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JAXA announcement: Itokawa sample return successful!
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2010/11/15 09:03 CST
JAXA announcement: Itokawa sample return successful!
Five amazing engineering camera videos from Chang'E 2
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2010/11/14 03:26 CST
Five amazing engineering camera videos from Chang'E 2
First pictures from Chang'E 2 released
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2010/11/12 10:57 CST
First pictures from Chang'E 2 released
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2010/11/11 10:48 CST
Jupiter's faded belt may be coming back.
DPS 2010: Centaurs and Trans-Neptunian objects
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2010/11/11 09:13 CST
DPS 2010: Centaurs and Trans-Neptunian objects
Opportunity bags a few craters
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2010/11/10 04:46 CST
Opportunity bags a few craters
WISE's first brown (green?) dwarf
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2010/11/09 05:05 CST
WISE's first brown (green?) dwarf
An awesome animation of Jupiter's clouds
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2010/11/09 02:18 CST
An awesome animation of Jupiter's clouds
In which I finally write up last week's Deep Impact Hartley 2 press briefing
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2010/11/09 01:13 CST
In which I finally write up last week's Deep Impact Hartley 2 press briefing
Eris might be smaller than Pluto after all (but it's still more massive)
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2010/11/08 04:48 CST
Eris might be smaller than Pluto after all (but it's still more massive)
Hartley 2 compared to other comets, and in motion 3D
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2010/11/05 06:17 CDT
Hartley 2 compared to other comets, and in motion 3D
Discovery Launch Scrubbed, Again
Posted by Mat Kaplan on 2010/11/05 02:54 CDT
The launch has been scrubbed once again due to a critical hydrogen leak detected once fueling had been underway for a while.
Posted by Mat Kaplan on 2010/11/04 10:47 CDT
Discovery has suffered an electrical problem related to one of the main engines. Thanks to delays related to that, and to weather concerns, the launch was scrubbed until Friday at 3:04pm.
Animation of the five closest-approach Hartley 2 images
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2010/11/04 11:24 CDT
Animation of the five closest-approach Hartley 2 images
Five close-approach images of Hartley 2 by Deep Impact, with commentary
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2010/11/04 10:58 CDT
Five close-approach images of Hartley 2 by Deep Impact, with commentary
Close approach images of Hartley 2!
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2010/11/04 10:24 CDT
Close approach images of Hartley 2!
Deep Impact successfully passed closest approach, signal reaquired, data downlinking
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2010/11/04 09:16 CDT
Deep Impact successfully passed closest approach, signal reaquired, data downlinking
Deep Impact's encounter with Hartley 2 is beginning; flyby in 17 hours
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2010/11/03 03:39 CDT
Deep Impact's encounter with Hartley 2 is beginning; flyby in 17 hours











