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The "Water on the Moon" Hoopla, Part 2: The murkier part of the story
How much water is there on the Moon, and is it in a form that human explorers could use? This part of the story has many more questions and many fewer definite conclusions.
An ALMA antenna journeys to its pad
An ALMA antenna journeys to its pad
The Moon as seen by Cassini VIMS, processed by an amateur
The Moon as seen by Cassini VIMS, processed by an amateur
Planetary Society Statement on Water on the Moon
Planetary Society Statement on Water on the Moon
Looking forward to MESSENGER's third flyby of Mercury
Looking forward to MESSENGER's third flyby of Mercury
Beautiful 3D animation of Spirit's environs in Gusev Crater
Doug Ellison has done it again: he's created a spectacular overflight of Gusev crater based upon digital elevation models of the terrain produced by the United States Geological Survey from HiRISE data.
MESSENGER's Final Flyby of Mercury: Old Territory, New Science
MESSENGER is fast approaching the third and final Mercury flyby during its seven-year journey to the innermost planet.
More Saturn equinox image goodies
More Saturn equinox image goodies
Planetary Radio Q and A: Boom-boom!
Planetary Radio Q and A: Boom-boom!
Venus looks more boring than you think it does
Venus looks more boring than you think it does
Saturn equinox image goodies
Saturn equinox image goodies
No more rumors: It's now fact that Phobos-Grunt will be delayed to 2011
No more rumors: It's now fact that Phobos-Grunt will be delayed to 2011
Phobos Grunt including Phobos LIFE Delayed Until 2011
Today, the Russian space agency, Roscosmos, decided to delay from 2009 to 2011 the launch of the Phobos Grunt mission to study and return samples from the Martian moon Phobos.
A piece of an asteroid returns to the telescope that discovered it
A piece of an asteroid returns to the telescope that discovered it
Two weeks of Tweets
Two weeks of Tweets
Some first results from Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (or, I love LOLA)
Some first results from Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (or, I love LOLA)
Just for fun: the spacecraft bulletin board at JPL
Just for fun: the spacecraft bulletin board at JPL
Mars Science Laboratory Instruments: Mastcam
A few weeks ago I gave a lunch talk at Cornell summarizing the MSL mission and particularly the instruments that it will carry and was shocked by the number of people who showed up!
LCROSS: Hitting those tantalizing purple pixels
LCROSS: Hitting those tantalizing purple pixels
How does Hubble compare?
How does Hubble compare?