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Curiosity

Curiosity Spent Halloween Taking Amazing Self Portrait

Most of us have spent the past couple of months being completely fascinated with Curiosity, the latest and largest lander to roam the surface of Mars.  NASA has been regularly posting images snapped by the multiple cameras on board the rover, but the one it snapped on October 31st may be the best so far. Astronomer Phil Plait, who pointed

Alan

Curiosity has Landed

In what can only be described as an amazing landing the JPL / NASA team, and all their partners pulled it off, and we now have a new Rover "Curiosity" sitting on the planet Mars.. Not only that but the very first images shot through a filter that was protecting the camera lense, was nothing less than a confirmation that

Todd Cochrane

Curiosity Landing Hangout Tonight 9pm Pacific

I will be hosting a Google+ Hangout tonight at 9pm Pacific. I still have room on the guest list if you would like to participate so drop me a note with your Google+ account info. We will be talking about the Mars landing. Low key affair nothing fancy. Event Listing! My Google+ Profile. Video streaming by Ustream

Todd Cochrane

Curiosity Is On It’s Way To Mars

The big one we have all been waiting for is on it's way.  The Mars Science Laboratory, better known as the Curiosity rover, lifted off yesterday from Florida and began it's 8 and half month journey to the red planet.  Curiosity carries with it the hopes and dreams of, not just a lot of scientists and NASA engineers, but also

Alan