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Archived posts are listed in reverse chronological order.
Nov. 6, 2009 | 14:14 PST | 22:14 UTC
Space Image Processing Classes are Go!
I got a huge response from readers interested in me conducting some online classes on space image data -- how to access and process it. Some of you are interested just in being armchair explorers, but I also received a surprising number of... More»
Nov. 5, 2009 | 19:32 PST | Nov. 6 03:32 UTC
Reviews of several space-themed books for young children
While I was on maternity leave I suddenly decided to see what books were out there that could help me teach my daughters (one's three years, and the other six months old) about the science and the thrill of space exploration. I bought a pile of... More»
Nov. 4, 2009 | 14:14 PST | 22:14 UTC
Planetary Radio Q and A: Saturn's Hexagon
Before I get to this week's Q and A, I should mention that the Carnival of Space can be found over at the Next Big Future.
This week's Planetary Radio features Lou Friedman on the Augustine Human Spaceflight report. On "Questions and Answers" I... More»
Nov. 4, 2009 | 14:02 PST | 22:02 UTC
Planetary Radio Q and A: Not-so-gassy giants
I've forgotten to post Planetary Radio Q and A for the past few weeks, so I'll post a couple today.
Planetary Radio for October 19 featured Bruce Murray on the persistence and importance of water ice on the Moon. On "Questions and Answers" I... More»
Nov. 3, 2009 | 13:46 PST | 21:46 UTC
Data from Kaguya's prime mission to the Moon has been released
Yesterday, the Japanese space agency announced the public release of the data from the primary mission of the Kaguya (a.k.a. SELENE) lunar orbiter. The release covers the period from December 21, 2007 to October 31, 2008, and includes data from all... More»
Nov. 3, 2009 | 10:21 PST | 18:21 UTC
Another marvelous image from Cassini's Nov 2 Enceladus flyby
This image goodie was produced from the raw images from Cassini's close encounter with Saturn's geyser moon Enceladus yesterday by Gordan Ugarkovic. At the time that this photo was taken, Cassini was in Saturn's shadow (that is, it was in eclipse);... More»
Nov. 2, 2009 | 21:10 PST | Nov. 3 05:10 UTC
Cassini's Enceladus encounter, with bonus Tethys
Just as all the American space buffs were preparing for bed (and after Europeans should have been asleep), raw images from Cassini's close pass by Enceladus today started appearing on the JPL raw images website, and some less-compressed versions of... More»
Nov. 2, 2009 | 09:32 PST | 17:32 UTC
Dawn Journal: Taking up residence in the asteroid belt
Here's our monthly checkup with the Dawn mission, contributed by Marc Rayman, the mission's Project System Engineer. Thanks Marc! --ESLClick to enlarge >Marc RaymanBy Marc Rayman
Dear Dawn-o'-lanterns,
Dawn continues to make steady progress on its... More»
Oct. 31, 2009 | 18:08 PDT | Nov. 1 01:08 UTC
Happy Halloween!
Enjoy tonight's nearly-full Moon! I couldn't resist posting these snapshots that Alice Wessen took of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory's costume contest. There were many costumes that were not on space themes, but I had to feature some of the... More»
Oct. 30, 2009 | 10:19 PDT | 17:19 UTC
Fun Friday photo: Titan and Rhea
Peekaboo! Cassini recently captured a series of images documenting Rhea passing behind Titan. I love how Titan's smog discolors Rhea's surface. Though, to be honest, the color in this image is fiction, based on truth. The image sequence was only... More»
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