The Phoenix Mars Lander has successfully touched down. Of particular interest will be its investigations into frozen water and evidence of carbon-containing chemicals.
Category Archives: Science
Buzz Lightyear lives!
We may not have flying cars, but Yves Rossy’s winged jet-pack comes close to beloved predictions about life in the twenty-first century.
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You Will Go to the Moon…. And Other Science Stories
Peter Worden, director of the NASA Ames Research Station, discusses again the plan to return to the moon by 2020, but adds that private flights might make it there first.
Other stories cover a possible ocean under Titan, and uncover some alien-looking lifeforms from Antarctica.
Recent Science Round-up
The Centauri may be out there, the world’s largest telescope releases its first pix, some researchers doubt the existence of hobbits, ten teams take up lunar challenge, astronomers spy a lot of dark matter….
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It looks as though Saturn’s most famous moon may contain valuable resources. It’s a long way off, of course, but such discoveries could fuel further space exploration.
And speaking of a long way off….
NASA & USAF Cancel Boldly Going By Schoolkids
rickyjames writes, Fifty years ago today, NASA boldly entered the Space Age with the launch of Explorer 1, and ramped up science education efforts among kids to counter the Soviets and their Sputnik. Today…
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Recent Science Stories
An asteroid will be passing close by on Tuesday January 29, we’re that little bit closer to Frankenstein…
Hey, Space Tourists! The Latest from Virgin Galactic
This year will be “the year of the spaceship,” as Virgin Galactic announces again that we’re one step closer to Space Tourism. Check out the new design.
Netscape R.I.P.
In case you missed it, Netscape will be no more as of February. Of course, some of our younger readers may have missed Netscape entirely, as in, What’s Netscape Navigator?
Season’s Greetings!
Merry Christmas, Happy New Year….
Blessings for Eid-Ul-Adha….
Hanukkah came early this year, but hope that went well, and good tidings for Tu B’Shevat….
All the best for Kwanzaa…. A shout out to those celebrating the Solstice…. Have a cool Yule…. May the sun shine on you in the coming year.
And may you, if it so please you, have an orgiastic Saturnalia…..1