by Emily Lakdawalla
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Follow the thrilling adventures of planetary missions, past and present, and see the stunningly beautiful photos that they return from space!
Emily Lakdawalla • August 13, 2018
Chandrayaan-2, expected to launch in October, will now be launching no earlier than 3 January 2019, with its lander and rover touching down in February.
Emily Lakdawalla • August 10, 2018 • 1
This week Hayabusa2 completed its closest approach yet to asteroid Ryugu. In a successful gravity measurement experiment on August 6, the spacecraft dipped to within 1 kilometer of the asteroid.
Emily Lakdawalla • August 03, 2018
For the second time, JAXA navigators have zoomed their cameras and other instruments in on asteroid Ryugu. The August 1 operation was quicker than the previous one, requiring only 26 hours for the descent, science, and ascent.
Emily Lakdawalla • July 30, 2018 • 4
What does it mean that the Mars rover Curiosity found organics in Martian rocks? Emily Lakdawalla translates the science.
Emily Lakdawalla • July 25, 2018 • 9
A radar instrument on one of the oldest operational Mars orbiters has discovered possible evidence of present-day liquid water on Mars.
Emily Lakdawalla • July 25, 2018 • 3
Last week, Hayabusa2 approached to within 6000 meters of the surface of Ryugu, taking new photos. The team has developed a set of terminology to describe Hayabusa2's navigational positions around the asteroid.
Emily Lakdawalla • July 23, 2018 • 3
I'm honored to be the new editor of The Planetary Society's flagship magazine, The Planetary Report.
Emily Lakdawalla • July 01, 2018 • 3
Emily Lakdawalla is on vacation from 1 to 22 July. Jason Davis will reign over the blog in her absence.
Emily Lakdawalla • June 29, 2018 • 1
Hooray! Curiosity has triumphantly returned to drilling with a successful drill and delivery to its lab instruments at a site named Duluth. It's now studying the dust storm as it drives to new drill sites on Vera Rubin ridge.
Emily Lakdawalla • June 27, 2018 • 2
On 26 June 2018, Hayabusa2 arrived at its target asteroid, Ryugu. In a very brief status update, I present comparisons of Ryugu to other previously visited asteroids and comets.
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