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Manic Monday: Chocolate Hills, Io, and NASA's budget
Although I am not suffering under the
Visitor from JAXA Stops at Planetary Society
The Planetary Society regularly hosts interns and visiting scientists and engineers from world space agencies. Recently, we've had the pleasure of working with JAXA's Toshiaki Takemae.
Apophis is less scary than it used to be
Based on analyses of previously unstudied telescopic data, NASA scientists have released new predictions for the path of the 300-meter-diameter asteroid Apophis.
Canto IV: A Cog in the Wheel, a New Star in the Sky
David Seal talks about his experience working with Kevin Beurle.
Fly me to the Moon...
Jim Bell describes his proposal to join the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Cameras science team.
365 Days of Astronomy Podcast: Five Years of Living Vicariously on Mars
Next in The Planetary Society's 365 Days of Astronomy doubleheader is Planetary Society President Jim Bell, whose show, airing today, is on
Some events for the 5th anniversary of Spirit and Opportunity's landing on Mars
Tonight at the Boston Court Performing Arts Center in Pasadena, Jim Bell and Bill Nye will be celebrating the 5th anniversary of the landing of the rovers; Jim will be showing lots of pretty 3D pictures.
The Gift of Apollo
Carl Sagan writes that once upon a time, we soared into the solar system. For a few years. Then we hurried back. Why? What happened? What was Apollo really about?
The Adventure of the Planets
Carl Sagan's argument for planetary exploration. Published in the first issue of The Planetary Report magazine.