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Emily Lakdawalla's blogs from 2007
Deep Impact snatches science data from Earth-Moon flyby
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2007/12/31 03:13 CST
Deep Impact snatches science data from Earth-Moon flyby
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2007/12/30 12:06 CST
Deep Impact spotted
Kaguya has begun science operations
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2007/12/28 09:25 CST
Kaguya has begun science operations
Potential Mars impactor update
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2007/12/27 09:21 CST
Potential Mars impactor update
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2007/12/26 08:11 CST
The Year in Pictures 2007
Another blast from Galileo's past: Europa
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2007/12/24 08:29 CST
Another blast from Galileo's past: Europa
Alert the Martian Defense Force!
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2007/12/21 01:55 CST
Alert the Martian Defense Force!
NASA announces delay of Mars Scout launch until 2013
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2007/12/21 12:52 CST
NASA announces delay of Mars Scout launch until 2013
Hubble shots from Mars' 2007 opposition
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2007/12/20 10:04 CST
Hubble shots from Mars' 2007 opposition
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2007/12/18 05:47 CST
Saving Our Science
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2007/12/17 01:52 CST
New views from Galileo
A dusty start to Spirit's winter
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2007/12/14 05:35 CST
A dusty start to Spirit's winter
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2007/12/14 11:56 CST
Deep Impact update
Get your Year in Pictures 2007 Calendar now!
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2007/12/14 11:55 CST
Get your Year in Pictures 2007 Calendar now!
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2007/12/13 05:02 CST
Planetary Report erratum
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2007/12/13 01:37 CST
Carnival of Space #33
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2007/12/13 01:18 CST
New images from Chang'e 1
Watching changes near Mars' south polar cap
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2007/12/12 01:21 CST
Watching changes near Mars' south polar cap
Science should advise public policy
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2007/12/12 10:36 CST
Science should advise public policy
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2007/12/11 02:08 CST
Anybody want to nominate me?
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2007/12/10 08:00 CST
Voyager in the Kitchen Sink
It's the first day of spring on the northern hemisphere of Uranus
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2007/12/07 01:51 CST
It's the first day of spring on the northern hemisphere of Uranus
More on the Chang'e image flap
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2007/12/06 10:42 CST
More on the Chang'e image flap
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2007/12/06 10:15 CST
Carnival of Space #32
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2007/12/05 03:08 CST
Some Genesis results
No, the Chang'e image isn't fake! -- but there's no new feature in it, either
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2007/12/03 03:18 CST | 2 comments
No, the Chang'e image isn't fake! -- but there's no new feature in it, either
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2007/11/29 02:29 CST
How to buy a telescope
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2007/11/28 11:13 CST
CRISM spots Phobos and Deimos
The Deep Impact extended mission is going to take a little longer
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2007/11/27 04:21 CST
The Deep Impact extended mission is going to take a little longer
Chang'e 1 returns its first image from the Moon
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2007/11/27 12:04 CST
Chang'e 1 returns its first image from the Moon
"Return of the Falcon," a new animation of the Hayabusa mission
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2007/11/26 04:38 CST
"Return of the Falcon," a new animation of the Hayabusa mission
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2007/11/26 12:25 CST
A carnival and an anniversary
Thanksgiving and new stuff on our website
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2007/11/22 12:01 CST
Thanksgiving and new stuff on our website
Seeing Earth rise and set from the Moon
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2007/11/20 05:13 CST
Seeing Earth rise and set from the Moon
ExoMars landing site downselections
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2007/11/19 05:00 CST
ExoMars landing site downselections
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2007/11/15 11:55 CST
Carnival of Space #29
No descent images or sounds from Phoenix
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2007/11/15 11:05 CST
No descent images or sounds from Phoenix
Rosetta's Earth flyby successful; and they got pictures too!
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2007/11/14 10:33 CST
Rosetta's Earth flyby successful; and they got pictures too!
Rosetta is closing in on Earth
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2007/11/13 12:08 CST
Rosetta is closing in on Earth
Earthrise and Earthset from Kaguya
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2007/11/13 10:43 CST
Earthrise and Earthset from Kaguya
Happy second birthday to Venus Express
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2007/11/12 04:13 CST
Happy second birthday to Venus Express
Planetary Society statement on MARDI and ChemCam restoration
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2007/11/09 04:48 CST
Planetary Society statement on MARDI and ChemCam restoration
That's no near-Earth object, it's a spaceship!
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2007/11/09 04:38 CST
That's no near-Earth object, it's a spaceship!
News Flash: ChemCam and MARDI have been saved!
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2007/11/08 09:01 CST
News Flash: ChemCam and MARDI have been saved!
Bruce Betts reports from the Phobos and Deimos conference
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2007/11/08 03:51 CST
Bruce Betts reports from the Phobos and Deimos conference
Rosetta Earth flyby observations have begun
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2007/11/08 12:30 CST
Rosetta Earth flyby observations have begun
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2007/11/08 08:50 CST
It's carnival time!
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2007/11/07 12:17 CST
First HD movies from the Moon
Chang'e 1 in final science orbit
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2007/11/06 10:35 CST
Chang'e 1 in final science orbit
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2007/11/06 03:57 CST
A fifth planet for 55 Cancri
A few random items from last week
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2007/11/05 02:16 CST
A few random items from last week
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2007/11/05 12:01 CST
Chang'e 1 is now in orbit!
Science plans for Rosetta's Earth flyby
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2007/11/02 05:29 CDT
Science plans for Rosetta's Earth flyby
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2007/10/31 05:43 CDT
Cool Cassini animations
ESA mission updates: Rosetta and Venus Express
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2007/10/31 04:42 CDT
ESA mission updates: Rosetta and Venus Express
Comet 17P/Holmes is getting bigger every day
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2007/10/30 12:53 CDT
Comet 17P/Holmes is getting bigger every day
MSL: Landing site downselections
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2007/10/29 02:19 CDT
MSL: Landing site downselections
MSL landing site selection meeting: Day 2 site-by-site presentations
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2007/10/25 04:28 CDT
MSL landing site selection meeting: Day 2 site-by-site presentations
MSL sites, comet outbursts, and other stuff
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2007/10/25 11:01 CDT
MSL sites, comet outbursts, and other stuff
Flash back to DPS: Extrasolar planets, NEOs, asteroids, Titan, Pluto, and KBOs
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2007/10/24 04:23 CDT
Flash back to DPS: Extrasolar planets, NEOs, asteroids, Titan, Pluto, and KBOs
CRISM maps of possible Mars landing sites
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2007/10/24 03:25 CDT
CRISM maps of possible Mars landing sites
Successful launch for Chang'e 1!
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2007/10/24 10:41 CDT
Successful launch for Chang'e 1!
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2007/10/23 10:02 CDT
Update on Chang'e 1 launch
Reporting from the second Mars Science Laboratory landing site selection meeting
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2007/10/23 12:12 CDT
Reporting from the second Mars Science Laboratory landing site selection meeting
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2007/10/22 02:05 CDT
Kaguya now in science orbit
MESSENGER is on target for its January Mercury flyby
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2007/10/18 04:22 CDT
MESSENGER is on target for its January Mercury flyby
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2007/10/17 01:05 CDT
New stuff on the website
An embarrassment of riches from Cassini
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2007/10/17 12:30 CDT
An embarrassment of riches from Cassini
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2007/10/16 04:21 CDT
Morning drizzle on Titan
Chang'e 1 launching October 22-25
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2007/10/15 11:53 CDT
Chang'e 1 launching October 22-25
Anticipating the launch of Chang'e 1
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2007/10/15 11:39 CDT
Anticipating the launch of Chang'e 1
Milestones this week for Cassini and Spirit
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2007/10/12 07:01 CDT
Milestones this week for Cassini and Spirit
Kaguya: both mini-satellites deployed and renamed
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2007/10/12 03:15 CDT
Kaguya: both mini-satellites deployed and renamed
DPS: What's next with NEO searches
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2007/10/11 06:16 CDT
DPS: What's next with NEO searches
DPS: NASA Night: Sweetness and light
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2007/10/11 02:22 CDT
DPS: NASA Night: Sweetness and light
News flash: Lakes at Titan's south pole, too, on top of the land of lakes in the north
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2007/10/11 12:32 CDT
News flash: Lakes at Titan's south pole, too, on top of the land of lakes in the north
DPS: The Yarkovsky, O'Keefe, Radzievskii, and Paddack (YORP) effect
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2007/10/10 04:43 CDT
DPS: The Yarkovsky, O'Keefe, Radzievskii, and Paddack (YORP) effect
DPS: New stuff from New Horizons at Jupiter
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2007/10/10 02:40 CDT
DPS: New stuff from New Horizons at Jupiter
Kaguya: First of two mini-satellites successfully deployed
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2007/10/09 08:59 CDT
Kaguya: First of two mini-satellites successfully deployed
DPS: Sending humans to an asteroid?
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2007/10/08 08:47 CDT
DPS: Sending humans to an asteroid?
39th annual meeting of the Division of Planetary Sciences is next week
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2007/10/05 01:28 CDT
39th annual meeting of the Division of Planetary Sciences is next week
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2007/10/04 11:46 CDT
Kaguya is now in lunar orbit
Your voices counted: budget amendment passed today
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2007/10/04 11:00 CDT
Your voices counted: budget amendment passed today
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2007/10/04 04:45 CDT
The Space Age turns 50
Take action to support science and exploration at NASA!
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2007/10/03 04:24 CDT
Take action to support science and exploration at NASA!
Kaguya update: More Earth images and video
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2007/10/03 11:32 CDT
Kaguya update: More Earth images and video
Congratulations to George Takei
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2007/10/02 05:49 CDT
Congratulations to George Takei
Dawn launch: Post-launch update
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2007/10/02 11:09 CDT
Dawn launch: Post-launch update
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2007/10/01 12:13 CDT
Kaguya shoots Earth video
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2007/10/01 10:45 CDT
A few random news items from last week: SOHO spots a return visitor; Astronauts on asteroids; MESSENGER update; Dawn tests
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