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Archived posts are listed in reverse chronological order.
Dec. 6, 2010 | 11:30 PST | 19:30 UTC
Akatsuki enters orbit at Venus today!
In just a few hours, Venus will have a second orbiter. Japan's Akatsuki is due to start firing its orbit insertion engines on December 7 at 08:49 Japan time (which is today, December 6, 23:49 UTC / 15:49 PST). There has already been a successful... More»
Dec. 5, 2010 | 16:45 PST | Dec. 6 00:45 UTC
Door 5 in the 2010 advent calendar
Time to open the 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 is this meandering river?Click to enlarge >Door 5 At full... More»
Dec. 4, 2010 | 13:03 PST | 21:03 UTC
Door 4 in the 2010 advent calendar
Time to open the 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 is this crater-specked mound?Click to enlarge >Door 4This image... More»
Dec. 3, 2010 | 15:20 PST | 23:20 UTC
Door 3 in the 2010 advent calendar
Time to open the 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 wispy terrain? Click to enlarge >Door 3 The image has a... More»
Dec. 3, 2010 | 09:03 PST | 17:03 UTC
Best "Arsenic and Odd Life" coverage
Since there were so many smart people paying attention to yesterday's much-anticipated news conference about organisms from Mono Lake that can use arsenic in place of phosphorus, I chose to focus my attention elsewhere. So last night I asked via... More»
Dec. 2, 2010 | 14:28 PST | 22:28 UTC
Door 2 in the 2010 advent calendar
Time to open the 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. Can you guess where this crater-scarred surface lies?Click to enlarge >Door 2This image... More»
Dec. 2, 2010 | 11:10 PST | 19:10 UTC
Arsenic and Deep Space?
by Bill Nye
If you or I ingest arsenic, well... it doesn't go so well. If you are, on the other hand, a certain species of bacterium from Mono Lake, California, ingesting this seemingly toxic metal is simple enough. You would have a way to use... More»
Dec. 1, 2010 | 13:25 PST | 21:25 UTC
Carnival of Space #179, Kids in Space, Lou's View
Wander over to Weird Sciences for the 179th Carnival of Space!
Every week, a different webmaster or blogger hosts the Carnival, showcasing articles written on the topic of space. If you run a space/astronomy related blog, and would like to... More»
Dec. 1, 2010 | 10:05 PST | 18:05 UTC
Door 1 in the Planetary Society Blog 2010 advent calendar
December really has arrived, and that means that the year is racing to a close. Last year, I counted the days to the New Year with an advent calendar, where each "door" opened onto a global image of a different world in the solar system, all... More»
Nov. 30, 2010 | 16:11 PST | Dec. 1 00:11 UTC
What's up in the solar system in December 2010
The year is racing to a close -- I can't believe December is here already! This month will see Japan's Akatsuki join Venus Express at Venus; that happens on December 6 at 23:49 UT (December 7, Japan time). Cassini will perform a second of a pair... More»
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