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Archived posts are listed in reverse chronological order.
Jul. 8, 2008 | 11:23 PDT | 18:23 UTC
What's up in the solar system for the week of July 7
Time to take my weekly census of the spacecraft exploring the solar system.
It looks like a quiet week for Cassini, which continues its stable once-per-week orbits of Saturn; it just this morning passed periapsis (its closest approach) of Rev 75,... More»
Jul. 7, 2008 | 13:37 PDT | 20:37 UTC
Ustream chat Wednesday at 20:00 UTC
Regular viewers will see yet another new background for my now-weekly Ustream chat this coming Wednesday at 20:00 UTC, as I'll be broadcasting from my mother's house out East. I don't have a fancy presentation this week; it'll just be a regular... More»
Jul. 6, 2008 | 14:15 PDT | 21:15 UTC
Beautiful mosaic of the Voyager mountains
One of my favorite amateur image magicians, Gordan Ugarkovic continues to play around with the amazing data recently released by the Cassini mission, covering the Iapetus encounter of last September. Here's a lovely mosaic he just put together of... More»
Jul. 3, 2008 | 16:42 PDT | 23:42 UTC
MESSENGER Scientists 'Astonished' to Find Water in Mercury's Thin Atmosphere
I've just posted a news story on the latest results of the MESSENGER mission, announced in a telephone news conference held today. The timing may seem strange, as it's the day before a major holiday in the U.S., exactly the right time to hold a... More»
Jul. 3, 2008 | 16:40 PDT | 23:40 UTC
Carnival of Space #61
Go to Mang's Bat Page to check out the 61st Carnival of Space, a weekly tour around space-themed weblogs.
And, while I'm linking, don't miss Amir Alexander's update on the status of funding for the Arecibo telescope; A. J. S. Rayl's monthly update... More»
Jul. 3, 2008 | 07:48 PDT | 14:48 UTC
GLAST is returning data to Earth
Phil Plait reports that the Gamma-ray Large Area Telescope, or GLAST, is now returning data to Earth! Phil's been kind enough to send traffic my way for my Phoenix coverage; I'm only too happy to send you guys his way for GLAST, since he used to... More»
Jul. 2, 2008 | 16:23 PDT | 23:23 UTC
Phoenix sol 36 update: Scraping in Wonderland, next steps for TEGA
The Phoenix team is lying somewhat low this week. With Phoenix' sols aligned almost perfectly with Arizona days, the team has to work through the local night, and at least two members of the JPL newsroom team have taken the week off. And an... More»
Jul. 2, 2008 | 13:39 PDT | 20:39 UTC
Ustream webcast archived
For those of you who tuned in today, I'm sorry I forgot to put in a direct link to the webcast! If you missed my webcast on "Be an Armchair Planetary Scientist," you can now watch the recorded version here, and get the chat log and PowerPoint... More»
Jul. 1, 2008 | 12:34 PDT | 19:34 UTC
What's up in the solar system for the week of June 30
Time to take my weekly census of the spacecraft exploring the solar system. I wrote the Cassini part of this update yesterday but didn't have time to finish, and I've been trying to be a good girl about not working after hours -- so I'm a day later... More»
Jun. 30, 2008 | 21:58 PDT | Jul. 1 04:58 UTC
Ustream webcast Wednesday July 2 at 19:00 UTC: How to Be an Armchair Planetary Scientist
Please join me Wednesday at noon my time for my next Ustream broadcast. I'm going to do something different this time: I'll start out my broadcast by giving the presentation I gave to the workshop at the Astronomy Society of the Pacific meeting on... More»
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