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What's up in the solar system in September 2011
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2011/08/31 05:28 CDT
What's up in the solar system in September 2011
Mars Exploration Rovers Update:Opportunity Arrives at Endeavour Crater, Mission Begins Anew
Posted by A.J.S. Rayl on 2011/08/31 11:24 CDT
The Mars Exploration Rover (MER) mission roves back into the exploration spotlight this month as Opportunity arrives at the rim of Endeavour Crater, a destination that wasn�t even an impossible dream when the rover landed back in January 2004.
New Horizons workshop, day 1: Chemistry & climate on Pluto & other cold places
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2011/08/30 11:27 CDT
Today and tomorrow I'm attending the New Horizons Workshop on Icy Surface Processes. The first day was all about the composition of the surface and atmosphere of Pluto, Charon, Triton, and other distant places.
Pretty picture: Earth and Moon from JunoCam
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2011/08/30 11:53 CDT
Pretty picture: Earth and Moon from JunoCam
Everybody says we need a NEO survey telescope
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2011/08/30 03:25 CDT
Everybody says we need a NEO survey telescope
Dawn Journal: In Survey Orbit (belatedly)
Posted by Marc Rayman on 2011/08/29 09:11 CDT
Dawn Journal: In Survey Orbit (belatedly)
The Making of Martian Clouds in Motion: Part 2, tweening the animation
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2011/08/28 06:14 CDT
The Making of Martian Clouds in Motion: Part 2, tweening the animation
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2011/08/25 05:21 CDT
Nifty GRAIL animation
Meeting today: The infelicitously named "SBAG"
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2011/08/25 01:45 CDT
Meeting today: The infelicitously named "SBAG"
Pretty picture: Saturn from very close up
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2011/08/24 05:13 CDT
Pretty picture: Saturn from very close up
365 Days of Astronomy seeks podcasters and supporters
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2011/08/23 09:33 CDT
365 Days of Astronomy seeks podcasters and supporters
The Making of Martian Clouds in Motion: Part 1, working with Mars Express HRSC data
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2011/08/22 08:39 CDT
The Making of Martian Clouds in Motion: Part 1, working with Mars Express HRSC data
Shoemaker NEO Grant Update: Asteroid discoveries from La Sagra
Posted by Jaime Nomen on 2011/08/22 04:41 CDT
In spite of some bad weather conditions during the first part of this year, the new camera bought with funds from a Planetary Society Shoemaker Near Earth Object grant helped us to discover and confirm ten new near-Earth objects.
Posted by Jason Davis on 2011/08/19 11:58 CDT
A team of international scientists has discovered an antiproton belt around the Earth, using data obtained from PAMELA, a particle identification instrument aboard a Russian Earth observation satellite.
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2011/08/19 10:36 CDT
Martian clouds in motion
Rapping the elements, by Oortkuiper
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2011/08/18 04:45 CDT
Rapping the elements, by Oortkuiper
GRAIL twins together on their rocket
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2011/08/18 07:35 CDT
GRAIL twins together on their rocket











