Chasing Gene Cernan’s Childhood — and Apollo Years
A wonderful travel moment of serendipity: While sitting near a convention centre in Chicago, I punched in nearby points of…
Weekly SkyWatcher’s Forecast: August 20-26, 2012
Greetings, fellow SkyWatchers! It's going to be a great week to catch up on your lunar studies, but be sure…
Look at the Size of that Thing! – A Close Look at Odysseus Crater
Credit: NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute Behold the battered terrain of the massive crater Odysseus in this new image from Cassini. Check…
Shrimp with a Side of Space History: Visiting Lovell’s of Lake Forest
It's safe to say the Apollo 13 mission has defined my space reporting life. Watching the movie in 1996 as…
Desert RATS Begin Simulated Asteroid Mission Today
Caption: Artist's Concept, Space Exploration Vehicle Use Comparison. Credit: NASA Conspiracy theories abound that the Apollo landings all took place…
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Sweeping Panoramic Vista of Mount Sharp and Gale Crater from Curiosity
Image Caption: Panoramic Vista of Mount Sharp (at right) and Gale Crater from NASA’s Curiosity rover on Mars. Curiosity will…
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Curiosity Blasts 1st Mars Rock with Powerful Laser Zapper
Image Caption: PewPew !! - First Laser Zapped rock on Mars. This composite image, with magnified insets, depicts the first…
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1st Laser Firing and 1st Motion Imminent for Curiosity
Image Caption: This self-portrait shows the deck of NASA's Curiosity rover from the rover's Navigation camera. The image is distorted…
First Full (Raw) View of Mt. Sharp from Curiosity
The latest raw images downloaded from the Curiosity rover provides the first full view of Mt. Sharp (Aeolis Mons). Stuart…
Two New Videos Show Curiosity’s Touchdown and Heat Shield Hitting Mars
Wow, this is better than any theatrical movies of fictional ships landing on Mars, because this is REAL! The images…