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Gateway to the Stars August 4: Mars and the Summer Triangle!
For the August edition of “Gateway to the Stars,” we’ll have a special preview of the landing of the Mars Science Laboratory rover (Curiosity), which takes place the very next day, and we’ll have a...
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Closing in on Mars
As I write this (12 noon on Sunday, August 5th) the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) spacecraft is just 90,000 miles from Mars and falling towards the Red Planet at over 8,000 MPH. MSL is in the final few...
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Mars! Curiosity is there!
It’s official! Curiosity is now safely on Mars! Wah-hoo! Curiosity is on Mars! Now what? When do we get so see the pics? Soon. You’ve waited nearly nine months for Curiosity to get to Mars, it won’t...
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Curiosity – Caught in the Act!
NASA just released this mind-blowing image of last night’s excitement: A Hi-Res camera aboard Mars Reconnaisance Orbiter caught Curiosity on its way down! This amazing image was taken by the Mars...
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Mars + Curiosity = Adventures in Science!
The news and images from the Mars Science Laboratory/Curiosity rover are coming so fast that it’s hard to keep up with it all – but trust me, it’s worth the effort. First and foremost, make sure you...
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Think of this as an appetizer
This is just a taste of the kind of imaging from Mars we’ve been waiting for! The Mars Science Laboratory team just released this new full-color, hi-res panoramic view of the Curiosity Rover landing...
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Curiosity says: Be True to Your School
Time for a bit of fun trivia. The Curiosity rover is still going through its various to-do lists to make sure that when the time comes for it to leave its landing spot and begin exploring Gale Crater...
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Rare Coin Found on Mars!
It’s true. At this moment there is a rare coin on Mars. Specifically, the coin is a 1909 ”V.D.B.” Lincoln-head American penny. The question is, why is this penny on Mars? The famous "Penny on Mars,"...
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Target Practice on Mars
One of the most anticipated steps in the instrument checkout on NASA’s Curiosity rover is the first use of Curiosity’s laser on a Martian rock, and this past weekend, Curiosity set its target on a...
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Testing the Arm on Mars
After a month on Mars and after driving about the length of a football field (109 meters), NASA’s Curiosity rover is stopping for a second phase of instrument check out. During the next week Curiosity...
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Night Vision: Robotic Explorers
The surface of Saturn’s moon Enceladus, as seen by NASA’s Cassini spacecraft during a close flyby of the icy moon on Oct. 28, 2015.Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute Robotic explorers...
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