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Dec. 28, 2010 | 19:37 PST | Dec. 29 03:37 UTC
Door 28 in the 2010 advent calendar
Time to open the twenty-eighth door in the advent calendar. Until the New Year, I'll be opening a door onto a different landscape from somewhere in the solar system. Where in the solar system is this cratered and streaked surface? Click to enlarge... More»
Dec. 27, 2010 | 14:56 PST | 22:56 UTC
365 Days of Astronomy Podcast: Small Worlds
Today the 365 Days of Astronomy podcast aired my contribution, Small Worlds, about the smaller denizens of the solar system visited in the past year, and due to be visited in the next. Here's the perfect illustration for the show, followed by the... More»
Dec. 27, 2010 | 14:48 PST | 22:48 UTC
Door 27 in the 2010 advent calendar
Time to open the twenty-seventh door in the advent calendar. Until the New Year, I'll be opening a door onto a different landscape from somewhere in the solar system. Where in the solar system is this flat-floored depression?Door 27 Image resolution... More»
Dec. 27, 2010 | 14:27 PST | 22:27 UTC
1000 Akatsukis; "Faulty valve caused Akatsuki failure"
In a move that's kind of hard to understand in the wake of the immense public outreach success of the Hayabusa mission, JAXA is closing JAXA i, its public information center in Tokyo today (December 28 in Japan). There's a story about the closure... More»
Dec. 26, 2010 | 13:00 PST | 21:00 UTC
Door 26 in the 2010 advent calendar
Time to open the twenty-sixth door in the advent calendar. Until the New Year, I'll be opening a door onto a different landscape from somewhere in the solar system. Where in the solar system is this rayed crater?Click to enlarge >Door 26This photo... More»
Dec. 24, 2010 | 23:25 PST | Dec. 25 07:25 UTC
Door 25 in the 2010 advent calendar
Time to open the twenty-fifth door in the advent calendar. Until the New Year, I'll be opening a door onto a different landscape from somewhere in the solar system. Where in the solar system are these conjoined craters?Click to enlarge >Door 25 It... More»
Dec. 24, 2010 | 15:28 PST | 23:28 UTC
Door 24 in the 2010 advent calendar
Time to open the twenty-fourth door in the advent calendar. Until the New Year, I'll be opening a door onto a different landscape from somewhere in the solar system. Where in the solar system are these squirrely spots? Click to enlarge >Door 24The... More»
Dec. 23, 2010 | 13:56 PST | 21:56 UTC
Door 23 in the 2010 advent calendar
Time to open the twenty-third door in the advent calendar. Until the New Year, I'll be opening a door onto a different landscape from somewhere in the solar system. Where in the solar system is this oozing wound?Click to enlarge >Door 23The image... More»
Dec. 22, 2010 | 14:32 PST | 22:32 UTC
Door 22 in the 2010 advent calendar
Time to open the twenty-second door in the advent calendar. Until the New Year, I'll be opening a door onto a different landscape from somewhere in the solar system. Where in the solar system are these degraded craters?Click to enlarge >Door 22The... More»
Dec. 21, 2010 | 13:53 PST | 21:53 UTC
Mimas wanders in to view
Cassini's busy downlinking photos from yesterday's close pass by Enceladus, including some neat shots of Dione and this one where Mimas skipped briefly in to the field of view. Something about having two moons at once in any Cassini picture just... More»
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