Bradbury & Friends

Posted by on June 8, 2012 · Leave a Comment 

Wind the clock back to 1971. On the eve of the Mariner 9 launch, Ray Bradbury took part in a panel discussion at Caltech with Carl Sagan, Arthur C. Clark, [...]

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Twisters On Mars

Posted by on April 13, 2012 · 1 Comment 

Dust devils occur on Earth as well as on Mars. They are spinning columns of air, made visible by the dust they pull off the ground. Unlike a tornado, a [...]

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Cruising To Mars

Posted by on March 26, 2012 · Leave a Comment 

As Rover Curiosity hurtles through space on its way to Mars, it is confronted with many issues that NASA scientists must constantly account for. See the next step of Curiosity’s [...]

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What sets Curiosity apart from other Mars Rovers?

Posted by on December 9, 2011 · Leave a Comment 

The Mars Science Lab was launched November 26, 2011, and is scheduled to land on Mars at Gale Crater on August 6, 2012. The rover Curiosity, after completing a more [...]

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Martian Craters Woven In Plaid

Posted by on April 22, 2010 · Leave a Comment 

Stunning new sequence from the Hi-Rise camera aboard the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, set to bagpipe electronica. From U of Arizona and NASA-JPL.

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