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Dawn Journal: Taking up residence in the asteroid belt
Posted by Marc Rayman on 2009/11/02 11:32 CST
Dawn Journal: Taking up residence in the asteroid belt
Posted by A.J.S. Rayl on 2009/10/31 12:00 CDT
The Mars Exploration Rover mission logged another textbook-rewriting month in October 2009 with more discoveries of geologic gems, new robot achievements balanced with equal amounts of challenges and frustrations overcome, topped off with special honors.
What's up in the solar system in November 2009
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2009/10/29 06:59 CDT
What's up in the solar system in November 2009
What's up in the solar system in October 2009
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2009/10/01 10:04 CDT
What's up in the solar system in October 2009
Posted by A.J.S. Rayl on 2009/09/30 12:00 CDT
From notable achievements and new discoveries to trials and tribulations and harbingers of hope, the Mars Exploration Rovers seemed to experience the gamut on the Red Planet this September, their 69th month on an expedition that originally set out back in 2004 for a three-month tour.
Dawn Journal: Good performance means a longer stay at Vesta!
Posted by Marc Rayman on 2009/09/28 03:23 CDT
Dawn Journal: Good performance means a longer stay at Vesta!
Phobos Grunt including Phobos LIFE Delayed Until 2011
Posted by Bruce Betts on 2009/09/21 12:00 CDT
Dawn Journal: Earth catches up
Posted by Marc Rayman on 2009/09/02 12:53 CDT
Dawn Journal: Earth catches up
What's up in the solar system in September 2009: MESSENGER's 3rd Mercury flyby coming up!
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2009/08/31 04:53 CDT
What's up in the solar system in September 2009: MESSENGER's 3rd Mercury flyby coming up!
Posted by A.J.S. Rayl on 2009/08/31 12:00 CDT
The Mars Exploration Rovers hunkered down in place in August and delivered more mission "gold" as they achieved new milestones and uncovered more scientific gems, not the least of which was a blockbuster of a meteorite. But August proved to be a stormy month, uniquely challenging and one that many on the Mars Exploration Team will never forget.
What's up in the solar system in August 2009
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2009/08/19 12:46 CDT
What's up in the solar system in August 2009
Posted by Marc Rayman on 2009/07/31 05:47 CDT
Today Dawn is 220 million kilometers (137 million miles) from the star at the solar system's center.
Posted by A.J.S. Rayl on 2009/07/31 12:00 CDT
The Mars Exploration Rovers maintained a busy schedule in July: Spirit worked day and night doing whatever it could to make use of its abundant energy; Opportunity effectively treated its “hot” right front wheel and got back to making some consecutive long drives toward the still distant Endeavour Crater.
Cassini RADAR continues to gaze at Titan
Posted by Jani Radebaugh on 2009/07/27 07:08 CDT
The Cassini spacecraft made its 59th flyby of Titan, Saturn's largest moon, on Friday, July 24, and in the last few hours we have received images from the RADAR instrument in SAR (Synthetic Aperture Radar) mode.
Mars Exploration Rovers Update: Spirit Embedded in Paydirt, Opportunity Roving on 'Hot' Wheel
Posted by A.J.S. Rayl on 2009/06/30 12:00 CDT
It's been a relatively quiet but scientifically significant month on the Red Planet for the Mars Exploration Rovers. While Opportunity continued its long journey to Endeavour Crater, forced to take it slower and make longer stops to rest its 'hot' front wheel, Spirit, seemingly just biding its time embedded in a sand pit it slipped into in April, turned up one of the most intriguing discoveries on the mission to date.
Posted by John Smith on 2009/06/07 12:01 CDT
Each Titan flyby is not a fork in the road, but rather a Los Angeles style cloverleaf in terms of the dizzying number of possible destinations. So how did our current and future plans for the path of the Cassini spacecraft come to be? That's the question Dave Seal put to me since that's my job -- I am a tour designer.
Canto II: Titan's Atmosphere and the Solar Cycle
Posted by David Seal on 2009/06/03 04:44 CDT
David Seal explains the complications for Cassini coming from Titan's atmosphere and Solar Cycle.
Mars Exploration Rovers Update: Spirit Sand Snared and Dusted, Opportunity Rests and Roves
Posted by A.J.S. Rayl on 2009/05/31 12:00 CDT
The Mars Exploration Rovers hit some rough patches in May as Spirit sat stuck in a sand patch all month and Opportunity had to stop again to rest its right front wheel but with a little help from Mars, the intrepid, twin robot field geologists cruised through the summer solstice with the energy and invincibility of a couple of teenage robots.
Dawn Journal: Testing Flight Software 8.0
Posted by Marc Rayman on 2009/05/27 07:11 CDT
Dawn Journal: Testing Flight Software 8.0
Atlantis and Crew Return Safely to Earth after Rejuvenating Hubble
Posted by Ken Kremer on 2009/05/25 03:57 CDT
Space Shuttle Atlantis and her crew of 7 astronauts glided in to a smooth and triumphant touchdown today, Sunday, May 24.
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