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Emily Lakdawalla

Cassini's doing Iapetus encounter science now

Emily Lakdawalla

Carnival of Space #19

Emily Lakdawalla

I just received another batch of

Emily Lakdawalla

Phoenix returns its first photo

Emily Lakdawalla

Another approaching view of Iapetus

Emily Lakdawalla

Cassini Zeroes in on Saturn's Yin-Yang Moon Iapetus

Emily Lakdawalla

Cassini's approaching view of Iapetus

Marc Rayman

NASA is preparing (again) to bring Dawn to the Florida skies as all systems are gearing up for a September 26 launch.

Emily Lakdawalla

Putting the Rhea puzzle together

A.J.S. Rayl

With dust from the summer's storms floating down on and all around them, the Mars Exploration Rovers returned to their exploration agendas this month, picking up right where they left off in July when winds kicked the soils up into the southern hemisphere and forced them to hunker down and conserve power.

Emily Lakdawalla

Cassini's next stop: Iapetus

Emily Lakdawalla

The cave entrance on Arsia Mons really is a pit

Emily Lakdawalla

Although Mars' atmosphere continues to be rather dusty, the storm has abated enough that both Mars Exploration Rovers have resumed a relatively normal level of activity. For Opportunity, that means a drive to the very edge of Victoria crater.

Emily Lakdawalla

I haven't written an update on the dust storm at Mars recently for two reasons. For one, the rovers are out of immediate danger, so it wasn't as urgent. The other reason is that Jim Bell wanted Cornell to issue a press release with updated versions of the images and animations I've been putting together from the rovers'

Emily Lakdawalla

Titan: brown and blue

Emily Lakdawalla

Two sky events Aug 27/28: One reason NOT to look up, and one reason to get up early

Doug Ellison

Europlanet : Life's a bleach

Doug Ellison

Doug Ellison

Europlanet : Swings and Roundabouts with Rings

Doug Ellison

Europlanet : Embargo? What Embargo?