and capturing it, from a spacecraft built well enough to operate... More»
Jul. 23, 2008 | 16:01 PDT | 23:01 UTC
How are we coming on Phoenix mission success?
So we're approaching the two-thirds mark on the mission, and some of you readers out there are getting a little antsy about what Phoenix has accomplished to date. The issues with TEGA have certainly slowed down the plans to examine soil samples. ... More»
Jul. 23, 2008 | 13:55 PDT | 20:55 UTC
More information on the Mars Express Phobos flyby today (no pictures yet)
I've communicated further with Agustin Chicarro about the Mars Express flyby of Phobos today. It seems Mars Express does not communicate with Earth again until Friday, meaning that the images likely will not be released until at least... More»
Jul. 22, 2008 | 15:31 PDT | 22:31 UTC
Ustream chat archived
EDIT: This one is now saved to the archives.
I'm back home for my Ustream chat this week, Wednesday at 19:00 UTC, a regular question-and-answer session on any planetary topic of interest to you. Please join me!
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Jul. 22, 2008 | 15:21 PDT | 22:21 UTC
What's up in the solar system for the week of July 21
I'm finally back home from a long trip visiting family, so it's time for me to get back in the swing of things by checking up on the current activities of the twenty spacecraft exploring the solar system.
I'm going to change things up this week and... More»
Jul. 22, 2008 | 11:03 PDT | 18:03 UTC
Stay tuned for new views of Phobos from Mars Express
Mars Express has been at Mars since January 2004, and its mission has already been extended a couple of times. Under an agreement with NASA, Mars Express was required to maintain a specific orbital configuration during the descent of Phoenix to... More»
Jul. 19, 2008 | 06:39 PDT | 13:39 UTC
Everyone celebrate! TEGA Oven 0 doors opened perfectly on sol 53
Hip hip hooray! At last one set of doors on the TEGA instrument has opened correctly. This image just came down from sol 53, documenting the successful attempt to open the doors over TEGA oven 0:Click to enlarge >TEGA on sol 53, with Oven 0 doors... More»
Jul. 18, 2008 | 06:47 PDT | 13:47 UTC
Jupiter's Little Red Spot makes a second safe trip past the Great one
The Hubble team released a montage of three images of Jupiter today, showing the dance of three red spots in the southern hemisphere of Jupiter. A three-image montage begs to be animated, so here it is: Click to enlarge >Three red spots on... More»
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