23 11 / 2012
Mars rover mission finds big secret while digging in the sand; to be revealed early December
27 9 / 2012
Curiosity Finds Evidence Of Water On Mars
NASA announced Thursday afternoon that the Mars Curiosity rover’s landing site, the Gale crater, was once covered by a rapidly flowing body of water that may have reached hip-height.
27 8 / 2012
This looks like science fiction, but this is science fact.
This is the actual high resolution footage from the Curiosity Rover’s descent to the surface of Mars. The 4 frames per second footage has been interpolated to 25 fps for playback, and the results are astounding.
Thrilling to see.
06 8 / 2012
06 8 / 2012
The first 3 photos from Curiosity, the first one is it’s shadow in Mars
06 8 / 2012
For those still up and interested, the Mars Curiosity is landing in about half an hour!
You can watch it land here:
http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/msl/multimedia/nasatv/
05 8 / 2012
Mars Rover’s Nerve-Wracking Landing Just Hours Away
After 8 1/2 months crossing the millions of miles between planets, the biggest and most complex rover ever sent to another world is now on its final approach for a hair-raising touchdown on Mars.
NASA’s 1-ton Curiosity rover is set to land inside the Red Planet’s Gale Crater at 10:31 p.m. PDT tonight (Aug. 5; 1:31 a.m. EDT and 0531 GMT on Aug. 6).
04 8 / 2012
Track the Curiosity Rover In Real-Time: Eyes on the Solar System
I had almost forgotten about this amazing web app, Eyes On The Solar System. You can track, well, everything in the Solar System, including the Mars Science Laboratory, through space, right in your browser. It’s like space travel, in your pajamas.
Check it out here, and get ready for the touchdown tomorrow!
ONE MORE DAY!!
