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At Giz Gallery: Mars In 3D On Our Giant TV
We just put up some 3D images taken by the Phoenix Mars Lander on our 103-inch plasma, handed out some old school anaglyph glasses, queued up "Life On Mars?" and took a look for ourselves. More »
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By John MahoneyComment by Curves: I knew Ponies as soon as I saw him; I could spot the bacon lust in his eyes (you're adorable).... 14 Responses | Other threads
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Mars Science Laboratory
NASA's Next Mars Mission Gets Delayed Until 2011
Looks like Mars Phoenix (or Mars Phoenix's ghost) will have to wait another two years for a new companion—the Mars Science Laboratory, originally planned for a launch next year, has been delayed until 2011.
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By John MahoneyComment by thirdeyebrian: good! they should cut NASA's budget by 80%. what a HUGE waste of tax money, especially given that we... 8 Responses | Other threads
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photoshop contest
Reveal the Mars Phoenix's Classified Discoveries With Photoshop
The Mars Phoenix said goodbye last week. It's very sad, like the end of Wall-E. Publicly, the Mars Phoenix was sent to study the planet's water history and whether it could have ever supported life. But we've all seen enough sci-fi movies involving the government to know that there's probably more to it than that, especially if Tommy Lee Jones is involved. So, use Photoshop to show us what the Mars Phoenix really discovered that the government doesn't want us to know about. Here's some Mars Phoenix images to get started. More »
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Comment by Julien321: "Can we get a Phoenix rover for a prize?" Wake up and do a little studying its not a rover. ... 12 Responses | Other threads
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death on mars
Mars Phoenix Losing an Arm, Going On Life Support
We knew this day would come, but who knew it would be so soon? The Mars Phoenix, as planned, is shutting down major systems to offset its diminished solar power collection during the Martian winter. The little robot, which - nay, who — has been making monumental discoveries on the Red Planet for nearly six months is not expected to wake up come Spring. The first significant casualty will be the heater for the Phoenix's robotic arm, which was instrumental in scraping up evidence of water, among other things. More »
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By John HerrmanComment by unkpku has a really long fucking screenname because i saw some other people do it: Doesn't a human write them? 5 Responses | Other threads
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mars
NASA Moving Forward With Its Mars Nuclear Destroyer Lasertank
Following weeks of doubts about the future of the Mars Science Laboratory, the one-ton, nuclear powered, laser-shooting next generation of the waning Mars Phoenix, Lockheed Martin has shipped the vital "backshell" for the landing module, confirming that building is still under way. They also produced a video detailing the amazing landing procedure for the craft, during which a hovering "skycrane" lowers the rover to the ground before dutifully smashing itself into the surface a safe distance away. More »
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By John HerrmanComment by Marketing NYC: While this is extremely exciting - coming on the heels of a recession and financial catastrophe - sort of makes... 9 Responses | Other threads
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mars phoenix
Phoenix Lander Watches Snow Falling on Mars
As the clock continues to tick for brave Phoenix so far away on Mars, the discoveries keep on rolling: this time, that snow falls on Mars. A laser instrument called for pulsing the atmosphere and observing what gets bounced back detected Martian flurries at altitudes of 4km in the clouds. The snow is vaporizing before hitting the ground, but the discovery lends some crucial insight into the Martian water cycle. As did another juicy finding dug up from the soil. More »
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By John MahoneyComment by OMG! Copycats!: Yeah!! So we can have Christmas on Mars?! Quickly get Jesus on the phone!! 4 Responses | Other threads
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mars phoenix
Mars Phoenix Will Bravely and Passionately Twitter Until the Final Beat of Its Adorable Electronic Heart
The Mars Phoenix Lander has been Twittering away its mission details since landing on Mars in May. But lately, you can see a sense of impending doom starting to creep in, slowly: "It's noon, Sol 81. I've spotted frost around my landing site in AM," tweeted Phoenix a few weeks ago. "Seasons are longer here...I'll be surrounded by ice & don't expect to survive til Spring," comes a few days later. But unlike other eerie autobiographical accounts of impending death, the wildly successful Mars Phoenix Lander has a trick up its sleeve for a potential reincarnation after the thaw. More »
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By John MahoneyComment by KeepingTheForeName_GitEmSteveDave: Won't this be covered withs omething like 10 feet of frozen CO2, or some god awful amount of some god... 2 Responses | Other threads
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alien refreshments
Confirmed: Phoenix Finds Ice on Mars
The Mars Phoenix just issued a highly official twitter update saying that some white, shiny stuff it was staring at has sublimated. In other words, it's definitely ice. The previous discovery of probable ice sent thousands of scientists and NASA fans into violent discovery-gasms, but until the Phoenix team was to observe sublimation, which is when ice skips the liquid state and just evaporates, they couldn't be sure. More »
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By John HerrmanComment by aec007: @angelwolf71885: Water DOES sublimate under certain conditions only...Like ice cubes in your freezer.Given enough time, the evaporator coil being at... more » | Other threads
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nasa
Phoenix to NASA: "Houston, We Have a Prob*static*"
Just two days after touchdown, NASA'sPhoenix Mars LanderMars Reconnaissance Orbiter is having problems with their UHF radio, which was used more than a hundred times before but now is refusing to work. Without it, you can't give orders to the spacecraft, but don't fret: fortunately they can use theorbiterOdyssey to relay signals, as well as activating the secondary radio unit available on board. NASA said the problem was caused by a "transient event." What does that mean? They don't know for sure, and that means we can pick our own. Update: my bad, I misread. The problem is with the MRO UHF radio, not with Phoenix, which is working just fine. More »
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By Jesus DiazComment by LindsayJoy's MBP is into S+M: @Triborough: Don't worry, they cut the aeronautical budget so much it should be called NSA, not NASA. And don't you know we... more » | Other threads
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