Viking
Viking: Remembering Humanity’s First Successful Mission On Mars Surface
We toast the 40th anniversary of the dual Viking missions to Mars this week. Time to celebrate an achievement that…
Why Don’t We Search for Different Life?
If we really want to find life on other worlds, why do we keep looking for life based on carbon…
Foom! Flaming Rocket Sled Tests Parachute For Mars Spacecraft
Watch the video above to the two-minute mark (and beyond) and we guarantee a brilliant start to your Friday. "Enter…
Flashback: 1978 NASA Film Shows Viking Discoveries
In what's a sort of foreshadowing of the upcoming August 5 MSL landing, which is being called "seven minutes of…
Astronomy Cast, Ep: 258: Viking Landers
Last week we talked about the orbiter portion of the Viking Missions. But that was only half the adventure. Each…
Is This Proof of Life on Mars?
[/caption] The Curiosity rover is currently on its way to Mars, scheduled to make a dramatic landing within Gale Crater…
Could Curiosity Determine if Viking Found Life on Mars?
[/caption] One of the most controversial and long-debated aspects of Mars exploration has been the results of the Viking landers'…