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Emily Lakdawalla's blogs from 2008
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2008/12/31 06:17 CST
A very pretty picture of a moon among stars. Happy 2009, everyone!
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2008/12/31 06:08 CST
The Year in Pictures: 2008
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2008/12/30 11:35 CST
I spotted Mercury last night!
Another longevity milestone for Spirit and Opportunity
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2008/12/29 05:03 CST
Another longevity milestone for Spirit and Opportunity
ANSMET Blogs: Finally in the field and bagging lots of meteorites
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2008/12/29 03:57 CST
ANSMET Blogs: Finally in the field and bagging lots of meteorites
From the "playing with particle accelerators" department
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2008/12/29 10:38 CST
From the "playing with particle accelerators" department
Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter is a BIG step closer to launch
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2008/12/26 04:34 CST
Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter is a BIG step closer to launch
Odds and Ends: Outer solar system not as crowded as the inner
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2008/12/26 11:51 CST
Odds and Ends: Outer solar system not as crowded as the inner
A correction to the recent Nature story about Phoenix
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2008/12/24 11:16 CST
A correction to the recent Nature story about Phoenix
Relive -- or see for the first time -- Apollo 8's Christmas Eve broadcast
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2008/12/23 02:33 CST
Relive -- or see for the first time -- Apollo 8's Christmas Eve broadcast
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2008/12/23 01:07 CST
Wrapping up items from AGU
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2008/12/23 12:46 CST
An update on the pledge drive
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2008/12/21 02:22 CST
Carnival of Space #84
Some early Christmas presents at the PDS
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2008/12/20 12:26 CST
Some early Christmas presents at the PDS
AGU: Wrapping up my notes on Phoenix
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2008/12/19 02:08 CST
AGU: Wrapping up my notes on Phoenix
Jupiter and Ganymede from Hubble
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2008/12/18 05:23 CST
Jupiter and Ganymede from Hubble
Did you know that you can do more than just read?
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2008/12/18 04:19 CST
Did you know that you can do more than just read?
ANSMET Blogs: waiting around McMurdo; first 20 meterorites found
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2008/12/17 01:42 CST
ANSMET Blogs: waiting around McMurdo; first 20 meterorites found
AGU: Titan: Volcanically active world, or "Callisto with weather?"
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2008/12/17 12:03 CST
AGU: Titan: Volcanically active world, or "Callisto with weather?"
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2008/12/16 10:23 CST
AGU: An update on Kaguya
AGU: Some first impressions from today's Phoenix sessions
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2008/12/15 08:49 CST
AGU: Some first impressions from today's Phoenix sessions
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2008/12/15 02:02 CST
Ganesa Macula isn't a dome
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2008/12/12 12:45 CST
I need help at AGU
Blogs from the 2008-2009 Antarctic Search for Meteorites expedition
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2008/12/12 11:36 CST
Blogs from the 2008-2009 Antarctic Search for Meteorites expedition
Some interesting information in a Nature story about Phoenix
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2008/12/11 04:09 CST
Some interesting information in a Nature story about Phoenix
Mimas, Prometheus, and the rings
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2008/12/10 02:11 CST
Mimas, Prometheus, and the rings
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2008/12/09 05:20 CST
Ice in glaciers on Mars
What's up in the solar system for the week of December 8: Getting ready for AGU
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2008/12/08 11:58 CST
What's up in the solar system for the week of December 8: Getting ready for AGU
MESSENGER steers for next September's Mercury flyby
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2008/12/05 11:01 CST
MESSENGER steers for next September's Mercury flyby
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2008/12/04 04:06 CST
Let's go to Mars together
Hubble servicing mission now scheduled for May 12, 2009
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2008/12/04 04:02 CST
Hubble servicing mission now scheduled for May 12, 2009
More details on the delay of Mars Science Laboratory
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2008/12/04 01:07 CST
More details on the delay of Mars Science Laboratory
Mars Science Laboratory is delayed two years
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2008/12/04 10:01 CST
Mars Science Laboratory is delayed two years
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2008/12/03 08:17 CST
Mmmmm....Space Beer
No one is listening for Phoenix anymore
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2008/12/02 05:05 CST
No one is listening for Phoenix anymore
Tracking spacecraft from Earth
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2008/12/02 03:56 CST
Tracking spacecraft from Earth
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2008/11/30 10:36 CST
Attention: South American and southern African observers needed for observations of a stellar occultation by Varuna
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2008/11/29 02:38 CST
Carnival of Space #81
More science data from Chandrayaan-1, and some thermal issues on the spacecraft
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2008/11/27 02:27 CST
More science data from Chandrayaan-1, and some thermal issues on the spacecraft
What are those bright things in the sky right now?
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2008/11/25 07:58 CST
What are those bright things in the sky right now?
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2008/11/25 07:57 CST
Carnival of Space #80
Enjoy your 10 minutes of fame by contributing to 365 Days of Astronomy
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2008/11/24 04:43 CST
Enjoy your 10 minutes of fame by contributing to 365 Days of Astronomy
Solar conjunction: Holidays for Mars missions, and an Opportunity update
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2008/11/21 01:09 CST
Solar conjunction: Holidays for Mars missions, and an Opportunity update
A correction on the number of Chandrayaan-1 probe pictures
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2008/11/19 10:53 CST
A correction on the number of Chandrayaan-1 probe pictures
Kaguya now in its extended mission
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2008/11/18 09:56 CST
Kaguya now in its extended mission
Chandrayaan-1 Terrain Mapping Camera images and movie from science orbit
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2008/11/17 01:11 CST
Chandrayaan-1 Terrain Mapping Camera images and movie from science orbit
Pictures from the Chandrayaan-1 Moon Impact Probe
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2008/11/15 11:23 CST
Pictures from the Chandrayaan-1 Moon Impact Probe
Press conference on the Roadmap to Space
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2008/11/14 02:30 CST
Press conference on the Roadmap to Space
Chandrayaan-1 probe impact successful
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2008/11/14 09:26 CST
Chandrayaan-1 probe impact successful
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2008/11/13 05:14 CST
Spirit's still there
Actual images of planets around other stars
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2008/11/13 01:49 CST
Actual images of planets around other stars
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2008/11/13 11:19 CST
Piecing together MSL
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2008/11/13 10:33 CST
A Roadmap to Space
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2008/11/11 04:46 CST
The end of Phoenix
Chandrayaan-1's first picture of the Moon
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2008/11/11 11:11 CST
Chandrayaan-1's first picture of the Moon
High dust levels are making life tough for Spirit
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2008/11/11 09:02 CST
High dust levels are making life tough for Spirit
What's up in the solar system for the week of November 10
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2008/11/10 05:27 CST
What's up in the solar system for the week of November 10
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2008/11/10 03:08 CST
Phoenix falls silent
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2008/11/08 08:56 CST
India has reached the Moon!
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2008/11/07 02:01 CST
A launch to Neptune in 2019?
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2008/11/07 11:03 CST
Carnival of space #78
Our members are flying on Glory
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2008/11/05 10:27 CST
Our members are flying on Glory
Chandrayaan-1 to enter lunar orbit on November 8
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2008/11/05 09:58 CST
Chandrayaan-1 to enter lunar orbit on November 8
Phoenix update: Not dead yet; still in "Lazarus mode;" one attempt at microphone use did not work
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2008/11/04 03:24 CST
Phoenix update: Not dead yet; still in "Lazarus mode;" one attempt at microphone use did not work
More on "backwards" space images
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2008/11/03 03:36 CST
More on "backwards" space images
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2008/11/03 03:04 CST
Carnival of Space #76
On its way to the Moon, Chandrayaan-1 photographs Earth, but flips the photo
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2008/11/01 02:23 CDT
On its way to the Moon, Chandrayaan-1 photographs Earth, but flips the photo
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2008/10/31 07:36 CDT
A brief Phoenix update
Opportunity and Spirit updates: Both are now driving
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2008/10/31 01:26 CDT
Opportunity and Spirit updates: Both are now driving
Early science results from MESSENGER's second Mercury flyby
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2008/10/30 05:37 CDT
Early science results from MESSENGER's second Mercury flyby
Phoenix update: Entry into and exit from safe mode, no science for a few days' recharging
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2008/10/29 06:00 CDT
Phoenix update: Entry into and exit from safe mode, no science for a few days' recharging
Chandrayaan-1 update: Still in Earth orbit, closer to the Moon
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2008/10/29 02:28 CDT
Chandrayaan-1 update: Still in Earth orbit, closer to the Moon
Schedule notes for tomorrow: Constellation and MESSENGER
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2008/10/28 06:27 CDT
Schedule notes for tomorrow: Constellation and MESSENGER
The beginning of the end for Phoenix: No more robotic arm operations
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2008/10/28 05:33 CDT
The beginning of the end for Phoenix: No more robotic arm operations
Opportunity is really hitting the highway
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2008/10/28 01:10 CDT
Opportunity is really hitting the highway
One Hubble camera ready for business
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2008/10/27 04:59 CDT
One Hubble camera ready for business
Why is only half of Mars magnetized?
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2008/10/24 09:21 CDT
An article in the September 26 issue of Science neatly explains why only the southern half of Mars is strongly magnetized.
Chandrayaan-1 raises its orbit
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2008/10/23 01:49 CDT
Chandrayaan-1 raises its orbit
Mimas, Prometheus, and rings in motion
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2008/10/22 05:18 CDT
Mimas, Prometheus, and rings in motion
Chandrayaan-1 launch was nominal
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2008/10/21 08:17 CDT
Chandrayaan-1 launch was nominal
LIFTOFF of Chandrayaan-1! India is on its way to the Moon!
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2008/10/21 07:53 CDT
LIFTOFF of Chandrayaan-1! India is on its way to the Moon!
Chandrayaan-1 live broadcast is underway
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2008/10/21 07:39 CDT
Chandrayaan-1 live broadcast is underway
Watch the Chandrayaan-1 launch live on the Internet!
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2008/10/20 04:03 CDT
Watch the Chandrayaan-1 launch live on the Internet!
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2008/10/20 03:38 CDT
Carnival of Space #75
Hubble update: Not returning to normal today after all
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2008/10/17 05:24 CDT
Hubble update: Not returning to normal today after all
New images from MESSENGER's Mercury flyby
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2008/10/17 12:38 CDT
New images from MESSENGER's Mercury flyby
Getting close to the launch of Chandrayaan-1!
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2008/10/17 11:54 CDT
Getting close to the launch of Chandrayaan-1!
Hubble to resume normal science operations Friday morning
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2008/10/16 04:51 CDT
Hubble to resume normal science operations Friday morning
A shift in orbit for Mars Odyssey
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2008/10/16 03:08 CDT
A shift in orbit for Mars Odyssey
Phobos: New gravity data and an update on the Phobos-Grunt landing site
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2008/10/16 01:13 CDT
Phobos: New gravity data and an update on the Phobos-Grunt landing site
DPS meeting: Sunday: Lakes on Titan
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2008/10/15 03:52 CDT
DPS meeting: Sunday: Lakes on Titan
DPS meeting: Sunday: Some respect for Pallas
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2008/10/15 01:46 CDT
DPS meeting: Sunday: Some respect for Pallas
DPS meeting: Sunday: Three tiny moons of Saturn orbit within rings
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2008/10/15 11:20 CDT
DPS meeting: Sunday: Three tiny moons of Saturn orbit within rings
DPS meeting: Saturday: Enceladus -- it's cooler than we thought
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2008/10/14 05:58 CDT
DPS meeting: Saturday: Enceladus -- it's cooler than we thought
Phoenix "battens down the hatches" for its first dust storm
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2008/10/13 04:23 CDT
Phoenix "battens down the hatches" for its first dust storm
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