Mars
Moroccan Meteorite May Be a 4.4-Billion-Year-Old Chunk of Dark Martian Crust
Mars is often referred to as the Red Planet. But its signature color is only skin-deep – or, I should say,…
Weekly Space Hangout – Jan. 30, 2015: Paul Hildebrandt Fights for Space!
Host: Fraser Cain (@fcain) Guests: Ramin Skibba (@raminskibba) Dave Dickinson (@astroguyz / www.astroguyz.com) Special Guest: Paul Hildebrandt from Fight For…
Elon Musk and the SpaceX Odyssey: the Path from Falcon 9 to Mars Colonization Transporter
In Kubrick’s and Clark’s 2001 Space Odyssey, there was no question of “Boots or Bots”[ref]. The monolith had been left…
Amazing Impact Crater Where a Triple Asteroid Smashed into Mars
At first glance, you many not guess that this feature on Mars is an impact crater. The reason it looks…
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President Obama Salutes NASA, Astronaut Kelly, and 1 Year ISS Mission at State of the Union Address
President Obama gave a shout out to NASA Astronaut Scott Kelly and his upcoming 1 year mission to the International…
Opportunity’s Breathtaking View from Atop Cape Tribulation
Imagine if you were standing on Mars, beside the Opportunity rover, high on the summit of Cape Tribulation. You don’t…
Elon Musk Wants to Bring the Internet to Mars
Truly a man for all seasons, Elon Musk’s next big thing is to build an internet for when people start…
Weekly Space Hangout – Jan. 16, 2015: Hard Landings, False Alarms & Found Beagles
Host: Fraser Cain (@fcain) Guests: Morgan Rehnberg (cosmicchatter.org / @MorganRehnberg ) Ramin Skibba (@raminskibba) Brian Koberlein (@briankoberlein) (more…)
Some of the Best Pictures of the Planets in our Solar System
Our Solar System is a pretty picturesque place. Between the Sun, the Moon, and the Inner and Outer Solar System,…
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First SLS Engine Blazes to Life in Mississippi Test Firing Igniting NASA’s Path to Deep Space
NASA’s goal of sending astronauts to deep space took a major step forward when the first engine of the type…