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Off to France! DPS-EPSC 2011 (a big planetary meeting)

Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2011/09/30 11:40 CDT

Off to France! DPS-EPSC 2011 (a big planetary meeting)

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Mars Exploration Rovers Update: Opportunity Digs In at Endeavour Crater, Team Remembers 9/11

Posted by A.J.S. Rayl on 2011/09/30 11:24 CDT

Since leaving the plains of Meridiani, pulling up to Endeavour Crater and checking out its first rock last month, Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity has wasted no time in getting the "new mission" underway.

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China's first space station takes flight

Posted by Jason Davis on 2011/09/30 10:58 CDT

A Long March rocket carried China's first space station, Tiangong-1, into orbit September 29.

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What's up in the solar system in October 2011

Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2011/09/29 12:12 CDT

What's up in the solar system in October 2011

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Dawn Journal: Fourth year in space, and arrival in HAMO

Posted by Marc Rayman on 2011/09/29 08:12 CDT

Dawn's fourth anniversary of being in space is very different from its previous ones. Indeed, those days all were devoted to reaching the distant destination the ship is now exploring. Celebrating its anniversary of leaving Earth, Dawn is in orbit around a kindred terrestrial-type world, the ancient protoplanet Vesta.

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Pretty pictures: Dancing moons

Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2011/09/28 12:28 CDT

Pretty pictures: Dancing moons

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Sagan and Snooki

Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2011/09/28 12:50 CDT

Sagan and Snooki

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Finally, an official statement on UARS' exact reentry time and location

Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2011/09/27 12:25 CDT

Finally, an official statement on UARS' exact reentry time and location

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MAVEN's baby picture

Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2011/09/26 01:57 CDT

MAVEN's baby picture

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A Distant View of Triton

Posted by Ted Stryk on 2011/09/26 01:19 CDT

Ted Stryk reminisces on how he was turned on to astronomy.

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Readers: Help me identify "greatest hit" blog entries?

Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2011/09/26 12:03 CDT

Readers: Help me identify "greatest hit" blog entries?

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The latest HiRISE view of Opportunity, on Endeavour's rim

Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2011/09/24 10:19 CDT

The latest HiRISE view of Opportunity, on Endeavour's rim

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Tethys and Dione don't seem to be active after all

Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2011/09/23 01:09 CDT

Tethys and Dione don't seem to be active after all

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Earth science's next big thing

Posted by Jason Davis on 2011/09/22 11:27 CDT

Meet the next big thing in NASA's mission to study planet Earth: NPP, the NPOESS Preparatory Project satellite.

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Professor Michael Drake, Ph.D. (1946-2011)

Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2011/09/21 06:25 CDT

Professor Michael Drake, Ph.D. (1946-2011)

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Keeping track of UARS' reentry

Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2011/09/21 01:40 CDT

Keeping track of UARS' reentry

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Reading Itokawa's life history from microscopic samples

Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2011/09/20 01:58 CDT

Reading Itokawa's life history from microscopic samples

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Video: Soaring over Earth

Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2011/09/19 12:46 CDT

Video: Soaring over Earth

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Lou Friedman: Students design human asteroid mission in Caltech Space Challenge

Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2011/09/19 11:55 CDT

Lou Friedman: Students design human asteroid mission in Caltech Space Challenge

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A Skirmish Won, the Battle Will Continue

Posted by Charlene Anderson on 2011/09/17 09:23 CDT

A Skirmish Won, the Battle Will Continue

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