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I am totally hooked on Scott Maxwell's new Mars Exploration Rover blog
Scott Maxwell is one of those many guys (and gals) at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory who rarely gets his name in the news but who is absolutely indispensable to the success of a space mission. I don't know what his official title is, but whatever it is, it's not as good as the colloquial name given to his position: Rover Driver.
Astronomy Cast is broadcasting press conferences from the AAS meeting
Astronomy Cast is broadcasting press conferences from the AAS meeting
Dawn Journal: Conjunction Junction
Having fulfilled all of its assignments for 2008, the Dawn spacecraft has been unusually quiescent recently.
The Antarctic search for meteorites: not for the impatient
The team makes progress while facing extreme weather conditions.
Five Years of Spirit on Mars
On January 3, 2004, the Mars Exploration Rover Spirit landed on Mars, and I was with the science team at JPL when it happened! I can't believe it's been five years since the successful landing.
A Moon Among Stars
A very pretty picture of a moon among stars. Happy 2009, everyone!
The Year in Pictures: 2008
The Year in Pictures: 2008
The Mars Exploration Rovers Update: As Spirit and Opportunity Rove On, We Look Back on 2008
As 2008 fades to the pages of history, Spirit and Opportunity are closing in on the end of their fifth year of exploration on the Red Planet and moving the Mars Exploration Rover mission forward into a new year of bold scientific objectives.
I spotted Mercury last night!
I spotted Mercury last night!
ANSMET Blogs: Finally in the field and bagging lots of meteorites
ANSMET Blogs: Finally in the field and bagging lots of meteorites
The Antarctic search for meteorites: put-in at last; week of productive searches
A week of productive searching near the Davis Nunataks.
From the "playing with particle accelerators" department
From the "playing with particle accelerators" department
Another longevity milestone for Spirit and Opportunity
We're getting close to the fifth anniversary of the landings of Spirit and Opportunity, but was we approach that milestone, we're passing another. I've been told that as of yesterday, Spirit and Opportunity have operated on Mars for a combined length of time that is longer than the combined number of sols that the twin Viking landers operated.
Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter is a BIG step closer to launch
Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter is a BIG step closer to launch
Odds and Ends: Outer solar system not as crowded as the inner
Odds and Ends: Outer solar system not as crowded as the inner
A correction to the recent Nature story about Phoenix
A correction to the recent Nature story about Phoenix
Relive -- or see for the first time -- Apollo 8's Christmas Eve broadcast
Relive -- or see for the first time -- Apollo 8's Christmas Eve broadcast
Wrapping up items from AGU
Wrapping up items from AGU
An update on the pledge drive
An update on the pledge drive
The Antarctic search for meteorites: more waiting; runway's ready; ralph goes home
As the team waits, the runway is finished, and Ralph makes an exit.