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The Planetary Society Blog
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Archived posts are listed in reverse chronological order.
Oct. 5, 2010 | 13:48 PDT | 20:48 UTC
I'm So Proud 2: Announcing AmateurSpaceImages.com
The first announcement I made today was the new partnership between the Planetary Society and UnmannedSpaceflight.com. The second is the launch of a new project that is near and dear to my heart: AmateurSpaceImages.com. It doesn't exist yet; we've... More»
Oct. 5, 2010 | 13:46 PDT | 20:46 UTC
I'm so proud 1: UnmannedSpaceflight.com now partnered with the Planetary Society
I have two big announcements to make today, one project I've been intimately involved in for years and one that has been a dream of mine for years and which I can finally take public. The first announcement I'll make below; the second will be in... More»
Oct. 4, 2010 | 20:35 PDT | Oct. 5 03:35 UTC
Great news for asteroid surveys from WISE and Arecibo
JPL issued a press release today announcing that the WISE mission will be carrying on surveying the sky even though it has run out of coolant. This is a huge surprise, given that NASA's 2010 Astrophysics Senior Review Committee did not recommend to... More»
Oct. 4, 2010 | 11:42 PDT | 18:42 UTC
USA Science & Engineering Festival in Washington, D.C.
by Charlene Anderson
Come to the Party!
On the National Mall, Washington, D.C.
October 23 & 24
Have you made your plans yet to celebrate science, embrace engineering, and party, party, party at the USA Science & Engineering Festival on the... More»
Oct. 3, 2010 | 15:40 PDT | 22:40 UTC
Guest Blog: Rosaly Lopes' first view of Piton volcano, Reunion Island
Planetary volcanologist Rosaly Lopes has just embarked on a field expedition to the active volcano Piton de la Fournaise, on Reunion Island, and is sending us updates for the blog. Thanks, Rosaly! --ESLby Rosaly Lopes
Reunion is indeed similar to... More»
Oct. 2, 2010 | 21:05 PDT | Oct. 3 04:05 UTC
Guest Blog: Rosaly Lopes' expedition to Piton volcano, Reunion Island
Planetary volcanologist Rosaly Lopes has just embarked on a field expedition to the active volcano Piton de la Fournaise, on Reunion Island, and is sending us updates for the blog. Thanks, Rosaly! --ESLby Rosaly Lopes
You won't see me at the... More»
Oct. 2, 2010 | 20:39 PDT | Oct. 3 03:39 UTC
Fourth MSL Landing Site Workshop: Day 3: Final discussion
Ryan Anderson has summarized the final afternoon of the fourth MSL Landing Site Community Meeting, and it appears it was a good decision for me not to stay! None of the four sites got "voted off the island;" instead, hours were spent debating word... More»
Oct. 1, 2010 | 21:23 PDT | Oct. 2 04:23 UTC
Pretty picture: High-res color view of Prometheus and the F ring
This week has been very heavy on text and light on pretty pictures. Next week will be more of the same. So I'm closing the week with a pretty picture, Cassini's best view of the inner F ring shepherd Prometheus.Click to enlarge >PrometheusCassini... More»
Oct. 1, 2010 | 14:58 PDT | 21:58 UTC
Division of Planetary Sciences meeting next week; Career Panel Sunday
Before I explain DPS to people, a call for help: hey scientists! I know you're out there. I know some of you will be at DPS. I know I will not be able to be in three places at once to cover oral sessions. If you are sitting in a session... More»
Oct. 1, 2010 | 12:36 PDT | 19:36 UTC
Fourth MSL Landing Site Workshop: Day 3: Engineering constraints
Here's my final pile of notes from the Fourth Mars Science Laboratory Landing Site Community Workshop, taken on the morning of Wednesday, September 29. The powerpoint presentations are now mostly online! I will save you all a lot of reading time... More»
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