Mars
Opportunity Rover Team Honors Pioneering Lindbergh Flight at Mars Mountaintop Crater
Martian Reminder of a Pioneering Flight. Names related to the first solo nonstop flight across the Atlantic have been informally…
Weekly Space Hangout – May 23, 2015: Dr. Rhys Taylor
Host: Fraser Cain (@fcain) Special Guest:Dr. Rhys Taylor, Former Arecibo Post Doc; Current research involves looking for galaxies in the…
What Makes Mars Sunsets Different from Earth’s?
Even robots can't tear their eyes from a beautiful sunset. NASA's Mars Curiosity rover pointed its high resolution mast camera…
Weekly Space Hangout – May 15, 2015: Finding, Studying and Visiting Other Worlds!
Host: Fraser Cain (@fcain) Guests: Jolene Creighton (@jolene723 / fromquarkstoquasars.com) Brian Koberlein (@briankoberlein / briankoberlein.com) Dave Dickinson (@astroguyz / www.astroguyz.com)…
Does the Red Planet Have Green Auroras?
Martian auroras will never best the visual splendor of those we see on Earth, but have no doubt. The Red…
Weekly Space Hangout – April 17, 2015: Amy Shira Teitel and “Breaking the Chains of Gravity”
Host: Fraser Cain (@fcain) Special Guest: Amy Shira Teitel (@astVintageSpace) discussing space history and her new book Breaking the Chains…
Lunar ‘Fountain of Youth’ Challenge / Mercury Returns with Gusto
16th century Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León looked and looked but never did find the Fountain of Youth, a…
SpaceX Dragon Launches on Science Supply Run to Station, Booster Hard Lands on Barge
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL - After a 24 hour delay due to threatening clouds, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket soared…
This Mountain on Mars Is Leaking
As the midsummer Sun beats down on the southern mountains of Mars, bringing daytime temperatures soaring up to a balmy 25ºC (77ºF),…
Weekly Space Hangout – April 10, 2015: Orbital Docking with Dr. Stephen Granade
Host: Fraser Cain (@fcain) Special Guest: Dr. Stephen Granade (@sargent) Guests: Dave Dickinson (@astroguyz / www.astroguyz.com) Charles Black (@charlesblack /…