Blog Archive
Mars Exploration Rovers Update: Opportunity Roves Back into Record Books, Spirit is Honored
Posted by A.J.S. Rayl on 2011/06/30 12:00 CDT
Opportunity 'burned up' the Meridiani Plains in June as it raced toward its much-anticipated next destination and the Mars Exploration Rover (MER) mission cruised into the 90th month of what was originally to have been a 90-day tour.
What's up in the solar system in July 2011
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2011/06/29 02:35 CDT
What's up in the solar system in July 2011
Cassini animations: Rhea and Dione and Titan
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2011/06/28 04:12 CDT
I've been mucking about in the Cassini data archives (as I often do when procrastinating) and unearthed a neat, if short, mutual event sequence of two crescent moons passing by each other.
Dawn Journal: Closing in on Vesta
Posted by Marc Rayman on 2011/06/27 11:19 CDT
Dawn Journal: Closing in on Vesta
Amateur takes on the Dawn Vesta images
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2011/06/24 10:12 CDT
Amateur takes on the Dawn Vesta images
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2011/06/23 01:53 CDT
Vesta looks pretty battered
According to Nature News, Curiosity is going to Gale
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2011/06/23 12:08 CDT
According to Nature News, Curiosity is going to Gale
How to Wrap a Mars Rover, redux
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2011/06/21 11:31 CDT
How to Wrap a Mars Rover, redux
The most exciting citizen science project ever (to me, anyway)
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2011/06/21 08:23 CDT
The most exciting citizen science project ever (to me, anyway)
Cassini finally catches Helene
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2011/06/20 04:41 CDT
Cassini finally catches Helene
Update: Phobos and Jupiter and its moons!
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2011/06/20 03:53 CDT
Update: Phobos and Jupiter and its moons!
Vesta, now better than Hubble!
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2011/06/17 07:55 CDT
Vesta, now better than Hubble!
Watching Phobos pass by Jupiter
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2011/06/17 09:27 CDT
Watching Phobos pass by Jupiter
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2011/06/17 09:02 CDT
How to Wrap a Mars Rover
Early MESSENGER science results: Mercury is its own planet, not Moon or Earth
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2011/06/16 03:44 CDT
Early MESSENGER science results: Mercury is its own planet, not Moon or Earth
Chang'E 2 is on its way to Sun-Earth L2
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2011/06/16 02:39 CDT
Chang'E 2 is on its way to Sun-Earth L2
In Memory of Spirit, and Why Cuteness Matters
Posted by Melissa Rice on 2011/06/15 02:21 CDT
An analysis of "cuteness", and why it matters when talking about science.
Historic Final Flight of Space Shuttle Endeavour
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2011/06/15 01:17 CDT
Historic Final Flight of Space Shuttle Endeavour
URGENT: Call Appropriations Committee members to support Pu-238 production
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2011/06/14 02:21 CDT
URGENT: Call Appropriations Committee members to support Pu-238 production
Rosetta has entered its long sleep
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2011/06/14 12:25 CDT
Rosetta has entered its long sleep











