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The Planetary Society Blog
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Archived posts are listed in reverse chronological order.
Oct. 23, 2010 | 20:03 PDT | Oct. 24 03:03 UTC
Lightsail-1 Lands on National Mall
by Susan Lendroth
The Planetary Society showcased our solar sail mission, Lightsail-1, at day one of the USA Science & Engineering Festival on Washington DC's National Mall. Engineers Chris Biddy and Justin Jang from our Lightsail team explained... More»
Oct. 22, 2010 | 16:51 PDT | 23:51 UTC
Getting ready for the USA Science & Engineering Festival
by Susan Lendroth
The Planetary Society booth is ready to go for the USA Science & Engineering Festival being held this weekend on the National Mall in Washington DC.
It was a little windy for hanging banners, but it's amazing what you can... More»
Oct. 22, 2010 | 11:33 PDT | 18:33 UTC
Curiosity Cam: Watch Men and Women in White build a Mars rover live!
This is so cool. Yesterday the Jet Propulsion Laboratory announced that they have put up a live Web camera on Curiosity, the next Mars rover, as it is being assembled and tested in the clean room, using Ustream. The camera is mounted in the... More»
Oct. 22, 2010 | 10:49 PDT | 17:49 UTC
Tyler Nordgren's awesome "Planetary Park" posters
Ever since I first saw Tyler Nordgren's gorgeous and witty "Enceladus Cold Faithful Planetary Park" poster, I knew I wanted it on a T-shirt. (It was included in one of his "Stars Above, Earth Below" blog entries from 2007.) Now, I'm happy to... More»
Oct. 21, 2010 | 16:03 PDT | 23:03 UTC
LCROSS finds lots of water in accessible places at the Moon's south pole -- but we'll have to tread carefully
It is an "opportunity for the future": an intentional crash landing onto a permanently shadowed crater on the Moon has produced evidence of large deposits of water. And that's not all. The water is accompanied by other volatile materials like... More»
Oct. 21, 2010 | 15:39 PDT | 22:39 UTC
Keep Exploring - Come to the USA Science & Engineering Festival!
by Jennifer Vaughn
President Obama invites the nation to come to the USA Science & Engineering Festival this weekend, October 23-24, on the National Mall in Washington DC. If you're in the neighborhood, stop by the Planetary Society's booth and say... More»
Oct. 21, 2010 | 09:33 PDT | 16:33 UTC
DPS 2010: Triton's craters, a friendly dispute
Two weeks later, I have finally found some time to return to my notes from the Division of Planetary Sciences annual meeting. At the end of the Tuesday morning session on Pluto (October 5), there was a bit of an orphan talk by Bill McKinnon on the... More»
Oct. 21, 2010 | 09:30 PDT | 16:30 UTC
Hey Federal employees! Send your CFC funds to the Planetary Society
This is a public service announcement to all employees of the United States Government.
Since last year, Federal government employees can now choose to contribute to the Planetary Society through the Combined Federal Campaign (CFC). Your... More»
Oct. 20, 2010 | 12:02 PDT | 19:02 UTC
A Rhea flyby and a cloudy Titan with Tethys in color
Over the last few days, the Cassini Saturn orbiter's raw images website has been bursting with awesome pictures. In the past week, Cassini passed reasonably close to, and imaged, Titan, Mimas, Pallene, Dione, and Rhea. (Pallene is a tiny moon... More»
Oct. 19, 2010 | 16:51 PDT | 23:51 UTC
Meeting the President and a Few Other Amazing People
by Bill Nye
The President of the United States invited to the White House winners of several different science, engineering, and math competitions from around the country – and Me(!?)…
Those of us visiting yesterday's White House Science Fair saw... More»
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