All
All
All
Ted Stryk • October 05, 2011
During the afternoon poster session at the Division of Planetary Sciences / European Planetary Science Congress meeting, I had a long talk with Ludmila Zasova (IKI) about Russia's Venera-D mission to Venus.
Emily Lakdawalla • September 15, 2011
I'm preparing a talk for the Pacific Astronomy and Telescope Show here in Pasadena on Sunday afternoon at 1:45. I have spent the morning putting together a slide that I have long wanted to have for presentations.
Ray Sanders • June 07, 2011
What can you expect to see if you look at the night sky this summer (2011)?
Emily Lakdawalla • May 02, 2011
There is a traffic jam of planets on the eastern horizon in the early morning right now and for the next several weeks, a prize for those of you who have to rise before dawn.
Emily Lakdawalla • May 02, 2011
Space.com has taken advantage of the infinitely scrollable nature of Web pages to produce a really cool infographic on the scales of orbital distances in the solar system.
Emily Lakdawalla • April 07, 2011
Regular readers of this blog will find the content of today's 365 Days of Astronomy Podcast familiar, because it's an update on what the solar system exploration spacecraft are up to, based on my monthly "what's up" updates.
Ted Stryk • March 10, 2011
Wednesday morning included some interesting conversations. Notably, I spoke with Pamela Gay, who is responsible for the MoonZoo citizen science program and who is presently working on developing a site through which the public will be able to help search for potential Kuiper belt objects for the New Horizons mission to encounter after the Pluto flyby.
Emily Lakdawalla • February 18, 2011
Space probes grant us perspective, the ability to see our place within the vastness of the solar system. But opportunities to see all of the solar system's planets in one observation are rare. In fact, there's only been one opportunity on one mission to see the whole solar system at once, until now.
Emily Lakdawalla • January 26, 2011
JAXA posted a report today stating that IKAROS "has completed its regular operations."
Emily Lakdawalla • January 05, 2011
There are two intriguing possibilities being discussed in the Japanese media for what to do with Akatsuki, a space probe in orbit near Venus with a fully functional, highly capable suite of cameras but a damaged main engine.
Become a member of The Planetary Society and together we will create the future of space exploration.
Working together to fund our Shoemaker NEO Grants for astronomers, you can literally help save the world.
Sun
Mercury
Venus
Earth
Mars
Jupiter
Saturn
Uranus
Neptune