by Emily Lakdawalla
Follow the thrilling adventures of planetary missions, past and present, and see the stunningly beautiful photos that they return from space!
Emily Lakdawalla • June 21, 2018 • 2
Ryugu has continued to grow in Hayabusa2's forward view, resolving into a diamond-shaped body with visible bumps and craters! They've done hazard searches, optical navigation imaging, and measured the rotation rate at 7.6 hours.
Emily Lakdawalla • June 14, 2018
Hayabusa2 is now less than 1000 kilometers away from Ryugu, and the tiny asteroid is beginning to betray its shape.
Emily Lakdawalla • June 12, 2018 • 1
NASA's OSIRIS-REx will get the first sight of its target Bennu in August and go into orbit in December.
Emily Lakdawalla • June 07, 2018 • 1
On June 3, Hayabusa2 ended use of its ion engines, for now, and is coasting the remaining distance toward Ryugu. It's using an optical navigation camera to image the asteroid's position against a field of background stars to help it navigate.
Emily Lakdawalla • June 01, 2018 • 3
A post for kids whose teachers have told them to send emails to scientists asking questions.
Emily Lakdawalla • May 30, 2018
One of the Cassini mission's goals was to figure out how long a day on Saturn is. We still don't know. A new paper reports a measurement of the rotation period of Saturn that is different from past measurements.
Emily Lakdawalla • May 25, 2018 • 2
Hayabusa2 is approaching asteroid Ryugu! Here's how to stay on top of mission news and the mission's planned schedule for 2018.
Emily Lakdawalla • May 24, 2018
One of the great things about space exploration is how it can shift your perspective. And you don't even need to leave home.
Emily Lakdawalla • May 18, 2018 • 1
Seán Doran has made a cool visual index to the images that JunoCam took during Juno's first 12 closest approaches to Jupiter.
Emily Lakdawalla • May 17, 2018 • 5
A Mercury meeting held May 1-3 summarized the current and future science of the innermost planet. Emily Lakdawalla was there and shares her notes.
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