Mars

NASA Invites Public to ‘Send Your Name to Mars’ on InSight – Next Red Planet Lander

Sign up to send your name to Mars on InSight, NASA’s next mission to Mars launching in March 2016. Credit:…

9 years ago

Watch the You-Know-What Out Of This New Trailer for The Martian

The second full trailer for 20th Century Fox's upcoming film The Martian dropped this morning and it looks like a…

9 years ago

Indian Mars Orbiter Shoots Spectacular New Images of Sheer Canyon and Curiosity’s Crater

India’s space agency has released a spectacular new batch of images taken by everyone’s favorite MOM - the Mars Orbiter…

9 years ago

Yummy! ISS Astronauts Eat First Space-Grown Food

https://youtu.be/D_723qwjULM Video caption: That's one small bite for a man, one giant leaf for mankind: NASA Astronauts Scott Kelly, Kjell…

9 years ago

Curiosity Drills Deep into First High Silica Martian Rock on Third Touchdown Anniversary

Curiosity extends robotic arm and conducts sample drilling at “Buckskin” rock target at bright toned “Lion” outcrop at the base…

9 years ago

Curiosity Discovers Mars Rock Like None Before, Sets Drill Campaign

On the eve of the 3rd anniversary since her nail biting touchdown inside Gale Crater, NASA’s car sized Curiosity Mars…

9 years ago

How Could We Destroy the Moon?

What would it take to destroy our moon, and eliminate the enemy of stellar astronomy for all time? In the…

9 years ago

How Fast is Gravity?

How long would it take for the gravitational well created by the Sun to disappear, and the Earth and the…

9 years ago

Book Review and Giveaway: “How We’ll Live on Mars”

Every great adventure begins with a dream. Explorers look into the unknown and set a course for discovery. Many years…

9 years ago

Who Was Nicolaus Copernicus?

Polish astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus revolutionized astronomy by proposing that the Earth and other planets revolved around the Sun

9 years ago