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Exploring Mars on Earth: The Arctic Mars Analog Svalbard Expedition
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2009/08/31 06:10 CDT
High in the Arctic, just below Earth's north polar ice cap, biologists, geologists, and engineers come together in Svalbard every August to practice and prepare for an expedition to Mars.
What's up in the solar system in September 2009: MESSENGER's 3rd Mercury flyby coming up!
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2009/08/31 04:53 CDT
What's up in the solar system in September 2009: MESSENGER's 3rd Mercury flyby coming up!
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2009/08/31 12:59 CDT
Carnival of Space #118
Posted by A.J.S. Rayl on 2009/08/31 12:00 CDT
The Mars Exploration Rovers hunkered down in place in August and delivered more mission "gold" as they achieved new milestones and uncovered more scientific gems, not the least of which was a blockbuster of a meteorite. But August proved to be a stormy month, uniquely challenging and one that many on the Mars Exploration Team will never forget.
Station Fire update: Mount Wilson Observatory still there, but still under threat
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2009/08/31 11:59 CDT
Station Fire update: Mount Wilson Observatory still there, but still under threat
The Station Fire is near JPL and even closer to Mt. Wilson
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2009/08/29 08:34 CDT
The Station Fire is near JPL and even closer to Mt. Wilson
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2009/08/29 10:29 CDT
Chandrayaan-1 lost
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2009/08/28 05:01 CDT
My Tweets this week
Astropulse: A Fresh Look at the Skies in Search of E.T.
Posted by Amir Alexander on 2009/08/27 12:00 CDT
Updates from the Arctic Mars Analogue Svalbard Expedition (AMASE)
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2009/08/26 05:45 CDT
Updates from the Arctic Mars Analogue Svalbard Expedition (AMASE)
Happy 3rd anniversary of the Spirit landing!
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2009/08/26 02:03 CDT
Happy 3rd anniversary of the Spirit landing!
Planetary Radio Q and A: Why isn't New Horizons stopping at Pluto?
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2009/08/25 02:27 CDT
Planetary Radio Q and A: Why isn't New Horizons stopping at Pluto?
"Mama, there's something out the window!"
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2009/08/24 11:10 CDT
"Mama, there's something out the window!"
Stephen Colbert: "It has been a true honor to make merciless fun of you this year."
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2009/08/24 07:30 CDT
Stephen Colbert: "It has been a true honor to make merciless fun of you this year."
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2009/08/24 12:37 CDT
A sunset into the dust
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2009/08/24 09:50 CDT
Carnival of Space #117
Finally, I write about Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera photos
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2009/08/21 04:59 CDT
Finally, I write about Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera photos
Dawn on the northern face of Saturn's rings
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2009/08/20 02:51 CDT
Dawn on the northern face of Saturn's rings












