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What's up in the solar system in October 2011

Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2011/09/29 12:12 CDT

What's up in the solar system in October 2011

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Dawn Journal: Fourth year in space, and arrival in HAMO

Posted by Marc Rayman on 2011/09/29 08:12 CDT

Dawn's fourth anniversary of being in space is very different from its previous ones. Indeed, those days all were devoted to reaching the distant destination the ship is now exploring. Celebrating its anniversary of leaving Earth, Dawn is in orbit around a kindred terrestrial-type world, the ancient protoplanet Vesta.

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Finally, an official statement on UARS' exact reentry time and location

Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2011/09/27 12:25 CDT

Finally, an official statement on UARS' exact reentry time and location

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MAVEN's baby picture

Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2011/09/26 01:57 CDT

MAVEN's baby picture

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Earth science's next big thing

Posted by Jason Davis on 2011/09/22 11:27 CDT

Meet the next big thing in NASA's mission to study planet Earth: NPP, the NPOESS Preparatory Project satellite.

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Keeping track of UARS' reentry

Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2011/09/21 01:40 CDT

Keeping track of UARS' reentry

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GRAIL A and B are on their way to the Moon!

Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2011/09/10 09:55 CDT

GRAIL A and B are on their way to the Moon!

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Dawn Journal: Spiraling down from Survey Orbit

Posted by Marc Rayman on 2011/09/02 11:39 CDT

Dawn Journal: Spiraling down from Survey Orbit

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Progress comes to a halt

Posted by Jason Davis on 2011/09/01 11:58 CDT

The first post-shuttle resupply mission in ISS history got off to a rocky start, as a Russian Progress cargo spacecraft failed to reach orbit, crashing into south central Russia.

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Mars Exploration Rover Update: Opportunity Finds Martian Mystery at Endeavour Crater

Posted by A.J.S. Rayl on 2011/09/01 11:24 CDT

More than seven and a half years after landing, Opportunity arrived at its long-anticipated destination, the rim of Endeavour Crater, and in less than three weeks found something strange enough to launch a new Martian mystery.

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What's up in the solar system in September 2011

Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2011/08/31 05:28 CDT

What's up in the solar system in September 2011

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Mars Exploration Rovers Update:Opportunity Arrives at Endeavour Crater, Mission Begins Anew

Posted by A.J.S. Rayl on 2011/08/31 11:24 CDT

The Mars Exploration Rover (MER) mission roves back into the exploration spotlight this month as Opportunity arrives at the rim of Endeavour Crater, a destination that wasn�t even an impossible dream when the rover landed back in January 2004.

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Dawn Journal: In Survey Orbit (belatedly)

Posted by Marc Rayman on 2011/08/29 09:11 CDT

Dawn Journal: In Survey Orbit (belatedly)

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Nifty GRAIL animation

Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2011/08/25 05:21 CDT

Nifty GRAIL animation

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GRAIL twins together on their rocket

Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2011/08/18 07:35 CDT

GRAIL twins together on their rocket

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Wheels on Cape York!

Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2011/08/10 02:09 CDT

Opportunity's wheels are on a whole new different kind of rock: she has arrived at the rim of Endeavour crater, on Cape York.

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Junocam will get us great global shots down onto Jupiter's poles

Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2011/08/05 03:31 CDT | 1 comments

Junocam will get us great global shots down onto Jupiter's poles

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Juno is on the way to Jupiter!

Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2011/08/05 02:21 CDT

It almost looked like it wasn't going to happen today, but it did! At 16:25 UTC, a huge Atlas V 551 lifted off with the Juno spacecraft and sent it on its way to Jupiter.

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Mars Exploration Rovers Update: Opportunity Closes in on Endeavour as Team Bids Farewell to Spirit

Posted by A.J.S. Rayl on 2011/07/31 11:24 CDT

Opportunity seemed to sail with the wind behind her back toward the western rim of Endeavour Crater this month as the Mars Exploration Rover team shifted gears in preparation for a whole new adventure, taking time out only to bid a final farewell both privately and publicly to Spirit.

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What's up in the solar system in August 2011

Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2011/07/30 05:05 CDT

What's up in the solar system in August 2011

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