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Emily Lakdawalla's blogs from 2008
DPS meeting: Saturday: Studying extrasolar planets with planetary spacecraft
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2008/10/13 01:15 CDT
DPS meeting: Saturday: Studying extrasolar planets with planetary spacecraft
Following the Division of Planetary Sciences Meeting from home
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2008/10/13 11:33 CDT
Following the Division of Planetary Sciences Meeting from home
MSL is still on target for a 2009 launch, no matter what anybody says
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2008/10/10 04:21 CDT
MSL is still on target for a 2009 launch, no matter what anybody says
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2008/10/10 01:46 CDT
Carnival of Space #74
Images of the 2008 TC3 fireball from space!
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2008/10/10 12:03 CDT
Images of the 2008 TC3 fireball from space!
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2008/10/09 04:40 CDT
Catching up with Phoenix to sol 133: Digging at La Mancha, grabbing Galloping Hessians from Pet Donkey
Cassini flies within 25 kilometers of Enceladus tomorrow
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2008/10/08 03:05 CDT
Cassini flies within 25 kilometers of Enceladus tomorrow
The full story of Earth-impacting asteroid 2008 TC3
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2008/10/07 06:15 CDT
The full story of Earth-impacting asteroid 2008 TC3
Chandrayaan-1 update: Spacecraft delivered to Sriharikota, launch date October 22
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2008/10/07 04:59 CDT
Chandrayaan-1 update: Spacecraft delivered to Sriharikota, launch date October 22
First images from MESSENGER's second flyby of Mercury
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2008/10/07 04:41 CDT
First images from MESSENGER's second flyby of Mercury
No pics of the 2008 TC3 fireball have shown up on the Web yet...
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2008/10/06 11:04 CDT
No pics of the 2008 TC3 fireball have shown up on the Web yet...
Round-the-world observations refine asteroid 2008 TC3's path
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2008/10/06 09:06 CDT
Round-the-world observations refine asteroid 2008 TC3's path
Movie, made with real photos, of asteroid 2008 TC3 on approach to Earth
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2008/10/06 08:24 CDT
Movie, made with real photos, of asteroid 2008 TC3 on approach to Earth
Simulation of the final moments of 2008 TC3
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2008/10/06 06:19 CDT
Simulation of the final moments of 2008 TC3
A three-meter-diameter piece of the sky is falling
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2008/10/06 04:49 CDT
A three-meter-diameter piece of the sky is falling
MESSENGER flyby: Radio signals indicate all went well
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2008/10/06 12:10 CDT
MESSENGER flyby: Radio signals indicate all went well
MESSENGER gets closer to Mercury
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2008/10/05 01:29 CDT
MESSENGER gets closer to Mercury
MESSENGER has Mercury in sight; more on MESSENGER's solar sailing
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2008/10/03 04:01 CDT
MESSENGER has Mercury in sight; more on MESSENGER's solar sailing
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2008/10/02 05:23 CDT
Carnival of Space #73
Long drives at last for Opportunity (or, getting your kicks on sol 1,666)
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2008/10/02 12:41 CDT
Long drives at last for Opportunity (or, getting your kicks on sol 1,666)
Science Timeline for Monday's MESSENGER flyby of Mercury
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2008/10/01 03:54 CDT
Science Timeline for Monday's MESSENGER flyby of Mercury
Doug Ellison at Europlanet 2008: Europlanet Wrap-up
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2008/09/30 12:49 CDT
Doug Ellison at Europlanet 2008: Europlanet Wrap-up
Doug Ellison at Europlanet 2008: Kaguya update
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2008/09/30 12:46 CDT
Doug Ellison at Europlanet 2008: Kaguya update
Phoenix Update, Sol 123: Press briefing with carbonates, clays, and snow!
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2008/09/29 04:23 CDT
Phoenix Update, Sol 123: Press briefing with carbonates, clays, and snow!
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2008/09/26 04:31 CDT
Carnival of Space #72
Doug Ellison at Europlanet 2008: Monitoring Venus with the VMC
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2008/09/25 06:39 CDT
Doug Ellison at Europlanet 2008: Monitoring Venus with the VMC
Doug Ellison at Europlanet 2008: Small update for a small asteroid
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2008/09/25 11:07 CDT
Doug Ellison at Europlanet 2008: Small update for a small asteroid
Doug Ellison at Europlanet 2008: To reach out, let people in
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2008/09/24 07:13 CDT
Doug Ellison at Europlanet 2008: To reach out, let people in
An update on Ulysses: Recovery from sun sensor anomaly
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2008/09/24 05:50 CDT
An update on Ulysses: Recovery from sun sensor anomaly
Some basic information on the upcoming Shenzhou 7 launch
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2008/09/24 11:24 CDT
Some basic information on the upcoming Shenzhou 7 launch
Doug Ellison at Europlanet 2008: To be bold, be small (part 2)
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2008/09/23 04:42 CDT
Doug Ellison at Europlanet 2008: To be bold, be small (part 2)
Doug Ellison at Europlanet 2008: To be bold, be small (part 1)
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2008/09/23 04:01 CDT
Doug Ellison at Europlanet 2008: To be bold, be small (part 1)
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2008/09/22 02:18 CDT
Ulysses is in peril
What's up in the solar system for the week of September 22
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2008/09/22 02:11 CDT
What's up in the solar system for the week of September 22
Doug Ellison at Europlanet 2008: Arrival and Mars' north pole
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2008/09/22 01:27 CDT
Doug Ellison at Europlanet 2008: Arrival and Mars' north pole
Opportunity's got a long road ahead
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2008/09/19 05:03 CDT
Opportunity's got a long road ahead
Phoenix Mission Receives OK to Listen for Sounds on Mars
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2008/09/18 11:06 CDT
Phoenix Mission Receives OK to Listen for Sounds on Mars
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2008/09/18 11:26 CDT
Chandrayaan-1 update
MSL landing site meeting: Votes are in!
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2008/09/17 07:07 CDT
MSL landing site meeting: Votes are in!
Welcome to the solar system, Haumea, Hi'iaka, and Namaka
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2008/09/17 04:41 CDT
Welcome to the solar system, Haumea, Hi'iaka, and Namaka
MSL landing site meeting: Getting beaten up is good for science
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2008/09/16 01:27 CDT
MSL landing site meeting: Getting beaten up is good for science
MSL landing site meeting: Where on Mars to look for ancient life
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2008/09/15 11:09 CDT
MSL landing site meeting: Where on Mars to look for ancient life
MAVEN will be the second Mars Scout mission
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2008/09/15 04:39 CDT
MAVEN will be the second Mars Scout mission
MSL landing site meeting, September 15-17, 2008
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2008/09/15 01:07 CDT
MSL landing site meeting, September 15-17, 2008
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2008/09/12 01:56 CDT
Phoenix Sol 106 Update
An amazing animation of Halley's comet from Vega 1
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2008/09/11 01:06 CDT
An amazing animation of Halley's comet from Vega 1
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2008/09/10 05:14 CDT
The Face on Steins?
Ustream chat archived; comparing Itokawa and Eros
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2008/09/10 04:46 CDT
Ustream chat archived; comparing Itokawa and Eros
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2008/09/10 11:02 CDT
LORRI is one powerful camera
Rosetta Unearths a "Jewel of the Solar System"
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2008/09/09 05:51 CDT
Rosetta Unearths a "Jewel of the Solar System"
What's up in the solar system for the week of September 8
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2008/09/08 05:39 CDT
What's up in the solar system for the week of September 8
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2008/09/06 07:11 CDT
Where does Steins fit in?
First Rosetta images of Steins
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2008/09/06 06:23 CDT
First Rosetta images of Steins
Rosetta heard from after flyby
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2008/09/05 03:49 CDT
Rosetta heard from after flyby
Rosetta on target, no further rocket firings needed
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2008/09/05 12:21 CDT
Rosetta on target, no further rocket firings needed
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2008/09/05 12:19 CDT
Carnival of Space #69
Rosetta's just a day away from Steins and now on target
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2008/09/04 01:15 CDT
Rosetta's just a day away from Steins and now on target
Phoenix update to sol 97: A new sample for wet chemistry and lots of fun with animations
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2008/09/03 06:22 CDT
Phoenix update to sol 97: A new sample for wet chemistry and lots of fun with animations
Rosetta's zeroing in on Steins
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2008/09/02 12:16 CDT
Rosetta's zeroing in on Steins
Opportunity's ready for a new adventure!
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2008/08/29 03:43 CDT
Opportunity's ready for a new adventure!
Catching up with Phoenix, through sol 91
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2008/08/29 03:27 CDT
Catching up with Phoenix, through sol 91
Pictures from the past: Viking 2 approaches Mars
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2008/08/27 12:56 CDT
Pictures from the past: Viking 2 approaches Mars
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2008/08/26 06:51 CDT
GLAST has a new name: Fermi
Asteroids and comets to scale, as a single image for printing or Powerpoint
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2008/08/26 11:06 CDT
Asteroids and comets to scale, as a single image for printing or Powerpoint
What's up in the solar system for the week of August 25
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2008/08/25 04:12 CDT
What's up in the solar system for the week of August 25
Three great new pages on Don Davis' website
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2008/08/24 09:40 CDT
Three great new pages on Don Davis' website
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2008/08/22 03:12 CDT
Carnival of Space #68
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2008/08/21 10:21 CDT
Watching the clouds drift by
Things that probably won't ever be called planets, but maybe they should
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2008/08/20 06:39 CDT
Things that probably won't ever be called planets, but maybe they should
Beautiful mosaic from the Enceladus encounter
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2008/08/19 10:06 CDT
Beautiful mosaic from the Enceladus encounter
What's up in the solar system for the week of August 18
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2008/08/16 05:12 CDT
What's up in the solar system for the week of August 18
Phoenix sol 79: TEGA oven 7 opened
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2008/08/15 11:42 CDT
Phoenix sol 79: TEGA oven 7 opened
First image of a speck of Mars dust from the Atomic Force Microscope
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2008/08/15 11:04 CDT
First image of a speck of Mars dust from the Atomic Force Microscope
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2008/08/14 10:42 CDT
Carnival of Space #67
My thoughts on the Great Planet Debate
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2008/08/14 03:36 CDT
My thoughts on the Great Planet Debate
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2008/08/13 06:07 CDT
Phoenix sol 76 update: Digging at Neverland, Cupboard, Stone Soup, Snow White, Burn Alive; samples for microscope and TEGA 5; and more
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2008/08/12 11:55 CDT
More Enceladus image fun
Enceladus is so close I can touch it
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2008/08/12 07:06 CDT
Enceladus is so close I can touch it
Enceladus flyby images are starting to appear
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2008/08/12 02:39 CDT
Enceladus flyby images are starting to appear
What's up in the solar system for the week of August 11
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2008/08/11 03:40 CDT
What's up in the solar system for the week of August 11
Looking back into Victoria crater
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2008/08/08 08:00 CDT
Looking back into Victoria crater
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2008/08/08 07:52 CDT
The Fountains of Enceladus
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2008/08/08 01:46 CDT
Skeet Shooting Enceladus
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2008/08/08 11:54 CDT
Carnival of Space #66
Phoenix sol 72: Delivery to TEGA oven 5
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2008/08/07 06:25 CDT
Phoenix sol 72: Delivery to TEGA oven 5
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2008/08/07 12:53 CDT
Phoenix perchlorate kerfuffle
Chandrayaan-1 launch delayed to October
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2008/08/06 08:58 CDT
Chandrayaan-1 launch delayed to October
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2008/08/06 04:42 CDT
Rosetta and Glaciers
What's up in the solar system for the week of August 4
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2008/08/05 03:36 CDT
What's up in the solar system for the week of August 4
Apparently there's something more exciting yet to be announced by Phoenix
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2008/08/03 05:10 CDT
Apparently there's something more exciting yet to be announced by Phoenix
Carnival of Space # 65, and more
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2008/08/03 10:47 CDT
Carnival of Space # 65, and more
The August 1 solar eclipse from space
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2008/08/01 01:17 CDT
The August 1 solar eclipse from space
Opportunity casts a long shadow
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2008/08/01 12:46 CDT
Opportunity casts a long shadow
Highlights of the Phoenix sol 64 press conference
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2008/07/31 03:58 CDT
Highlights of the Phoenix sol 64 press conference
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2008/07/30 07:02 CDT
Proof for liquids on Titan
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2008/07/30 12:13 CDT
New photos of Phobos!
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