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Planetary Society Weblog
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A guide to interesting stuff going on in space science, space exploration, and space advocacy.
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Whats Up in the Solar System in June 2012

This month, Opportunity is roving again, while Curiosity approaches Mars; Cassinis finally seeing rings, and will fly by Mimas, Titan, and Tethys; GRAIL has completed its primary mission and is journ...

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Announcement: Google+ Science Hour Jun 6 at 2300 UT with guest Dan Durda

Join me on Wednesday, June 6 at 16:00 PDT / 23:00 UTC for the Cosmoquest Weekly Science Hour. Ill be hosting guest Dan Durda of the Southwest Research Institute. Dan studies asteroids & meteorites, i...

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Artists views of a night sky transformed by a galaxy merger

A measurement of the Andromeda galaxys proper motion shows its coming directly at us, and will collide with the Milky Way in 4 billion years. The event will transform the appearance of our night sky.

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Not Necessarily Your Last Venus Transit!

Unless you are lucky and healthy enough to live for another 105 years, tomorrow will be your last chance to see a Venus transit from the surface of the Earth. But this need not be the last transit of...

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Mars Exploration Rovers Update: Opportunity Departs Winter Site for Field of Veins

The Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity strolled out of her winter haven this May to continue the expedition around Endeavour Crater, roving into yet another Martian spring.

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Transit of Venus June 5: Why Should You Care and How to Observe

A rare astronomical event occurs June 5/6. Find out why you should care and how to observe it.

2 days ago

SpaceXs Dragon returns to Earth, completes mission

SpaceXs Dragon capsule successfully completed its COTS 2 demo flight, as the capsule splashed down into the Pacific Ocean on May 31, 2012.

3 days ago

LightSail presented at Aerospace Mechanisms Symposium

Chris Biddy from Stellar Exploration Inc. presented information about our LightSail project at the 2012 Aerospace Mechanisms Symposium

4 days ago

Dragon packed and ready for reentry

After making history at the International Space Station, SpaceXs Dragon capsule has been re-loaded with cargo and is preparing for reentry.

5 days ago

Inspiring Neil Armstrong videos

Videos capture a conversation between Armstrong and CPA Alex Malley. He speaks in detail about his lunar landing; he talks about our future in space. He holds no punches, and pushes for an innovative...

5 days ago

In which I visit Mojave Spaceport and meet WhiteKnightTwo and SpaceShipTwo

It was just a coincidence, but a cool one, that I got a chance to visit the Mojave Spaceport so soon after the dramatic "New Space" success of the launch and Space Station docking of SpaceXs ...

5 days ago

A solar eclipse - as viewed from the Moon

A solar eclipse isnt just a spiffy sight to Earthlings; it looks pretty cool to lunar dwellers as well.

5 days ago

Dragon makes history, berths with International Space Station

SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft has been successfully grappled with the International Space Station’s Canadarm2 and berthed with the stations Harmony module.

26 may 12

Congratulations to SpaceX

On May 22, the Space-X Falcon rocket with its cargo capsule on top launched from Cape Canaveral and reached orbit ready to dock with the International Space Station. So far everything is going perfec...

25 may 12

Hijinks and Shenanigans at Caltech Ditch Day

Hijinks and Shenanigans at Caltech Ditch Day: I return to the Caltech campus on the annual ditch day to check out some of the fun.

25 may 12

The Planetary Report, Vol. 21, No. 1: Evolving Visions

From the Editor: Mars has definitely been the planet in the news these past two months, and two events have triggered larger-than-normal reverberations in the Society. First, on November 22, Gerald S...

25 may 12

Dragon completes initial ISS fly-under

SpaceXs Dragon capsule performed a successful fly-under of the International Space Station last night, at a distance of 2.5 kilometers.

24 may 12

Where is space?

Obviously the Earth ends and space begins somewhere, but today, as it has been for the entirety of humanitys manned and unmanned exploration of "up there", there is no international legal def...

24 may 12

Customary International Law: Herding Cats in Zero Gravity

When it comes to emerging industries like extraterrestrial resource mining, customary international law can seem like attempting to herd cats in zero gravity. Pinning down what is “fair” and “customa...

24 may 12

Geek craft: GRAIL twins Ebb and Flow in plastic canvas

Geek craft: GRAIL twins Ebb and Flow in plastic canvas

24 may 12

Full Free Intro Astronomy Class Now Online

Bruce Betts complete CSUDH Intro Astronomy and Planetary Science class is now available online. Find out how to access it, and go behind the scenes.

23 may 12

Video: Saturn makes its own drama (with a little help)

The apparently simple device of running Cassini images together like a flipbook makes for a dramatic movie, especially with the help of well-timed musical cues.

23 may 12

SpaceX successfully launches Dragon into orbit

SpaceX moved closer to spaceflight history last night as their Falcon 9 rocket rose from its launch pad, sending the Dragon capsule on a journey to berth with the International Space Station.

22 may 12

Some Details About Transits of Venus

The upcoming rare transit of Venus is one step in a long dance among Earth, Venus and the Sun. Transits of Venus follow a peculiar pattern—two transits 8 years apart, then 105.5 years with no transit...

22 may 12

Methone, an egg in Saturn orbit?

Cassini obtained its first high-resolution images of Methone on May 20, 2012. Methone is one of the smallest regular moons of Saturn, having a diameter of only about 3 kilometers. It was the first mo...

21 may 12

SpaceXs Falcon 9 aborts liftoff due to abnormal engine reading

The launch of SpaceXs Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon capsule was aborted last night a half-second before liftoff, due to abnormally high pressure readings in engine number five.

19 may 12

A stunning view of Mars from Argyre to Thaumasia

Image magician Daniel Machacek has done it again, producing a jaw-dropping view of Mars from Viking Orbiter 1, featuring a frosty Argyre basin and stretching across to a series of faults called Thaum...

19 may 12

Mars Exploration Rovers Update: Opportunity Gets Energy Boost and Works Through Depths of Winter

March came in like a lion and went out like a lamb at Meridiani Planum, Mars: Opportunity felt the cold wind on her solar panels, then "settled" in a little more, working through the depths o...

19 may 12

Weekend watching: 3D Movie from Mars

Weekend watching: 3D Movie from Mars

18 may 12

Bringing a little star power to Capitol Hill

On May 8, 2012, Bill Nye and Neil deGrasse Tyson brought their unique brand of motivational speaking to Capitol Hill. In a standing-room-only lunch discussion in one of the meeting rooms for the Comm...

18 may 12

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