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Posted by Marc Rayman on 2008/02/01 12:21 CST
Dawn Journal: Safely cruising
Posted by A.J.S. Rayl on 2008/01/31 11:00 CST
The Mars Exploration Rovers celebrated their fourth birthdays and began their fifth year of exploring this month -- and for the first time since the big dust storm hit the headlines last summer, Spirit and Opportunity made the news. It wasn't for the notable exploration or engineering milestone they had just achieved or the discoveries they've helped scientists make about a once very different Mars. It was because of an alleged "Bigfoot" sighting.
Dawn Journal: Checkout complete, interplanetary cruise underway
Posted by Marc Rayman on 2007/12/18 09:36 CST
Dawn Journal: Checkout complete, interplanetary cruise underway
No descent images or sounds from Phoenix
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2007/11/15 11:05 CST
No descent images or sounds from Phoenix
Dawn Journal: Halfway through checkout
Posted by Marc Rayman on 2007/11/14 01:47 CST
Dawn Journal: Halfway through checkout
Dawn Journal: Testing, Testing, Testing
Posted by Marc Rayman on 2007/10/26 04:40 CDT
Dawn Journal: Testing, Testing, Testing
Dawn Journal: Firing Up the Ion Propulsion System
Posted by Marc Rayman on 2007/10/09 05:37 CDT
Dawn Journal: Firing Up the Ion Propulsion System
Posted by Marc Rayman on 2007/10/02 11:31 CDT
Dawn Journal: Launch!
Dawn Journal: Awaiting Launch II
Posted by Marc Rayman on 2007/09/21 03:46 CDT
Dawn Journal: Awaiting Launch II
Dawn Journal: What to expect after the launch II
Posted by Marc Rayman on 2007/09/14 03:54 CDT
Now less than two weeks from its planned September 26 launch, Dawn is eagerly awaiting the beginning of its fantastic adventure.
Posted by Cherilynn Morrow on 2007/09/14 11:27 CDT
Cherilynn Morrow shares her experiences at the launch of Kaguya.
Dawn Journal: Dawn prepares to launch II
Posted by Marc Rayman on 2007/09/05 01:34 CDT
Dawn Journal: Dawn prepares to launch II
Europlanet : CoRoT - Preliminary Results
Posted by Doug Ellison on 2007/08/20 03:48 CDT
ESA's planet-hunting satellite COROT bagged its first exoplanet in observations of the star COROT-Exo-1.
Dawn Journal: More than one way to leave the launch pad
Posted by Marc Rayman on 2007/07/17 12:04 CDT
Dawn Journal: More than one way to leave the launch pad
Dawn Journal: More bad weather
Posted by Marc Rayman on 2007/07/06 01:53 CDT
Dawn Journal: More bad weather
Posted by Marc Rayman on 2007/07/06 01:29 CDT
Dawn Journal: Awaiting launch
Dawn Journal: What to expect after the launch
Posted by Marc Rayman on 2007/06/26 11:58 CDT
Dawn Journal: What to expect after the launch
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2007/02/25 10:27 CST
This amazing view was captured by the CIVA camera on Rosetta's Philae lander just four minutes before its closest approach to Mars on February 25, 2007. The spacecraft was only 1,000 kilometers above the planet.
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2005/12/24 08:30 CST
There was a big news splash about two articles that appeared in Nature about Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity's landing site. The articles suggest two theories for the formation of the layered sulfur-rich deposits at Meridiani Planum that do not involve standing liquid water.
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2005/12/22 06:17 CST
According to the latest Venus Express Status Reporton ESA's website, the Near Earth Commissioning Phase of the mission has been completed successfully, and the spacecraft is going to be napping for a few weeks as it continues to cruise toward Venus.











