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Now THAT's meteorology
Now THAT's meteorology
LOTS of analysis of the flagship mission options - Europa or Titan?
LOTS of analysis of the flagship mission options - Europa or Titan?
Lunar missions: the start of an ending for one, the start of a beginning for another
Lunar missions: the start of an ending for one, the start of a beginning for another
Dawn Journal: Mars Encounter
Dawn continues to close in on Mars, ready for the gravitational slingshot that will help it on its expedition to the asteroid belt and its quest to gain insights into the evolution of the solar system.
Diagram of on-orbit satellite collision
Diagram of on-orbit satellite collision
Jupiter may have a "super-Earth" at its center
Jupiter may have a "super-Earth" at its center
Dawn's really feeling Mars now
Dawn's really feeling Mars now
Two Earth-orbiting satellites collide
Two Earth-orbiting satellites collide
Extensions for ESA's missions to Venus and Mars
Extensions for ESA's missions to Venus and Mars
Catching up on some news: LPSC, MESSENGER at perihelion, Google Mars, Okina impact
Catching up on some news: LPSC, MESSENGER at perihelion, Google Mars, Okina impact
New names for gaps in Saturn's rings
New names for gaps in Saturn's rings
OpEd: Beyond the Moon
OpEd: Beyond the Moon
There's more to the Hayabusa story
After posting my brief
Vernal dawn is coming to Titan's far north
Vernal dawn is coming to Titan's far north
Hooray for Hayabusa!
According to JAXA (the Japanese space agency), poor little Hayabusa has successfully restarted its ion engine and has resumed powered flight today. Hooray! This is good news for Hayabusa's eventual return to Earth.
Spirit update: It keeps going
There have been a couple more releases from JPL in recent days updating the slightly worrisome announcement about Spirit that came out on January 28.
ANSMET Blogs: Return to civilization
ANSMET Blogs: Return to civilization
New Google Mars
Google Earth's latest edition was just released and guess what? It has a Mars setting!
A pretty new Hubble image of Mars
A set of Mars image data taken by the Hubble Space Telescope a year ago was just released to Hubble's data archive. It was captured by Hubble's Wide Field and Planetary Camera 2 on January 30, 2008 when Mars was about 115 million kilometers from Earth.
Mars Exploration Rovers Update: Spirit and Opportunity Begin Sixth Year of Exploration
The Mars Exploration Rover mission crossed the finish line of another major milestone this month, marking its fifth anniversary of exploring the Red Planet. As team members celebrated and shared stories in events all around Los Angeles, Spirit and Opportunity kept on roving, bucking up under the inevitable pains of growing older. They're heading now for their next major destinations.