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Emily Lakdawalla's blogs from 2010
Door 31 in the 2010 advent calendar
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2010/12/31 09:41 CST
Door 31 in the 2010 advent calendar
Bye bye, Kodachrome, but "Kodak moments" will live on in space
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2010/12/31 08:04 CST
Bye bye, Kodachrome, but "Kodak moments" will live on in space
Door 30 in the 2010 advent calendar
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2010/12/30 03:39 CST
Door 30 in the 2010 advent calendar
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2010/12/30 03:28 CST
The Year in Pictures: 2010
What's up in the solar system in January 2011 - and the rest of the year in preview
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2010/12/30 02:53 CST
What's up in the solar system in January 2011 - and the rest of the year in preview
Door 29 in the 2010 advent calendar
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2010/12/29 12:25 CST
Door 29 in the 2010 advent calendar
A unique look inside the SOFIA telescope and other cool stuff
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2010/12/29 12:14 CST
A unique look inside the SOFIA telescope and other cool stuff
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2010/12/29 11:36 CST
SOHO's 2000th comet
Door 28 in the 2010 advent calendar
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2010/12/28 08:37 CST
Door 28 in the 2010 advent calendar
365 Days of Astronomy Podcast: Small Worlds
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2010/12/27 03:56 CST
365 Days of Astronomy Podcast: Small Worlds
Door 27 in the 2010 advent calendar
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2010/12/27 03:48 CST
Door 27 in the 2010 advent calendar
1000 Akatsukis; "Faulty valve caused Akatsuki failure"
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2010/12/27 03:27 CST
1000 Akatsukis; "Faulty valve caused Akatsuki failure"
Door 26 in the 2010 advent calendar
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2010/12/26 02:00 CST
Door 26 in the 2010 advent calendar
Door 25 in the 2010 advent calendar
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2010/12/25 12:25 CST
Door 25 in the 2010 advent calendar
Door 24 in the 2010 advent calendar
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2010/12/24 04:28 CST
Door 24 in the 2010 advent calendar
Door 23 in the 2010 advent calendar
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2010/12/23 02:56 CST
Door 23 in the 2010 advent calendar
Door 22 in the 2010 advent calendar
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2010/12/22 03:32 CST
Door 22 in the 2010 advent calendar
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2010/12/21 02:53 CST
Mimas wanders in to view
Door 21 in the 2010 advent calendar
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2010/12/21 12:48 CST
Door 21 in the 2010 advent calendar
Akatsuki update: more detail on first failure report
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2010/12/20 01:27 CST
Akatsuki update: more detail on first failure report
Door 20 in the 2010 advent calendar (special news update)
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2010/12/20 11:07 CST
Door 20 in the 2010 advent calendar (special news update)
Lunar eclipse tonight, mid-eclipse at 08:17 Dec 21 UT
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2010/12/20 10:55 CST
Lunar eclipse tonight, mid-eclipse at 08:17 Dec 21 UT
Door 19 in the 2010 advent calendar
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2010/12/19 08:51 CST
Door 19 in the 2010 advent calendar
Door 18 in the 2010 advent calendar
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2010/12/18 04:32 CST
Door 18 in the 2010 advent calendar
Updates on Hayabusa and Akatsuki: second chamber opened, possible engine nozzle breakage
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2010/12/17 10:44 CST
Updates on Hayabusa and Akatsuki: second chamber opened, possible engine nozzle breakage
Door 17 in the 2010 advent calendar
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2010/12/17 10:16 CST
Door 17 in the 2010 advent calendar
Door 16 in the 2010 advent calendar
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2010/12/16 01:40 CST
Door 16 in the 2010 advent calendar
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2010/12/16 01:38 CST
Help to hunt for planets!
Door 15 in the 2010 advent calendar
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2010/12/15 03:51 CST
Door 15 in the 2010 advent calendar
Opportunity drives within 20 meters of Santa Maria, spots alligator's tail
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2010/12/15 02:40 CST
Opportunity drives within 20 meters of Santa Maria, spots alligator's tail
Door 14 in the 2010 advent calendar
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2010/12/14 05:01 CST
Door 14 in the 2010 advent calendar
Opportunity: "So close we can taste it" to Santa Maria
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2010/12/14 01:18 CST
Opportunity: "So close we can taste it" to Santa Maria
IKAROS flew past Venus on December 8
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2010/12/14 10:22 CST
IKAROS flew past Venus on December 8
Talk at AGU today: "Snapshots from Space"
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2010/12/13 04:11 CST
Talk at AGU today: "Snapshots from Space"
Door 13 in the 2010 advent calendar
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2010/12/13 03:33 CST
Door 13 in the 2010 advent calendar
Emily Martin: Boulders and Ponds on 433 Eros
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2010/12/13 12:10 CST
Emily Martin: Boulders and Ponds on 433 Eros
Door 12 in the 2010 advent calendar
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2010/12/12 05:39 CST
Door 12 in the 2010 advent calendar
Door 11 in the 2010 advent calendar
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2010/12/11 02:35 CST
Time to open the eleventh door in the advent calendar. Until the New Year, I'll be opening a door onto a different landscape from somewhere in the solar system. Where in the solar system are these sinuous ridges?
Akatsuki update: Failure to enter orbit due to insufficient fuel pressure
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2010/12/10 05:26 CST
Akatsuki update: Failure to enter orbit due to insufficient fuel pressure
NanoSail-D Mission Status Update
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2010/12/10 04:47 CST
NanoSail-D Mission Status Update
I'll be presenting at the American Geophysical Union Meeting next week
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2010/12/10 04:10 CST
I'll be presenting at the American Geophysical Union Meeting next week
Door 10 in the 2010 advent calendar
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2010/12/10 03:40 CST
Door 10 in the 2010 advent calendar
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2010/12/09 10:04 CST
Come back, Venus.....
Door 9 in the 2010 advent calendar
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2010/12/09 03:07 CST
Door 9 in the 2010 advent calendar
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2010/12/09 12:11 CST
Enjoy a year in space
Akatsuki update, two days later
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2010/12/09 12:03 CST
Akatsuki update, two days later
Door 8 in the 2010 advent calendar
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2010/12/08 05:03 CST
Door 8 in the 2010 advent calendar
SpaceX successfully launches Falcon 9; orbits, returns Dragon capsule
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2010/12/08 12:07 CST
SpaceX successfully launches Falcon 9; orbits, returns Dragon capsule
Akatsuki update, a day after the failure to enter orbit
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2010/12/08 11:45 CST
Akatsuki update, a day after the failure to enter orbit
Book reviews: Killing Pluto; Stars Above; Jars to Stars
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2010/12/08 10:50 CST
Book reviews: Killing Pluto; Stars Above; Jars to Stars
Akatsuki has failed to enter Venus orbit
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2010/12/07 07:15 CST
Akatsuki has failed to enter Venus orbit
Door 7 in the 2010 advent calendar
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2010/12/07 12:56 CST
Door 7 in the 2010 advent calendar
Akatsuki update: safe mode, still talking to Earth, but slowly
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2010/12/07 11:01 CST
Akatsuki update: safe mode, still talking to Earth, but slowly
Something has not gone right with Akatsuki, but they have communications
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2010/12/06 09:07 CST
Something has not gone right with Akatsuki, but they have communications
Door 6 in the 2010 advent calendar
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2010/12/06 12:48 CST
Door 6 in the 2010 advent calendar
Akatsuki enters orbit at Venus today!
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2010/12/06 12:30 CST
Akatsuki enters orbit at Venus today!
Door 5 in the 2010 advent calendar
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2010/12/05 05:45 CST
Door 5 in the 2010 advent calendar
Door 4 in the 2010 advent calendar
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2010/12/04 02:03 CST
Door 4 in the 2010 advent calendar
Door 3 in the 2010 advent calendar
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2010/12/03 04:20 CST
Door 3 in the 2010 advent calendar
Best "Arsenic and Odd Life" coverage
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2010/12/03 10:03 CST
Best "Arsenic and Odd Life" coverage
Door 2 in the 2010 advent calendar
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2010/12/02 03:28 CST
Door 2 in the 2010 advent calendar
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2010/12/02 12:10 CST
Arsenic and Deep Space?
Carnival of Space #179, Kids in Space, Lou's View
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2010/12/01 02:25 CST
Carnival of Space #179, Kids in Space, Lou's View
Door 1 in the Planetary Society Blog 2010 advent calendar
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2010/12/01 11:05 CST
Door 1 in the Planetary Society Blog 2010 advent calendar
What's up in the solar system in December 2010
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2010/11/30 05:11 CST
What's up in the solar system in December 2010
What's the significance of this unremarkable spot on the Moon?
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2010/11/29 08:38 CST
What's the significance of this unremarkable spot on the Moon?
A few Mars Express Phobos goodies
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2010/11/26 02:13 CST
A few Mars Express Phobos goodies
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2010/11/25 11:54 CST
Happy Thanksgiving!
Final set of Voyager Mission Status Bulletins: The Voyager 2 Neptune flyby and beyond
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2010/11/24 06:37 CST
Final set of Voyager Mission Status Bulletins: The Voyager 2 Neptune flyby and beyond
ESA commits to extending 11 missions' space operations for 3 years
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2010/11/23 07:41 CST
ESA commits to extending 11 missions' space operations for 3 years
Two signs we're living in the 21st century: SpaceX and Stardust
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2010/11/22 04:18 CST
Two signs we're living in the 21st century: SpaceX and Stardust
Stars Above, Earth Below Calendars and other space gifty goodies
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2010/11/22 04:09 CST
Stars Above, Earth Below Calendars and other space gifty goodies
Jupiter's outbreak is spreading
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2010/11/22 11:03 CST
Jupiter, always a pretty sight in the sky, is now worth visiting every day; the "outbreak" that heralds the return of Jupiter's formerly red, now fadedsouth equatorial belt is expanding and multiplying.
Reviews of Ten Space-themed Books for Kids
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2010/11/19 04:38 CST
Reviews of Ten Space-themed Books for Kids
Deep Impact at Hartley 2: Two weeks after the flyby
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2010/11/18 01:52 CST
Deep Impact at Hartley 2: Two weeks after the flyby
Asteroids and comets to scale, including Hartley 2
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2010/11/18 10:52 CST | 1 comments
Asteroids and comets to scale, including Hartley 2
A little more information on the Hayabusa samples from Itokawa
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2010/11/17 04:36 CST
A little more information on the Hayabusa samples from Itokawa
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2010/11/17 04:34 CST
A message from Bill Nye
365 Days of Astronomy Podcast: What's in a Science Meeting?
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2010/11/17 10:39 CST
365 Days of Astronomy Podcast: What's in a Science Meeting?
I can't wait for MAHLI to land on Mars
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2010/11/16 03:39 CST
I can't wait for MAHLI to land on Mars
JAXA announcement: Itokawa sample return successful!
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2010/11/15 09:03 CST
JAXA announcement: Itokawa sample return successful!
Five amazing engineering camera videos from Chang'E 2
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2010/11/14 03:26 CST
Five amazing engineering camera videos from Chang'E 2
First pictures from Chang'E 2 released
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2010/11/12 10:57 CST
First pictures from Chang'E 2 released
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2010/11/11 10:48 CST
Jupiter's faded belt may be coming back.
DPS 2010: Centaurs and Trans-Neptunian objects
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2010/11/11 09:13 CST
DPS 2010: Centaurs and Trans-Neptunian objects
Opportunity bags a few craters
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2010/11/10 04:46 CST
Opportunity bags a few craters
WISE's first brown (green?) dwarf
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2010/11/09 05:05 CST
WISE's first brown (green?) dwarf
An awesome animation of Jupiter's clouds
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2010/11/09 02:18 CST
An awesome animation of Jupiter's clouds
In which I finally write up last week's Deep Impact Hartley 2 press briefing
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2010/11/09 01:13 CST
In which I finally write up last week's Deep Impact Hartley 2 press briefing
Eris might be smaller than Pluto after all (but it's still more massive)
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2010/11/08 04:48 CST
Eris might be smaller than Pluto after all (but it's still more massive)
Hartley 2 compared to other comets, and in motion 3D
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2010/11/05 06:17 CDT
Hartley 2 compared to other comets, and in motion 3D
Animation of the five closest-approach Hartley 2 images
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2010/11/04 11:24 CDT
Animation of the five closest-approach Hartley 2 images
Five close-approach images of Hartley 2 by Deep Impact, with commentary
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2010/11/04 10:58 CDT
Five close-approach images of Hartley 2 by Deep Impact, with commentary
Close approach images of Hartley 2!
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2010/11/04 10:24 CDT
Close approach images of Hartley 2!
Deep Impact successfully passed closest approach, signal reaquired, data downlinking
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2010/11/04 09:16 CDT
Deep Impact successfully passed closest approach, signal reaquired, data downlinking
Deep Impact's encounter with Hartley 2 is beginning; flyby in 17 hours
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2010/11/03 03:39 CDT
Deep Impact's encounter with Hartley 2 is beginning; flyby in 17 hours
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