Planetary Society Blog

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A First Time for Everything: Blitzing Congress for Space

Posted: 06 Mar 2015 01:53 PM PST
http://www.planetary.org/blogs/guest...s-account.html

There is a first time for everything. Riding a bike, stargazing, and yes,
even lobbying Congress. Jack Kiraly describes his first Legislative Blitz
with Michael Brigan and Casey Dreier on Capitol Hill last week.

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Mini mission updates: Dawn in orbit; Curiosity short circuit; Rosetta image
release; Hayabusa 2 in cruise phase; and more

Posted: 06 Mar 2015 09:42 AM PST
http://www.planetary.org/blogs/emily...n-updates.html

Dawn has successfully entered orbit at Ceres, becoming the first mission to
orbit a dwarf planet and the first to orbit two different bodies beyond
Earth. I also have updates on Curiosity, Rosetta, Mars Express, Hayabusa 2,
the Chang'e program, InSIGHT, and OSIRIS-REx.

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Dawn Journal: Ceres Orbit Insertion!

Posted: 06 Mar 2015 08:32 AM PST
http://www.planetary.org/blogs/guest...insertion.html

Dawn's Chief Engineer, Marc Rayman, gives an update on the mission's highly
anticipated arrival at Ceres.

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Seeing Ceres: Then and Now

Posted: 06 Mar 2015 07:33 AM PST
http://www.planetary.org/blogs/guest...n-and-now.html

Technology writer Paul Gilster shares his interest in how we depict
astronomical objects, focusing on the dwarf planet Ceres.