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Archived posts are listed in reverse chronological order.
Sep. 1, 2010 | 14:14 PDT | 21:14 UTC
Getting to the real science image data: It's not that hard!
If I have to, I will drag reluctant people one at a time to plunge into NASA's Planetary Data System. The PDS, as I've mentioned before, is the repository for space missions' science data; it's the public clearinghouse, the Library of Congress for... More»
Aug. 30, 2010 | 15:24 PDT | 22:24 UTC
What's up in the solar system in September 2010
This month there will be approximately a hundred different planetary science meetings (a list of which is at the end of this post). In the meantime, business goes on as usual in space, with the biggest event this month being the start of Deep... More»
Aug. 30, 2010 | 13:20 PDT | 20:20 UTC
Successor to Mars Climate Orbiter will fly aboard ExoMars
Congratulations to the Mars Climate Sounder team on winning a spot for a successor instrument aboard the next Mars orbiter, the joint NASA-ESA ExoMars, set to launch in 2016. Here's an update on their plans for that mission.... More»
Aug. 30, 2010 | 09:23 PDT | 16:23 UTC
New Flickr collection of historical NASA photos
NASA announced today that they had placed several new sets of historical photos on their "NASA on the Commons" Flickr site, and invited the public to help tag and caption the photos. There are lots of cool images, such as this one of Lunar... More»
Aug. 29, 2010 | 09:58 PDT | 16:58 UTC
The Potential to Destroy Civilization – Now on YouTube
by Charlene Anderson
Visualization can help the brain comprehend what words and numbers can struggle to covey. There's a YouTube video posted by "szyzyg" making the rounds right now that drives that point home. In the last few decades, our... More»
Aug. 27, 2010 | 15:02 PDT | 22:02 UTC
Bringing MOLA altimetry tracks into Google Mars
I've had a fun morning of noodling around learning how to write KML files, and have produced one for Google Mars that shows you all of the Mars Orbiter Laser Altimeter tracks that cross the area Opportunity has driven through already, as well as the... More»
Aug. 27, 2010 | 12:32 PDT | 19:32 UTC
From the Ground and from Space, New Planetary Systems Unveiled
by Amir Alexander
Two nearly simultaneous announcements by scientists that they have detected entire planetary system deep in space have set the astronomical community abuzz. One discovery was made with data from the planet-hunting spacecraft... More»
Aug. 26, 2010 | 15:28 PDT | 22:28 UTC
Jupiter's swirling storms from Voyager 1
Amateur image mage Bjorn Jonsson has recently turned his attention back to Voyager 1's close-up images of Jupiter. Before I get diverted into detail, I'll just post his latest work and let you feast your eyes on the fantastic details of turbulently... More»
Aug. 25, 2010 | 22:56 PDT | Aug. 26 05:56 UTC
Review: Phil Plait's Bad Universe, new series on Discovery
I got an advance copy of the first episode of "Bad Astronomer" Phil Plait's new series Bad Universe today, which will air for the first time on the Discovery Channel this coming Sunday at 10 p.m. ET and again at 1 a.m. (as always, check local... More»
Aug. 25, 2010 | 10:36 PDT | 17:36 UTC
A first look at distant hills
Rover fans have been excitedly watching the hills on Opportunity's horizon grow taller and taller as Opportunity rolls toward its destination, Endeavour crater. You can do it, too -- just check the Mars Exploration Rovers raw images website a... More»
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