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Weekly News Round-Up 22.03.13

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Howdy readers!! now as the usually team for the weekly round up are busy in Houston, I’m going to continue the awesome work they’ve been doing… I hope Houston Voyager has ‘left’ the Solar System!! Voyager-1 spacecraft (NASA) was launched … Continue reading

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Blogging from LPSC – Hayabusa Day

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Hayabusa was a Japanese mission to return material from an asteroid, Itokawa.  Its long story was a series of major problems, mainly overcome,  but until the sample collector was opened, it wasn’t known whether Hayabusa returned any sample at all.  … Continue reading

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Blogging from LPSC and the Decadal Survey

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Who would have thought there were so many planetary scientists in the world?  I don’t know how many are here in total, but I estimated that there were about 1100 in the room to hear about NASA’s priorities for future … Continue reading

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42nd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference

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This week a number of us are at the 42nd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (LPSC) in Houston, Texas. This annual meeting brings together scientists from around the world to discuss the latest research in all aspects of planetary science. … Continue reading

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