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Small BodiesStories, updates, insights, and original analysis from The Planetary Society.
Results from the Rosetta Encounter with Asteroid 2867 Steins
Last week in Science magazine appeared the first peer-reviewed article on the results of Rosetta's September 2008 encounter with the smallish main-belt asteroid Steins. This morning I got a chance to sit down and read the article, and I wrote up a summary.
Asteroid 2867 Steins
This description of asteroid 2867 Steins is based upon an article published in the January 8, 2010 issue of Science by H. Uwe Keller and numerous coauthors and on a related press release.
Last Door in the Planetary Society Advent Calendar: Earth, again
I know I already posted Earth once before. But I could not resist winding up the calendar with this view of a new Earth, for the new year.
Rosetta Earth swingby successful
Rosetta appears to have operated flawlessly as it streaked past Earth for its flyby early this morning. Here are a few more gems from the flyby.
Crescent Earth
Just hours away from its Earth flyby, Rosetta is busily snapping images and gathering other science data.
Rosetta is homing in on Earth
Heads up! ESA's Rosetta spacecraft is approaching for its last flyby of Earth, on Friday, November 13.
Here comes Rosetta!
Heads up! ESA's Rosetta comet-chasing mission is going to buzz by Earth again in less than a month.
Exciting Times Ahead: 2010 Will Sizzle, and 2011 Will Really Cook!
Today, I'm kicking the week off with a look at the unusually intense confluence of far flung planetary exploration that's just around the corner, starting the middle of next year.
Rosetta Was Here
This amazing view was captured by the CIVA camera on Rosetta's Philae lander just four minutes before its closest approach to Mars on February 25, 2007. The spacecraft was only 1,000 kilometers above the planet.
New Horizons is targeting Jupiter!
New Horizons' Jupiter encounter is officially underway!