Photographer Justin Ng created these timelapse sequences of Comet ISON and Comet Lovejoy images (via Universe Today).
Timelapse of Comet ISON and Comet Lovejoy from Justin Ng Photo on Vimeo.
Find the latest news and imagery for Comet ISON and Comet Lovejoy at these sites:
The India Mars Orbiter Mission is back on track after a glitch with a firing of the engine on Sunday. A supplementary burn returned the spacecraft to its proper trajectory: PSLV Launch Report | Indian Mars mission weathers first snag Spaceflight Now.
Two more firings of the engine will need to be done to put the vehicle on course for Mars. When it reaches Mars on September 24, 2014, it will have to fire the engine again to go into orbit.
Official news reports from the Indian space agency are available at Latest updates – ISRO: Mars Orbiter Mission.
Today’s selection of space policy/politics related posts:
Check out this cool interactive panoramic view of Mars from the Curiosity rover:
The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera (LROC) site now offers images taken from the LRO spacecraft of the sites on the Moon where an Apollo visit took place or where an unmanned spacecraft touched the surface: LROC Featured Sites (link via Behind The Black).
See a map of the sites with the interactive LROC Image Browser – lander_locations.
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