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Mars Curiosity updates and images
The base of Mt. Sharp, Curiosity’s main destination. Credit: NASA/JPL NASA’s Curiosity rover has been one resounding success after another, and every step of preparation and equipment testing has gone...
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We’re going to Mars again in 2016/More Curiosity updates
NASA announced that it has selected the InSight Mars lander for its next Discovery mission. (Discovery missions are NASA’s lowest cost tier of science missions, such as Kepler, Dawn, Messenger, Mars...
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Scientists create the iSquid/more eye candy from Mars
From the department of Holy Fucking Shit Nature Is Awesome: Scientists have hooked up squid skin to an iPod and made its pigment cells dance in time to Cypress Hill. They took the electronic waveform...
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Space news roundup: Space X launch/Curiosity soil scoop/supersonic skydive delay
Just a quick roundup of some news and updates in the science world: Felix Baumgartner’s supersonic, record-setting skydive attempt was delayed until Tuesday morning due to weather concerns. The balloon...
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Zap! Curiosity shoots soil on Mars with laser
Credit: NASA/JPL This bizarre-looking animation is not some kind zit popping (which is the first thing that came to mind when I first saw it), but in fact the hole left behind in some Martian soil...
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Mars Rover Curiosity may have made an “earthshaking” discovery
Curiosity’s amazing self-portrait from a few weeks ago. Credit: NASA/JPL NASA scientists have created lots of buzz over the past two days because of an NPR story in which Curiosity’s chief investigator...
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NASA scientist mentions Instagram, proves science is hip (and some other...
Curiosity’s amazing self-portrait from a few weeks ago. Credit: NASA/JPL It’s been a very crazy week, and I know this may be old news already for some of you, but I had to post about NASA’s...
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Mars rover Curiosity updates
It’s been a hot minute since I mentioned the Mars rover Curiosity. She’s been slowly but surely working her way across Gale Crater, stopping to take photos along the way and investigate anything...
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Curiosity rock analysis shows that Mars could have supported life in the past!
Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Cornell/MSSS Fuck yes! That’s all I can think right now about the awesome news that came from NASA a few hours ago. The Curiosity rover has found evidence in samples of...
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Curiosity drills 2nd hole in Mars rock/Wikipedia’s list of common misconceptions
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS NASA’s Curiosity rover is back to work on Mars, after a few weeks of radio silence due to Mars’ being behind the Sun from Earth’s perspective. The photo above shows a new...
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