Emily Lakdawalla • December 31, 2007
Deep Impact snatches science data from Earth-Moon flyby
A.J.S. Rayl • December 31, 2007
The mission was only supposed to last three months, maybe six months if all went well, but the Mars Exploration Rovers surprised everyone. Demonstrating an uncanny kind of "robot right stuff," they roved far beyond what anyone dreamed and now, in a matter of days, Spirit and Opportunity will celebrate their 4th birthdays and rove into their fifth year of exploring the Red Planet.
Emily Lakdawalla • December 28, 2007
Kaguya has begun science operations
Emily Lakdawalla • December 24, 2007
Another blast from Galileo's past: Europa
Emily Lakdawalla • December 21, 2007
Alert the Martian Defense Force!
Emily Lakdawalla • December 21, 2007
NASA announces delay of Mars Scout launch until 2013
Emily Lakdawalla • December 20, 2007
Hubble shots from Mars' 2007 opposition
Marc Rayman • December 18, 2007
After the remarkably successful initial checkout phase, Dawn is now in the interplanetary cruise phase.
Emily Lakdawalla • December 14, 2007
Dust from the sky has settled on both the rover deck and the surrounding landscape. The dust-covered solar cells will not be able to generate as much power as when they were clean. Unless a puff of wind dusts off the solar panels, Spirit may have difficulty surviving the approaching Martian winter.
Emily Lakdawalla • December 14, 2007
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