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class="icon-picture"></i></span> <div class="date_grid"><i class="icon-calendar"></i>December 31, 2022</div> <h4>Top Ten Posts of 2022</h4> <div class="inside"><p>Now that we are at the end of 2022, it is time to look back at this year’s material published on Drew Ex Machina and see […]</p> </div> </a> </div> </div> <div class="meta"> <div class="category"><i class="icon-reorder"></i> <a href="https://www.drewexmachina.com/category/astronomy/" rel="category tag">Astronomy</a>, <a href="https://www.drewexmachina.com/category/spaceflight/lunar-planetary/" rel="category tag">Lunar & Planetary Missions</a>, <a href="https://www.drewexmachina.com/category/spaceflight/manned-spaceflight/" rel="category tag">Manned Spaceflight</a>, <a href="https://www.drewexmachina.com/category/spaceflight/rockets-propulsion/" rel="category tag">Rockets & Propulsion</a>, <a href="https://www.drewexmachina.com/category/astronomy/solar-system/" rel="category tag">Solar System</a>, <a href="https://www.drewexmachina.com/category/spaceflight/" rel="category tag">Spaceflight</a>, <a href="https://www.drewexmachina.com/category/spaceflight/unmanned-spaceflight/" rel="category tag">Unmanned Spaceflight</a></div><div class="comments"><i class="icon-comment-alt"></i> <a href="https://www.drewexmachina.com/2022/12/31/top-ten-posts-of-2022/#respond">0</a> Comments</div><div class="tags"><i class="icon-tags"></i> <a href="https://www.drewexmachina.com/tag/top-ten-posts/" rel="tag"><span>Top Ten Posts</span></a> </div> </div> </div> <div id="post-8873" class="column one-second post-8873 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-astronomy category-solar-system category-unmanned-spaceflight tag-2020s tag-james-webb-space-telescope tag-jupiter tag-space-observatories"> <div class="date_wrapper"> <div class="date"> <span class="day">13</span> <span class="month">Jul</span> <div class="year">2022</div> </div> </div> <div class="post_wrapper"> <div class="photo"> <a rel="" href="https://www.drewexmachina.com/2022/07/13/webbs-first-glimpse-of-jupiter-its-moons-rings/"><img width="890" height="500" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.drewexmachina.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/JWST_Jupiter_feature.jpg?resize=890%2C500&ssl=1" class="scale-with-grid wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/www.drewexmachina.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/JWST_Jupiter_feature.jpg?w=890&ssl=1 890w, https://i0.wp.com/www.drewexmachina.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/JWST_Jupiter_feature.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/www.drewexmachina.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/JWST_Jupiter_feature.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/www.drewexmachina.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/JWST_Jupiter_feature.jpg?resize=260%2C146&ssl=1 260w, https://i0.wp.com/www.drewexmachina.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/JWST_Jupiter_feature.jpg?resize=50%2C28&ssl=1 50w, https://i0.wp.com/www.drewexmachina.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/JWST_Jupiter_feature.jpg?resize=142%2C80&ssl=1 142w" sizes="(max-width: 890px) 100vw, 890px" /></a> </div> <div class="desc"> <a class="desc_a" href="https://www.drewexmachina.com/2022/07/13/webbs-first-glimpse-of-jupiter-its-moons-rings/"> <span class="post-icon"><i class="icon-picture"></i></span> <div class="date_grid"><i class="icon-calendar"></i>July 13, 2022</div> <h4>Webb’s First Glimpse of Jupiter, Its Moons & Rings</h4> <div class="inside"><p>A long time ago when I was a budding amateur astronomer, one of the first targets I would observe each evening with my new telescope was […]</p> </div> </a> </div> </div> <div class="meta"> <div class="category"><i class="icon-reorder"></i> <a href="https://www.drewexmachina.com/category/astronomy/" rel="category tag">Astronomy</a>, <a href="https://www.drewexmachina.com/category/astronomy/solar-system/" rel="category tag">Solar System</a>, <a href="https://www.drewexmachina.com/category/spaceflight/unmanned-spaceflight/" rel="category tag">Unmanned Spaceflight</a></div><div class="comments"><i class="icon-comment-alt"></i> <a href="https://www.drewexmachina.com/2022/07/13/webbs-first-glimpse-of-jupiter-its-moons-rings/#comments">2</a> Comments</div><div class="tags"><i class="icon-tags"></i> <a href="https://www.drewexmachina.com/tag/2020s/" rel="tag"><span>2020s,</span></a> <a href="https://www.drewexmachina.com/tag/james-webb-space-telescope/" rel="tag"><span>James Webb Space Telescope,</span></a> <a href="https://www.drewexmachina.com/tag/jupiter/" rel="tag"><span>Jupiter,</span></a> <a href="https://www.drewexmachina.com/tag/space-observatories/" rel="tag"><span>Space observatories</span></a> </div> </div> </div> <div id="post-8070" class="column one-second post-8070 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-astronomy category-lunar-planetary category-rockets-propulsion category-solar-system category-spaceflight tag-1960s tag-american-lunar-missions tag-asteroid-2020-so tag-atlas-centaur tag-surveyor-2 tag-surveyor-program"> <div class="date_wrapper"> <div class="date"> <span class="day">27</span> <span class="month">Oct</span> <div class="year">2020</div> </div> </div> <div class="post_wrapper"> <div class="photo"> <a rel="" href="https://www.drewexmachina.com/2020/10/27/has-the-centaur-that-launched-nasas-surveyor-2-to-the-moon-returned-home/"><img width="890" height="500" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.drewexmachina.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/GD_43831114_feature.jpg?resize=890%2C500&ssl=1" class="scale-with-grid wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/www.drewexmachina.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/GD_43831114_feature.jpg?w=890&ssl=1 890w, https://i0.wp.com/www.drewexmachina.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/GD_43831114_feature.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/www.drewexmachina.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/GD_43831114_feature.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/www.drewexmachina.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/GD_43831114_feature.jpg?resize=260%2C146&ssl=1 260w, https://i0.wp.com/www.drewexmachina.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/GD_43831114_feature.jpg?resize=50%2C28&ssl=1 50w, https://i0.wp.com/www.drewexmachina.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/GD_43831114_feature.jpg?resize=142%2C80&ssl=1 142w" sizes="(max-width: 890px) 100vw, 890px" /></a> </div> <div class="desc"> <a class="desc_a" href="https://www.drewexmachina.com/2020/10/27/has-the-centaur-that-launched-nasas-surveyor-2-to-the-moon-returned-home/"> <span class="post-icon"><i class="icon-picture"></i></span> <div class="date_grid"><i class="icon-calendar"></i>October 27, 2020</div> <h4>Has the Centaur that Launched NASA’s Surveyor 2 to the Moon Returned Home?</h4> <div class="inside"><p>On September 17, 2020, the Pan-STARRS1 (Panoramic Survey Telescope and Rapid Response System 1) survey at the Haleakala Observatory in Hawaii detected a slow moving object […]</p> </div> </a> </div> </div> <div class="meta"> <div class="category"><i class="icon-reorder"></i> <a href="https://www.drewexmachina.com/category/astronomy/" rel="category tag">Astronomy</a>, <a href="https://www.drewexmachina.com/category/spaceflight/lunar-planetary/" rel="category tag">Lunar & Planetary Missions</a>, <a href="https://www.drewexmachina.com/category/spaceflight/rockets-propulsion/" rel="category tag">Rockets & Propulsion</a>, <a href="https://www.drewexmachina.com/category/astronomy/solar-system/" rel="category tag">Solar System</a>, <a href="https://www.drewexmachina.com/category/spaceflight/" rel="category tag">Spaceflight</a></div><div class="comments"><i class="icon-comment-alt"></i> <a href="https://www.drewexmachina.com/2020/10/27/has-the-centaur-that-launched-nasas-surveyor-2-to-the-moon-returned-home/#respond">0</a> Comments</div><div class="tags"><i class="icon-tags"></i> <a href="https://www.drewexmachina.com/tag/1960s/" rel="tag"><span>1960s,</span></a> <a href="https://www.drewexmachina.com/tag/american-lunar-missions/" rel="tag"><span>American Lunar Missions,</span></a> <a href="https://www.drewexmachina.com/tag/asteroid-2020-so/" rel="tag"><span>Asteroid 2020 SO,</span></a> <a href="https://www.drewexmachina.com/tag/atlas-centaur/" rel="tag"><span>Atlas-Centaur,</span></a> <a href="https://www.drewexmachina.com/tag/surveyor-2/" rel="tag"><span>Surveyor 2,</span></a> <a href="https://www.drewexmachina.com/tag/surveyor-program/" rel="tag"><span>Surveyor Program</span></a> </div> </div> </div> <div id="post-8031" class="column one-second post-8031 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-instruments-astronomy category-astronomy category-drews-basement category-solar-system tag-1900s tag-mars tag-mt-wilson-observatory tag-yerkes-observatory"> <div class="date_wrapper"> <div class="date"> <span class="day">8</span> <span class="month">Oct</span> <div class="year">2020</div> </div> </div> <div class="post_wrapper"> <div class="photo"> <a rel="" href="https://www.drewexmachina.com/2020/10/08/the-best-images-of-mars-1909/"><img width="890" height="500" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.drewexmachina.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Mt_Wilson_Mars_1909_feature.jpg?resize=890%2C500&ssl=1" class="scale-with-grid wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/www.drewexmachina.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Mt_Wilson_Mars_1909_feature.jpg?w=890&ssl=1 890w, https://i0.wp.com/www.drewexmachina.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Mt_Wilson_Mars_1909_feature.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/www.drewexmachina.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Mt_Wilson_Mars_1909_feature.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/www.drewexmachina.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Mt_Wilson_Mars_1909_feature.jpg?resize=260%2C146&ssl=1 260w, https://i0.wp.com/www.drewexmachina.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Mt_Wilson_Mars_1909_feature.jpg?resize=50%2C28&ssl=1 50w, https://i0.wp.com/www.drewexmachina.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Mt_Wilson_Mars_1909_feature.jpg?resize=142%2C80&ssl=1 142w" sizes="(max-width: 890px) 100vw, 890px" /></a> </div> <div class="desc"> <a class="desc_a" href="https://www.drewexmachina.com/2020/10/08/the-best-images-of-mars-1909/"> <span class="post-icon"><i class="icon-picture"></i></span> <div class="date_grid"><i class="icon-calendar"></i>October 8, 2020</div> <h4>The Best Images of Mars – 1909</h4> <div class="inside"><p>About twenty years ago while I was still teaching classes in astronomy for a local adult and continuing education program, an elderly student of mine gave […]</p> </div> </a> </div> </div> <div class="meta"> <div class="category"><i class="icon-reorder"></i> <a href="https://www.drewexmachina.com/category/astronomy/instruments-astronomy/" rel="category tag">Astronomical Instruments</a>, <a href="https://www.drewexmachina.com/category/astronomy/" rel="category tag">Astronomy</a>, <a href="https://www.drewexmachina.com/category/drews-basement/" rel="category tag">Drew's Basement</a>, <a href="https://www.drewexmachina.com/category/astronomy/solar-system/" rel="category tag">Solar System</a></div><div class="comments"><i class="icon-comment-alt"></i> <a href="https://www.drewexmachina.com/2020/10/08/the-best-images-of-mars-1909/#comments">5</a> Comments</div><div class="tags"><i class="icon-tags"></i> <a href="https://www.drewexmachina.com/tag/1900s/" rel="tag"><span>1900s,</span></a> <a href="https://www.drewexmachina.com/tag/mars/" rel="tag"><span>Mars,</span></a> <a href="https://www.drewexmachina.com/tag/mt-wilson-observatory/" rel="tag"><span>Mt. Wilson Observatory,</span></a> <a href="https://www.drewexmachina.com/tag/yerkes-observatory/" rel="tag"><span>Yerkes Observatory</span></a> </div> </div> </div> <div id="post-7160" class="column one-second post-7160 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-astronomy category-lunar-planetary category-solar-system category-spaceflight category-unmanned-spaceflight tag-1980s tag-american-planetary-missions tag-jet-propulsion-laboratory tag-neptune-missions tag-voyager-2 tag-voyager-program"> <div class="date_wrapper"> <div class="date"> <span class="day">25</span> <span class="month">Aug</span> <div class="year">2019</div> </div> </div> <div class="post_wrapper"> <div class="photo"> <a rel="" href="https://www.drewexmachina.com/2019/08/25/finishing-the-grand-tour-voyager-2-at-neptune/"><img width="890" height="500" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.drewexmachina.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/PIA02245_feature.jpg?resize=890%2C500&ssl=1" class="scale-with-grid wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/www.drewexmachina.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/PIA02245_feature.jpg?w=890&ssl=1 890w, https://i0.wp.com/www.drewexmachina.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/PIA02245_feature.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/www.drewexmachina.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/PIA02245_feature.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/www.drewexmachina.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/PIA02245_feature.jpg?resize=260%2C146&ssl=1 260w, https://i0.wp.com/www.drewexmachina.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/PIA02245_feature.jpg?resize=50%2C28&ssl=1 50w, https://i0.wp.com/www.drewexmachina.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/PIA02245_feature.jpg?resize=142%2C80&ssl=1 142w" sizes="(max-width: 890px) 100vw, 890px" /></a> </div> <div class="desc"> <a class="desc_a" href="https://www.drewexmachina.com/2019/08/25/finishing-the-grand-tour-voyager-2-at-neptune/"> <span class="post-icon"><i class="icon-picture"></i></span> <div class="date_grid"><i class="icon-calendar"></i>August 25, 2019</div> <h4>Finishing the Grand Tour: Voyager 2 at Neptune</h4> <div class="inside"><p>As the Voyager spacecraft continue their missions onwards into interstellar space, it seems hard to believe that it has already been 30 years since the encounter […]</p> </div> </a> </div> </div> <div class="meta"> <div class="category"><i class="icon-reorder"></i> <a href="https://www.drewexmachina.com/category/astronomy/" rel="category tag">Astronomy</a>, <a href="https://www.drewexmachina.com/category/spaceflight/lunar-planetary/" rel="category tag">Lunar & Planetary Missions</a>, <a href="https://www.drewexmachina.com/category/astronomy/solar-system/" rel="category tag">Solar System</a>, <a href="https://www.drewexmachina.com/category/spaceflight/" rel="category tag">Spaceflight</a>, <a href="https://www.drewexmachina.com/category/spaceflight/unmanned-spaceflight/" rel="category tag">Unmanned Spaceflight</a></div><div class="comments"><i class="icon-comment-alt"></i> <a href="https://www.drewexmachina.com/2019/08/25/finishing-the-grand-tour-voyager-2-at-neptune/#comments">3</a> Comments</div><div class="tags"><i class="icon-tags"></i> <a href="https://www.drewexmachina.com/tag/1980s/" rel="tag"><span>1980s,</span></a> <a href="https://www.drewexmachina.com/tag/american-planetary-missions/" rel="tag"><span>American Planetary Missions,</span></a> <a href="https://www.drewexmachina.com/tag/jet-propulsion-laboratory/" rel="tag"><span>Jet Propulsion Laboratory,</span></a> <a href="https://www.drewexmachina.com/tag/neptune-missions/" rel="tag"><span>Neptune Missions,</span></a> <a href="https://www.drewexmachina.com/tag/voyager-2/" rel="tag"><span>Voyager 2,</span></a> <a href="https://www.drewexmachina.com/tag/voyager-program/" rel="tag"><span>Voyager Program</span></a> </div> </div> </div> <div id="post-4692" class="column one-second post-4692 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-astronomy category-extrasolar-planets category-lunar-planetary category-manned-spaceflight category-rockets-propulsion category-solar-system category-spaceflight category-unmanned-spaceflight tag-top-ten-posts"> <div class="date_wrapper"> <div class="date"> <span class="day">31</span> <span class="month">Dec</span> <div class="year">2016</div> </div> </div> <div class="post_wrapper"> <div class="photo"> <a rel="" href="https://www.drewexmachina.com/2016/12/31/top-ten-posts-of-2016/"><img width="889" height="500" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.drewexmachina.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/SA5_launch_clr_feature.jpg?resize=889%2C500&ssl=1" class="scale-with-grid wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/www.drewexmachina.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/SA5_launch_clr_feature.jpg?w=889&ssl=1 889w, https://i0.wp.com/www.drewexmachina.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/SA5_launch_clr_feature.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/www.drewexmachina.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/SA5_launch_clr_feature.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/www.drewexmachina.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/SA5_launch_clr_feature.jpg?resize=260%2C146&ssl=1 260w, https://i0.wp.com/www.drewexmachina.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/SA5_launch_clr_feature.jpg?resize=50%2C28&ssl=1 50w, https://i0.wp.com/www.drewexmachina.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/SA5_launch_clr_feature.jpg?resize=142%2C80&ssl=1 142w" sizes="(max-width: 889px) 100vw, 889px" /></a> </div> <div class="desc"> <a class="desc_a" href="https://www.drewexmachina.com/2016/12/31/top-ten-posts-of-2016/"> <span class="post-icon"><i class="icon-picture"></i></span> <div class="date_grid"><i class="icon-calendar"></i>December 31, 2016</div> <h4>Top Ten Posts of 2016</h4> <div class="inside"><p>Now that we are at the end of 2016, I figured it was time to look back over this year’s material on Drew Ex Machina and […]</p> </div> </a> </div> </div> <div class="meta"> <div class="category"><i class="icon-reorder"></i> <a href="https://www.drewexmachina.com/category/astronomy/" rel="category tag">Astronomy</a>, <a href="https://www.drewexmachina.com/category/astronomy/extrasolar-planets/" rel="category tag">Extrasolar Planets</a>, <a href="https://www.drewexmachina.com/category/spaceflight/lunar-planetary/" rel="category tag">Lunar & Planetary Missions</a>, <a href="https://www.drewexmachina.com/category/spaceflight/manned-spaceflight/" rel="category tag">Manned Spaceflight</a>, <a href="https://www.drewexmachina.com/category/spaceflight/rockets-propulsion/" rel="category tag">Rockets & Propulsion</a>, <a href="https://www.drewexmachina.com/category/astronomy/solar-system/" rel="category tag">Solar System</a>, <a href="https://www.drewexmachina.com/category/spaceflight/" rel="category tag">Spaceflight</a>, <a href="https://www.drewexmachina.com/category/spaceflight/unmanned-spaceflight/" rel="category tag">Unmanned Spaceflight</a></div><div class="comments"><i class="icon-comment-alt"></i> <a href="https://www.drewexmachina.com/2016/12/31/top-ten-posts-of-2016/#comments">1</a> Comment</div><div class="tags"><i class="icon-tags"></i> <a href="https://www.drewexmachina.com/tag/top-ten-posts/" rel="tag"><span>Top Ten Posts</span></a> </div> </div> </div> <div id="post-3487" class="column one-second post-3487 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-astronomy category-lunar-planetary category-solar-system category-spaceflight category-unmanned-spaceflight tag-1980s tag-american-planetary-missions tag-jet-propulsion-laboratory tag-uranus-missions tag-voyager-2 tag-voyager-program"> <div class="date_wrapper"> <div class="date"> <span class="day">24</span> <span class="month">Jan</span> <div class="year">2016</div> </div> </div> <div class="post_wrapper"> <div class="photo"> <a rel="" href="https://www.drewexmachina.com/2016/01/24/voyager-2-the-first-uranus-flyby/"><img width="890" height="500" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.drewexmachina.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Voyager_2_Uranus_1981_feature.jpg?resize=890%2C500&ssl=1" class="scale-with-grid wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/www.drewexmachina.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Voyager_2_Uranus_1981_feature.jpg?w=890&ssl=1 890w, https://i0.wp.com/www.drewexmachina.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Voyager_2_Uranus_1981_feature.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/www.drewexmachina.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Voyager_2_Uranus_1981_feature.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/www.drewexmachina.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Voyager_2_Uranus_1981_feature.jpg?resize=260%2C146&ssl=1 260w, https://i0.wp.com/www.drewexmachina.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Voyager_2_Uranus_1981_feature.jpg?resize=50%2C28&ssl=1 50w, https://i0.wp.com/www.drewexmachina.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Voyager_2_Uranus_1981_feature.jpg?resize=142%2C80&ssl=1 142w" sizes="(max-width: 890px) 100vw, 890px" /></a> </div> <div class="desc"> <a class="desc_a" href="https://www.drewexmachina.com/2016/01/24/voyager-2-the-first-uranus-flyby/"> <span class="post-icon"><i class="icon-picture"></i></span> <div class="date_grid"><i class="icon-calendar"></i>January 24, 2016</div> <h4>Voyager 2: The First Uranus Flyby</h4> <div class="inside"><p>Discovered in 1781 by German-born British astronomer, William Herschel, Uranus was the first planet in our Solar System to be discovered since ancient times. In the […]</p> </div> </a> </div> </div> <div class="meta"> <div class="category"><i class="icon-reorder"></i> <a href="https://www.drewexmachina.com/category/astronomy/" rel="category tag">Astronomy</a>, <a href="https://www.drewexmachina.com/category/spaceflight/lunar-planetary/" rel="category tag">Lunar & Planetary Missions</a>, <a href="https://www.drewexmachina.com/category/astronomy/solar-system/" rel="category tag">Solar System</a>, <a href="https://www.drewexmachina.com/category/spaceflight/" rel="category tag">Spaceflight</a>, <a href="https://www.drewexmachina.com/category/spaceflight/unmanned-spaceflight/" rel="category tag">Unmanned Spaceflight</a></div><div class="comments"><i class="icon-comment-alt"></i> <a href="https://www.drewexmachina.com/2016/01/24/voyager-2-the-first-uranus-flyby/#respond">0</a> Comments</div><div class="tags"><i class="icon-tags"></i> <a href="https://www.drewexmachina.com/tag/1980s/" rel="tag"><span>1980s,</span></a> <a href="https://www.drewexmachina.com/tag/american-planetary-missions/" rel="tag"><span>American Planetary Missions,</span></a> <a href="https://www.drewexmachina.com/tag/jet-propulsion-laboratory/" rel="tag"><span>Jet Propulsion Laboratory,</span></a> <a href="https://www.drewexmachina.com/tag/uranus-missions/" rel="tag"><span>Uranus Missions,</span></a> <a href="https://www.drewexmachina.com/tag/voyager-2/" rel="tag"><span>Voyager 2,</span></a> <a href="https://www.drewexmachina.com/tag/voyager-program/" rel="tag"><span>Voyager Program</span></a> </div> </div> </div> <div id="post-3346" class="column one-second post-3346 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-astronomy category-extrasolar-planets category-solar-system tag-extrasolar-planet-systems-architecture tag-fgk-stars tag-giant-planets tag-jupiter-analogs tag-offsite-publications"> <div class="date_wrapper"> <div class="date"> <span class="day">18</span> <span class="month">Dec</span> <div class="year">2015</div> </div> </div> <div class="post_wrapper"> <div class="photo"> <a rel="" href="https://www.drewexmachina.com/2015/12/18/where-are-the-jupiter-analogs/"><img width="890" height="500" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.drewexmachina.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/solar_system_scale_feature.jpg?resize=890%2C500&ssl=1" class="scale-with-grid wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/www.drewexmachina.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/solar_system_scale_feature.jpg?w=890&ssl=1 890w, https://i0.wp.com/www.drewexmachina.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/solar_system_scale_feature.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/www.drewexmachina.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/solar_system_scale_feature.jpg?resize=260%2C146&ssl=1 260w, https://i0.wp.com/www.drewexmachina.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/solar_system_scale_feature.jpg?resize=50%2C28&ssl=1 50w, https://i0.wp.com/www.drewexmachina.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/solar_system_scale_feature.jpg?resize=142%2C80&ssl=1 142w" sizes="(max-width: 890px) 100vw, 890px" /></a> </div> <div class="desc"> <a class="desc_a" href="https://www.drewexmachina.com/2015/12/18/where-are-the-jupiter-analogs/"> <span class="post-icon"><i class="icon-picture"></i></span> <div class="date_grid"><i class="icon-calendar"></i>December 18, 2015</div> <h4>Where Are the Jupiter Analogs?</h4> <div class="inside"><p>Before the discovery of the first extrasolar planets two decades ago, astronomers expected that the architecture of our Solar System was typical – a more or […]</p> </div> </a> </div> </div> <div class="meta"> <div class="category"><i class="icon-reorder"></i> <a href="https://www.drewexmachina.com/category/astronomy/" rel="category tag">Astronomy</a>, <a href="https://www.drewexmachina.com/category/astronomy/extrasolar-planets/" rel="category tag">Extrasolar Planets</a>, <a href="https://www.drewexmachina.com/category/astronomy/solar-system/" rel="category tag">Solar System</a></div><div class="comments"><i class="icon-comment-alt"></i> <a href="https://www.drewexmachina.com/2015/12/18/where-are-the-jupiter-analogs/#respond">0</a> Comments</div><div class="tags"><i class="icon-tags"></i> <a href="https://www.drewexmachina.com/tag/extrasolar-planet-systems-architecture/" rel="tag"><span>Extrasolar Planet Systems Architecture,</span></a> <a href="https://www.drewexmachina.com/tag/fgk-stars/" rel="tag"><span>FGK Stars,</span></a> <a href="https://www.drewexmachina.com/tag/giant-planets/" rel="tag"><span>Giant Planets,</span></a> <a href="https://www.drewexmachina.com/tag/jupiter-analogs/" rel="tag"><span>Jupiter Analogs,</span></a> <a href="https://www.drewexmachina.com/tag/offsite-publications/" rel="tag"><span>Offsite Publications</span></a> </div> </div> </div> <div id="post-2861" class="column one-second post-2861 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-astronomy category-lunar-planetary category-solar-system category-spaceflight tag-1980s tag-american-planetary-missions tag-comet-giacobini-zinner tag-comets tag-explorer-program tag-ice tag-isee-3"> <div class="date_wrapper"> <div class="date"> <span class="day">11</span> <span class="month">Sep</span> <div class="year">2015</div> </div> </div> <div class="post_wrapper"> <div class="photo"> <a rel="" href="https://www.drewexmachina.com/2015/09/11/ice-the-first-comet-flyby/"><img width="890" height="500" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.drewexmachina.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/ICE_feature.jpg?resize=890%2C500&ssl=1" class="scale-with-grid wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/www.drewexmachina.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/ICE_feature.jpg?w=890&ssl=1 890w, https://i0.wp.com/www.drewexmachina.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/ICE_feature.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/www.drewexmachina.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/ICE_feature.jpg?resize=260%2C146&ssl=1 260w, https://i0.wp.com/www.drewexmachina.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/ICE_feature.jpg?resize=50%2C28&ssl=1 50w, https://i0.wp.com/www.drewexmachina.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/ICE_feature.jpg?resize=142%2C80&ssl=1 142w" sizes="(max-width: 890px) 100vw, 890px" /></a> </div> <div class="desc"> <a class="desc_a" href="https://www.drewexmachina.com/2015/09/11/ice-the-first-comet-flyby/"> <span class="post-icon"><i class="icon-picture"></i></span> <div class="date_grid"><i class="icon-calendar"></i>September 11, 2015</div> <h4>ICE: The First Comet Flyby</h4> <div class="inside"><p>In recent years it seems that NASA regularly extends the missions of its long-lived planetary spacecraft sometimes far beyond their original primary missions. The armada of […]</p> </div> </a> </div> </div> <div class="meta"> <div class="category"><i class="icon-reorder"></i> <a href="https://www.drewexmachina.com/category/astronomy/" rel="category tag">Astronomy</a>, <a href="https://www.drewexmachina.com/category/spaceflight/lunar-planetary/" rel="category tag">Lunar & Planetary Missions</a>, <a href="https://www.drewexmachina.com/category/astronomy/solar-system/" rel="category tag">Solar System</a>, <a href="https://www.drewexmachina.com/category/spaceflight/" rel="category tag">Spaceflight</a></div><div class="comments"><i class="icon-comment-alt"></i> <a href="https://www.drewexmachina.com/2015/09/11/ice-the-first-comet-flyby/#comments">1</a> Comment</div><div class="tags"><i class="icon-tags"></i> <a href="https://www.drewexmachina.com/tag/1980s/" rel="tag"><span>1980s,</span></a> <a href="https://www.drewexmachina.com/tag/american-planetary-missions/" rel="tag"><span>American Planetary Missions,</span></a> <a href="https://www.drewexmachina.com/tag/comet-giacobini-zinner/" rel="tag"><span>Comet Giacobini-Zinner,</span></a> <a href="https://www.drewexmachina.com/tag/comets/" rel="tag"><span>Comets,</span></a> <a href="https://www.drewexmachina.com/tag/explorer-program/" rel="tag"><span>Explorer Program,</span></a> <a href="https://www.drewexmachina.com/tag/ice/" rel="tag"><span>ICE,</span></a> <a href="https://www.drewexmachina.com/tag/isee-3/" rel="tag"><span>ISEE 3</span></a> </div> </div> </div> <div id="post-2709" class="column one-second post-2709 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-astronomy category-extrasolar-planets category-planetary-habitability category-solar-system tag-extrasolar-planet-systems-architecture tag-giant-planets tag-kepler-mission tag-mini-neptune tag-super-earth"> <div class="date_wrapper"> <div class="date"> <span class="day">15</span> <span class="month">Aug</span> <div class="year">2015</div> </div> </div> <div class="post_wrapper"> <div class="photo"> <a rel="" href="https://www.drewexmachina.com/2015/08/15/how-typical-is-our-solar-system/"><img width="890" height="500" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.drewexmachina.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/solar_system_scale_feature.jpg?resize=890%2C500&ssl=1" class="scale-with-grid wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/www.drewexmachina.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/solar_system_scale_feature.jpg?w=890&ssl=1 890w, https://i0.wp.com/www.drewexmachina.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/solar_system_scale_feature.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/www.drewexmachina.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/solar_system_scale_feature.jpg?resize=260%2C146&ssl=1 260w, https://i0.wp.com/www.drewexmachina.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/solar_system_scale_feature.jpg?resize=50%2C28&ssl=1 50w, https://i0.wp.com/www.drewexmachina.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/solar_system_scale_feature.jpg?resize=142%2C80&ssl=1 142w" sizes="(max-width: 890px) 100vw, 890px" /></a> </div> <div class="desc"> <a class="desc_a" href="https://www.drewexmachina.com/2015/08/15/how-typical-is-our-solar-system/"> <span class="post-icon"><i class="icon-picture"></i></span> <div class="date_grid"><i class="icon-calendar"></i>August 15, 2015</div> <h4>How Typical is Our Solar System?</h4> <div class="inside"><p>Before the discovery of the first extrasolar planets, the only planetary system we could study was our own Solar System. Based on centuries of study, astronomers […]</p> </div> </a> </div> </div> <div class="meta"> <div class="category"><i class="icon-reorder"></i> <a href="https://www.drewexmachina.com/category/astronomy/" rel="category tag">Astronomy</a>, <a href="https://www.drewexmachina.com/category/astronomy/extrasolar-planets/" rel="category tag">Extrasolar Planets</a>, <a href="https://www.drewexmachina.com/category/astrobiology/planetary-habitability/" rel="category tag">Planetary Habitability</a>, <a href="https://www.drewexmachina.com/category/astronomy/solar-system/" rel="category tag">Solar System</a></div><div class="comments"><i class="icon-comment-alt"></i> <a href="https://www.drewexmachina.com/2015/08/15/how-typical-is-our-solar-system/#respond">0</a> Comments</div><div class="tags"><i class="icon-tags"></i> <a href="https://www.drewexmachina.com/tag/extrasolar-planet-systems-architecture/" rel="tag"><span>Extrasolar Planet Systems Architecture,</span></a> <a 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