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Can tweets recap a new media space workshop?
Posted by Jason Davis on 2012/07/24 10:01 CDT | 1 comments
Recapping the 2012 University of Colorado Laboratory for Atmospheric Space Physics new media workshop with attendees' tweets.
Posted by Bill Nye on 2012/07/23 05:41 CDT | 5 comments
Sally Ride changed the world. We are very sorry to hear of her recent death after a nearly two-year battle with cancer. Dr. Ride was an excellent astronaut, a remarkable educator, and a longtime Planetary Society friend and adviser.
When will we see Curiosity's first images?
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2012/07/23 03:37 CDT | 5 comments
Enough people have asked me when we'll see Curiosity's first images from the surface of Mars that I sought out an answer. The short version: it depends.
Curiosity's seventeenth camera: MARDI
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2012/07/20 02:21 CDT | 4 comments
Curiosity is equipped with seventeen cameras. One of them, the Mars Descent Imager (MARDI) will capture a movie as the rover descends to the surface.
Got questions about Curiosity? I've got answers for you
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2012/07/19 02:35 CDT | 18 comments
Whether you are a scientist or a layman, if you have ever asked yourself any question about Curiosity, I strongly suggest that you read the newly published press kit!
Posted by Andrew Chaikin on 2012/07/18 04:11 CDT | 3 comments
Chaikin interviews Mars scientist Nathalie Cabrol who talks about her passion for exploration and urges America to explore even in tough economic times.











