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Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2005/10/01 11:11 CDT
I've finally worked my way through all of the Hyperion images that were returned from the last flyby. It's a wonderful data set.
A couple of pretty Cassini photos from this week
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2005/08/20 09:06 CDT
First, here's a nice shot of Epimetheus, which was taken about a month ago.
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2005/08/18 08:35 CDT
Checking the Cassini raw images website, I found quite a few more images of Hyperion this morning. It looks like Cassini had a leisurely flyby of the little moon from roughly 700,000 kilometers' distance.
A change of plans for Cassini: higher altitude for the "T7" Titan flyby
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2005/07/15 01:00 CDT
The June 15 Cassini Project Update includes a note about a difficult decision -- they are raising the altitude of an upcoming Titan flyby, "T7," which is scheduled for September 7.
News: Dark Spot Near the South Pole: A Candidate Lake on Titan?
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2005/06/28 11:00 CDT
The Cassini imaging team has released an image containing a feature unlike any other that they have seen on Titan. The very dark color, curvaceous outline, and sharp edge of the feature have led them to the conclusion that it could well be the long-theorized but never-before-seen body of liquid hydrocarbons on the surface of Titan.
A couple of pics from Cassini at periapsis
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2005/06/27 08:20 CDT
Cassini's been in orbit around Saturn for almost exactly a year now, and the mission seems pretty much to have dropped off of the public radar screen. But there's still three years to go on the primary mission, and lots left to do, and I for one am not at all bored.
News: Radio Astronomers Rescue Science Results for Huygens' Doppler Wind Experiment
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2005/02/09 10:00 CST
Earth's radio astronomers have saved the day for one of the Huygens instrument teams. Today, the Doppler Wind Experiment (DWE) team announced their first science results, despite losing nearly all of their expected data.
Huygens blog: "A dance party to Titan."
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2005/01/15 09:56 CST
Huygens blog: "It's impossible to resist the speculation."
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2005/01/15 07:31 CST
After a mere twelve hours of work, all six of the science teams on Huygens were able to report results this morning. You could easily tell the difference between the administrators and the scientists on this morning's press panel: the administrators looked bright, fresh, and well-rested, while the scientists looked decidedly weary.
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2005/01/14 04:10 CST
A frequently updated blog with the tumultuous events of Huygens' landing on Titan.
Huygens blog: "This is probably not the best day to speculate."
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2005/01/13 12:00 CST
Anticipation here at the European Space Operations Centre (ESOC) is rising to a fever pitch. The full complement of more than a hundred scientists are here from all over Europe and the U.S.; they are running around, greeting each other, getting ready for the long-awaited data.
Huygens blog: It's going to be great!
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2005/01/12 09:45 CST
In two days, it'll all be over; for better or worse, Huygens will have hit the ground on Titan, and back on Earth we'll be waiting to see whether the data will be returned. Today, I arrived at ESA's European Space Operations Centre (ESOC) in Darmstadt, Germany.
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