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Posted by Casey Dreier on 2013/04/11 06:22 CDT | 3 comments
NASA went on an unusual tweet-binge praising planetary science today, saying that the struggling division "thrives" and highlighting various missions mainly developed in better times. NASA made five tweets in a row about planetary science over the course of two hours.
Planetary Society Weekly Hangout: The Ice Giants, with Heidi Hammel
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2013/04/11 02:00 CDT | 5 comments
My guest this was Planetary Society Board vice president Heidi Hammel. We discussed two planets near and dear to our hearts, Neptune and Uranus. What's new on these icy worlds since Voyager 2 passed by, and what are the prospects for their future exploration?
Antares ready for inaugural flight
Posted by Jason Davis on 2013/04/11 09:48 CDT | 5 comments
Orbital Sciences Corporation is ready to send their Antares rocket system on its inaugural flight.
First Analysis: the NASA Planetary Science Budget for 2014
Posted by Van Kane on 2013/04/10 06:13 CDT | 7 comments
No mission to Europa, diminished funding for outer planets missions, a small bump to small spacecraft missions, and an increase for asteroid detection are part of the White House's proposal for NASA in 2014.
Bad Budget News for NASA's Planetary Exploration Program
Posted by Bill Nye on 2013/04/10 12:08 CDT | 13 comments
The Administration just released its proposed budget for 2014 and it contains some very bad news for NASA's planetary exploration program. Just three weeks ago the U.S. Congress rejected similar cuts proposed for planetary exploration last year. It was a clear statement of support by both Congress and the public: planetary exploration is an affordable national priority.
2014 NASA Budget Cuts $200 million from Planetary Science -- Again
Posted by Casey Dreier on 2013/04/10 12:00 CDT | 1 comments
NASA's new budget doubles down on cuts to Planetary Science, despite Congress rejecting a similar proposal last year.
Blast from the Past: Spirit's tracks at the "End of the Rainbow"
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2013/04/09 09:05 CDT | 3 comments
Doug Ellison shared this lovely panorama via Twitter over the weekend. It's from the Mars Exploration Rover Spirit, taken back in 2004. The drunken path in the foreground is a visual record of just how exciting it was for Spirit to have finally made it to the Columbia Hills, and to rocks that were not fragments of basalt.
Posted by Bill Dunford on 2013/04/08 09:12 CDT | 4 comments
Dispatches from five different worlds--all sent by robotic spacecraft on the same day.
More Evidence for a Habitable Mars from EGU 2013
Posted by Casey Dreier on 2013/04/08 06:36 CDT | 3 comments
NASA's Curiosity rover has acquired further evidence that Mars's atmosphere was once dense enough to support liquid water on the surface.
Will the Sequester Take an Outsized Bite from Planetary Science at NASA?
Posted by Casey Dreier on 2013/04/06 09:11 CDT | 2 comments
Despite a $223 million boost from Congress this year, NASA's Planetary Science Division may not be allowed to use that money so NASA can prevent cuts in other programs.
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