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 • April 20, 2018
What a cool photo of OSIRIS-REx's sample return capsule! But wait, what's that black dot near the top?
Emily Lakdawalla • April 17, 2018
The Curiosity team has completed its initial survey of the top of Vera Rubin Ridge, and is ready to make another attempt at drilling after the rock at Lake Orcadie proved to be too hard.
Emily Lakdawalla • April 16, 2018 • 2
Digging into the Viking archives to produce a new old composite of Mars' smaller moon.
Emily Lakdawalla • April 10, 2018 • 1
Last week, I received a golden ticket that gave me rare access to a sacred space: the cleanroom facility where NASA's next Mars lander, InSight, is undergoing final preparations for launch.
Emily Lakdawalla • April 05, 2018 • 4
NASA’s next planetary launch is coming up, as soon as May 5, 2018. This post is your one-stop shop for information about InSight’s launch, cruise, and expected mission to Mars.
Emily Lakdawalla • April 03, 2018 • 1
On March 29, vigilant astronomer Maciel Bassani Sparrenberger discovered that a new bright spot had broken out in Saturn's high northern latitudes.
Emily Lakdawalla • April 02, 2018 • 1
This week it seems fitting to feature a portrait of the Galilean moons by Galileo.
Emily Lakdawalla • March 29, 2018
The first astrobiology session at last week's Lunar and Planetary Science Conference featured talks on a huge variety of interesting topics, and was one of my favorite sessions at the meeting.
Emily Lakdawalla • March 28, 2018
At last week's Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, I tried a new experiment: collaborating with other attendees to take a shared set of notes.
Emily Lakdawalla • March 27, 2018
With the space station likely to fall on April Fool's Day, it's important to know whom to follow for reliable information.
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