Blog Archive
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.
Looking at Mars with the MRO CTX
Posted by Ken Edgett on 2009/05/29 12:21 CDT
Looking at Mars with the MRO CTX
Monkeynauts' 50th Anniversary of Flight
Posted by Susan Lendroth on 2009/05/28 07:13 CDT
Monkeynauts' 50th Anniversary of Flight
Water and the Curiosity Landing Site Candidates
Posted by Ken Edgett on 2009/05/28 10:09 CDT | 2 comments
Water and the Curiosity Landing Site Candidates
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
The Martian Craters Asimov and Danielson
Posted by Ken Edgett on 2009/05/27 12:41 CDT | 2 comments
The Martian Craters Asimov and Danielson
Mars: "Follow the Water" Is Not Dead
Posted by Ken Edgett on 2009/05/26 11:53 CDT
Mars: "Follow the Water" Is Not Dead
Memorial Day: Remembering the fallen who gave their lives exploring space
Posted by on 2009/05/25 08:14 CDT
Memorial Day: Remembering the fallen who gave their lives exploring space
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.
Planetary Society's Irish Coordinator on "The Astronomy Show"
Posted by Susan Lendroth on 2009/05/25 03:10 CDT
Planetary Society's Irish Coordinator on "The Astronomy Show"
U.S. President Announces New NASA Leadership
Posted by Louis D. Friedman on 2009/05/23 11:19 CDT
U.S. President Announces New NASA Leadership
"My First Reaction Was to Look Away From It....It Was Too Beautiful"
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2009/05/22 06:20 CDT
"My First Reaction Was to Look Away From It....It Was Too Beautiful"
Farewell to Hubble, Obama Calls, Astronauts Testify to Congress as Shuttle is Set to Land
Posted by Ken Kremer on 2009/05/22 05:13 CDT
Farewell to Hubble, Obama Calls, Astronauts Testify to Congress as Shuttle is Set to Land
Celebrate Apollo 11's 40th Anniversary with the Crew
Posted by Susan Lendroth on 2009/05/22 01:08 CDT
This summer, the Smithsonian Institution's National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C. will commemorate that extraordinary moment in history with a very special Apollo 11 celebration, featuring the mission's original crew members along with former Johnson Space Center Director Chris Kraft.
Ten Things I Wish We Really Knew In Planetary Science
Posted by Alan Stern on 2009/05/21 06:27 CDT
Ten Things I Wish We Really Knew In Planetary Science
Posted by Amir Alexander on 2009/05/21 03:44 CDT
Kaguya Set to Strike the Moon
Hubble Astronauts Boldly Go Where No One has Gone Before!
Posted by on 2009/05/21 01:33 CDT
Hubble Astronauts Boldly Go Where No One has Gone Before!
LRO, LCROSS, and the Search for Lunar Ice Begins Anew Next Month
Posted by Alan Stern on 2009/05/20 04:25 CDT
LRO, LCROSS, and the Search for Lunar Ice Begins Anew Next Month
Ever Plan Ahead? How About Six Years Ahead?
Posted by Alan Stern on 2009/05/19 07:05 CDT
Despite still being more than six years and just over 18 Astronomical Units from the Pluto system, the project team for New Horizons is conducting the second and final portion of our Pluto Encounter Preliminary Design Review (EPDR) tomorrow and the next day.











