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Chandrayaan-1's first picture of the Moon
Chandrayaan-1's first picture of the Moon
High dust levels are making life tough for Spirit
There was a worrying update posted on the JPL website for Spirit today: an early-season dust storm has darkened its skies enough that its solar panels produced only 89 watt-hours of power yesterday, sol 1,725. Neither rover has ever, ever seen power production levels that low, not even during last year's massive dust storm.
The end of Phoenix
The end of Phoenix
What's up in the solar system for the week of November 10
What's up in the solar system for the week of November 10
Phoenix falls silent
Phoenix falls silent
India has reached the Moon!
India has reached the Moon!
A launch to Neptune in 2019?
A launch to Neptune in 2019?
Carnival of space #78
Carnival of space #78
Enceladus!
Enceladus!
Chandrayaan-1 to enter lunar orbit on November 8
Chandrayaan-1 to enter lunar orbit on November 8
Our members are flying on Glory
Our members are flying on Glory
Phoenix update: Not dead yet; still in "Lazarus mode;" one attempt at microphone use did not work
Phoenix update: Not dead yet; still in "Lazarus mode;" one attempt at microphone use did not work
More on "backwards" space images
More on "backwards" space images
Carnival of Space #76
Carnival of Space #76
On its way to the Moon, Chandrayaan-1 photographs Earth, but flips the photo
On its way to the Moon, Chandrayaan-1 photographs Earth, but flips the photo
The Antarctic search for meteorites: who's going, and where we are going
A summary of the 2008-2009 expedition team, and where they will go to hunt meteorites.
A brief Phoenix update
A brief Phoenix update
Opportunity and Spirit updates: Both are now driving
Another day, another drive: on sols 1,693 and 1,695 the Opportunity rover conducted two more lengthy drives to the south, totaling almost 200 meters. On the other side of the planet, Spirit is FINALLY in motion again.
Dawn Journal: A Pause in Thrusting
The Dawn spacecraft continues on course and on schedule for its bold campaign to unexplored worlds.
The Mars Exploration Rovers Update: Spirit "Bumps" a Move, Opportunity Puts the Pedal to the Metal
Spring is still off a ways on the horizon in the Red Planet's southern hemisphere, but the solar-powered Mars Exploration Rovers seemed to shake off their third Martian winter this month, as they roved into new phases and looked to new destinations on their overland expeditions of Gusev Crater and Meridiani Planum. In the process, Spirit and Opportunity both chalked up notable achievements in October, adding to their already long list of accomplishments accrued as the world's first long-lived roving robot field geologists.