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“Astrobiology” Parody Video of Ke$ha’s “We R Who We R”
Wanna get turned on by … “Astrobiology” ?? Are we alone in the universe? Well check out just this newly-released…
New Years Postcards from the Edge by Opportunity Mars Rover
[/caption] A robot from Earth is celebrating New Years on Mars by snapping another amazing set of “Postcards from the…
Gorgeous 3 D Vistas of Martian Crater and Hydrate Minerals at Santa Maria
[/caption] Spectacular new images of a gorgeous gaping hole on Mars are streaming back to Earth from NASA’s Opportunity Mars…
Powerful Mars Orbiter Directs Opportunity to Clays and Hydrated Minerals
[/caption] NASA is using its powerful science surveyor orbiting more than 241 kilometers above Mars to target the surface explorations…
Did Iapetus Have Its Own Mini Moon?
[/caption] There’s a new theory for why Saturn’s moon Iapetus looks like a walnut. The moon has a mysterious large…
Asteroid Scheila Sprouts a Tail and Coma
[/caption] When is an asteroid not an asteroid? When it turns out to be a comet, of course. Has this…
How Are You Celebrating the Year of the Solar System?
There are a lot of solar system space missions coming up, plus – as always – a plethora of astronomical…
Apollo 12 anniversary celebrated at Martian Crater as Opportunity blazes ahead
[/caption] NASA recently celebrated the anniversary of the historic Apollo 12 lunar landing mission with another history making craft -…
Venus Has a Moon?
[/caption] Astronomers have been busy trying to determine the spin period and composition of Venus' moon. December 8, 2010, results…
Cassini Instruments Offline Until Nov. 24
[/caption] NASA announced that the Cassini spacecraft in orbit around Saturn will have its suite of scientific cameras offline until…