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Looking down on a shooting star

Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2011/08/15 06:19 CDT

Looking down on a shooting star

Comet Garradd in 3D (sort of)

Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2011/08/12 12:52 CDT

Amateur astronomer Patrick Wiggins sent me this neat little animation of comet Garradd moving against background stars through an hour's worth of observing. I'm not any kind of astronomer but if I were I think I would get a kick out of looking at things that appear to move within one night of watching -- asteroids, comets, Jupiter's spots. I'm impatient that way.

The role of press releases in space news coverage

Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2011/08/11 12:05 CDT

The role of press releases in space news coverage

Wheels on Cape York!

Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2011/08/10 02:09 CDT

Opportunity's wheels are on a whole new different kind of rock: she has arrived at the rim of Endeavour crater, on Cape York.

Guest Post: Pablo Gutierrez-Marques: Vesta, a revelation

Posted by Pablo Gutierrez-Marques on 2011/08/09 12:19 CDT

Guest Post: Pablo Gutierrez-Marques: Vesta, a revelation

NASA thinks Earth is a planet, too

Posted by Jason Davis on 2011/08/08 11:58 CDT

Although much of the publicity NASA receives focuses on planetary exploration, Earth observing satellites like Aqua keep tabs on our home planet's weather and climate.