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It was colder in Canada than on Mars! Except wait… maybe not. Fact checking FTW.
Continue ReadingHow often to you get to see those blue polo shirt-wearing engineers busting a move? Never. But this video has them dancing and singing and doing what I’d imagine happened after the cameras turned off once the Curiosity landed.
Continue ReadingNASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory’s Mars Exploration Program site offers Curiosity updates, media, and activities through which children and adults can explore Mars.
Continue ReadingMars Curiosity is scheduled to land tonight at 10:31 p.m. PDT, Aug. 5 (1:31 a.m. EDT Aug. 6).
Continue ReadingIn honor of this weekend’s Mars Curiosity Rover landing, Hot Wheels will be offering a 1:64 scale miniature of the mobile science laboratory. The die-cast replica won’t be hitting stores until September, but will be available for the low, low …
Continue ReadingIf you are a space geek like me and tuned in to the latest NASA Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) press conference, you probably weren’t expecting anything unusual either. Surprise!
Continue ReadingThe stunning video details the unique, never-before-tested landing system being used to slow the Mars Curiosity rover and land it safely on the surface of Mars.
Continue ReadingStephen Pakbaz has been working on a Lego 1:20 scale model replica of the Mars Curiosity rover, currently on its way to the red planet aboard the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL). Would you buy scientifically accurate models? Come support this cause.
Continue ReadingThe Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) is a NASA project designed for long-term exploration of the Martian surface. MSL successfully launched on November 26th, at 7:02 am PDT, and is scheduled to land on the Mars Gale crater sometime between August 6-20, 2012. All onboard checks to this point have shown that the launch was completely successful […]
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