Their Spock probably has a beard, too.
Have you ever really looked at the logo for China’s space agency?
Seem familiar?
Yes, you have seen it before.
space exploration
Spirit in the sand.
The Mars Rover Spirit could use a couple two-by-fours, the LA Times reports, because its wheels are spinning in place… a very faraway place:
… Read the rest “Spirit in the sand.”Over the last few days, controllers at
Science Art: Mars & Beyond, directed by Ward Kimball, 1957
What might life on Mars be like? That’s the question Disney was asking TV viewers in 1957.
This has to be seen to be believed….
FANTASTIC HUNTERS WHO KILL BY CONCENTRATING THE… Read the rest “Science Art: Mars & Beyond, directed by Ward Kimball, 1957”
The satellite feels.
BBC News reports on a new kind of observational satellite overhead. It’s not looking down at us – it’s feeling our weight:
… Read the rest “The satellite feels.”As Goce “bumps” through Earth’s
Moon Flowers.
Peggy Lee, Santana
The view from there.
Item 1: The Telegraph reports on a group of teenagers who used a <$100 camera and a balloon to take some great pictures of space:
… Read the rest “The view from there.”Gerard Marull, 18, said: “We were overwhelmed at
Google Mars gets better.
Discover’s Bad Astronomy blog highlights some keen new ways to look at the Red Planet:
… Read the rest “Google Mars gets better.”One is an overlay that shows old historical maps, like the ones Percival Lowell made in the late
Science Art: Exploration Imagery: S88-29653, the Project Pathfinder Autonomous Lander
This was what space was going to be in 1988. All acrylic paints and spindly legs.
You can read more about the Autonomous Lander of Project Pathfinder at NASA’s… Read the rest “Science Art: Exploration Imagery: S88-29653, the Project Pathfinder Autonomous Lander”
Science Art: The Dry Frost of Mars.
On Mars, the polar ice caps grow and shrink with the seasons, just like on Earth.
But unlike Earth, the Martian ice cap is made of CO2.
Image from the Electron Microscopy … Read the rest “Science Art: The Dry Frost of Mars.”
Big Boom. Boom. Boom.
NASA likes listening to space, because it’s kind of noisy up there. Somewhere in the background there are echoes of the Big Bang, and if we can decipher those, we’ll know a lot… Read the rest “Big Boom. Boom. Boom.”
Beyond the Twittering Phoenix.
It’s hard to imagine the Mercury Seven swapping SuperPokes, but today’s space agency is a different kind of organization. Maybe.
You can find out yourself by checking out … Read the rest “Beyond the Twittering Phoenix.”
SONG: Build us a House (They Could See From Space)
SONG: “Build us a House (They Could See From Space).” (To download: double right-click & “Save As”)
ARTIST: grant.
SOURCE: “Ancient Peru pyramid… Read the rest “SONG: Build us a House (They Could See From Space)”
Best Science Headline Contender:
From the British paper The Register, reporting on the ammonia-laden refrigerator being ejected from the International Space Station:
ASTRONAUT SPACE DUMP PONG-BOMB FRAG SHOWER TODAY… Read the rest “Best Science Headline Contender:”
SONG: Now the Snow
SONG:Now the Snow. (To download: double right-click & “Save As”)
ARTIST: grant.
SOURCE: “It’s snowing on Mars”, iTwire, 30 Sep 2008, as cited in … Read the rest “SONG: Now the Snow”