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A couple of tidbits from today's Deep Impact preview briefing
Today was the press briefing that previewed the upcoming Deep Impact flyby of Hartley 2.
Holy cow, is it really the 175th Carnival of Space already?
175th Carnival of Space!? That means the Carnival of Space has been going on for nearly 4 years. Or just about 2 Mars years. Pretty amazing.
DPS 2010: Pluto and Charon opposition surges, Nix and Hydra masses, Pluto and Eris compositions
An awful lot of the talks in the Pluto session on Tuesday morning, October 5, at the Division of Planetary Sciences meeting spent more time focusing on how bad weather conditions were during the astronomers' attempts to view Pluto as it occulted background stars than they did on any measurements or science that came out from the data.
A Marathon Day Two at the USA Science & Engineering Festival
Day Two of the USA Science & Engineering Festival, and it started with a game of
Lightsail 1 Lands on National Mall
The Planetary Society showcased our solar sail mission, Lightsail 1, at day one of the USA Science & Engineering Festival on Washington DC's National Mall.
Curiosity Cam: Watch Men and Women in White build a Mars rover live!
Curiosity Cam: Watch Men and Women in White build a Mars rover live!
Tyler Nordgren's awesome "Planetary Park" posters
Tyler Nordgren's awesome "Planetary Park" posters
Getting ready for the USA Science & Engineering Festival
The Planetary Society booth is ready to go for the USA Science & Engineering Festival being held this weekend on the National Mall in Washington DC.
DPS 2010: Triton's craters, a friendly dispute
DPS 2010: Triton's craters, a friendly dispute
Hey Federal employees! Send your CFC funds to the Planetary Society
Hey Federal employees! Send your CFC funds to the Planetary Society
LCROSS finds lots of water in accessible places at the Moon's south pole -- but we'll have to tread carefully
LCROSS finds lots of water in accessible places at the Moon's south pole -- but we'll have to tread carefully
A Rhea flyby and a cloudy Titan with Tethys in color
A Rhea flyby and a cloudy Titan with Tethys in color
Meeting the President and a Few Other Amazing People
Meeting the President and a Few Other Amazing People
365 Days of Astronomy to Continue in 2011!
365 Days of Astronomy to Continue in 2011!
Every-other-line truncation of Cassini images
Every-other-line truncation of Cassini images
Deep Impact Hartley 2 encounter timeline
Deep Impact Hartley 2 encounter timeline
Voyager Mission Status Bulletins: The Voyager 2 Uranus flyby
Voyager Mission Status Bulletins: The Voyager 2 Uranus flyby
Crack the code for a message from Mars, redux
Waaaay back when Spirit and Opportunity landed on Mars in January 2004, the Planetary Society helped the public participate in the missions with a number of projects, including one where we printed
Update from the First Moscow Solar System Symposium
Update from the First Moscow Solar System Symposium