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Update to my S/2008 S1 post: Cassini can fly past it!
Update to my S/2008 S1 post: Cassini can fly past it!
Rebooting Odyssey
I just received one of those chillingly-titled missives from JPL:
A new moon for Saturn within the G ring
A new moon for Saturn within the G ring
The Reasons Behind the MSL Delay
There are a pair of excellent articles in this week's Space Review by Adrian Brown, looking at the Technical and Budgetary reasons that the Mars Science Lab launch was delayed until 2011.
Methane is a greenhouse gas on Pluto, too
Methane is a greenhouse gas on Pluto, too
The Chang'e 1 mission is over
The Chang'e 1 mission is over
Mars Exploration Rovers Update: Spirit Gains A little Power, Opportunity Loses a Little Steam
Despite some struggles with terrain and technology, the Mars Exploration Rovers moved their missions forward in February, as Spirit and Opportunity pressed on toward their next major Martian attractions.
Mapping Mars, now and in history
Planetary cartographer Phil Stooke has been working on a cool project to compose and compare maps of Mars that show how we saw the planet throughout the Space Age.
Summary of Cassini's flybys of Saturn's moons
Summary of Cassini's flybys of Saturn's moons
Cassini's Proposed Extended-Extended Mission Tour
It seems like no time since we selected Cassini's extended mission tour of the Saturn system, in early 2007. Now we're flying that tour, which extends Cassini's original four years in Saturn orbit for another 27 months, until September 2010. So now we're looking into the future- far into the future.
Quick Dawn update: Gravity assist indeed went well
Quick Dawn update: Gravity assist indeed went well
Carnival of Space #91
Carnival of Space #91
Got binoculars? Spot a comet near Saturn tonight
Got binoculars? Spot a comet near Saturn tonight
Looks like the Dawn flyby of Mars went well
Looks like the Dawn flyby of Mars went well: here' a photo of Mars taken by Dawn near its closest approach to Mars during its February 17 flyby.
What do we know about Uranus' moons? Part 2
Here is every single image of the last two moons discovered prior to the Voyager 2 encounter, Titania and Umbriel.
News flash: Jupiter flagship mission selected to launch first
News flash: Jupiter flagship mission selected to launch first
Diamond Ring Earthrise
Diamond Ring Earthrise
Planetary Society Statement on Europa Mission Selection
Planetary Society Statement on Europa Mission Selection
LRO has arrived in Florida; LCROSS has shipped
LRO has arrived in Florida; LCROSS has shipped