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Dawn: Probably? launching July 7
Dawn: Probably? launching July 7
Dawn Journal: What to Expect After the Launch
Now only two weeks away from its planned launch, Dawn is eagerly awaiting the beginning of its cosmic adventure.
They're not just snapshots, they're data
They're not just snapshots, they're data
New Planetary Report, response to Griffin global warming comments, and other stuff
New Planetary Report, response to Griffin global warming comments, and other stuff
Check out the eighth Carnival of Space
Check out the eighth Carnival of Space
Tantalizing views of the worlds to be visited by Dawn
Tantalizing views of the worlds to be visited by Dawn
Mars Science Laboratory is going to be HUGE
Yesterday I deposited the baby with her grandmother and went to the Jet Propulsion Laboratory for a press junket to the opening of their new Mars Yard.
Fine-tuning Cassini's orbit
Fine-tuning Cassini's orbit
Spirit gets brushed off
There was great news last night from Mars Exploration Rover mission operations: Spirit seems to have enjoyed another
Cassini catches Rhea, and more, against Saturn
Cassini catches Rhea, and more, against Saturn
Nightmare averted on Dawn
Nightmare averted on Dawn
Making Light Work
Professional Pilot Magazine asked me to contribute a prediction about the future of flight for the next century. Naturally, I wrote about solar sailing.
MESSENGER returned 614 images from Venus
MESSENGER returned 614 images from Venus
Dione and Tethys: New members in the club of active bodies?
Dione and Tethys: New members in the club of active bodies?
In memoriam: Don "Mr. Wizard" Herbert, 1917-2007
In memoriam: Don "Mr. Wizard" Herbert, 1917-2007
Funny little Atlas
Funny little Atlas
This is post #1,000
This is post #1,000
The original "Puddles on Mars" story has been retracted
Today, New Scientist and researcher Ron Levin retracted the
...and MESSENGER's flyby was successful!
The Applied Physics Lab issued a press release this evening stating that the MESSENGER mission's second flyby of Venus was successful.
Flyby of Venus Speeds MESSENGER Onward to Mercury
The MESSENGER spacecraft is zeroing in on Venus for the most significant gravity assist maneuver of its long journey to Mercury.