Move Over Spirit and Opportunity, The Europeans Are Coming… And It Looks Awesome!

Check out the Rover that the European Space Agency plans to send to Mars in 2013.  I wish my car looked this awesome!

Check out the whole story at:
http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/newsandeventspggrp/imperialcollege/newssummary/news_11-8-2008-10-34-56?newsid=42354

NASA: “Nothing To See Here Folks. Move Along”

It seems all of us that were ready to have a “Marsgasm” over the past few days, speculating over what The Phoenix Lander found on Mars were a little premature.  Speculation started travelling through the toobs faster than one could say, “Water on Mars”, over a leaked report to “Aviation Weekly” stating that Phoenix had [...]

Phoenix Lander Mars Discovery Update

There have been some new developments in the Phoenix Lander/Mars Discovery/White House Briefing story.  Emily Lakdawalla has the latest at The Planetary Society:
http://www.planetary.org/blog/article/00001586/

Phoenix Scientists Brief Pres. Bush on Martian Discovery

I just came across this leaked transcript of the briefing between Phoenix Lander scientists and President George W. Bush:
GWB: Gentlemen, please come in!  Welcome to what we like to call the Oval Office.
Scientist 1: Thank you Mr. President.  It’s an honor to be here bringing such momentous news!
GWB: Right.  Now I hear them say [...]

Phoenix Finds…Something On Mars

This past week scientists announced that there is definitely water on Mars, however, that is not the most interesting thing that the lander has found.  Apparently, it has found something else, something more significant than water.  Something so significant that it’s gone all the way the the White House Science Advisors.  (I almost choked getting [...]

It Was A Beautiful Day

In my 43 years, I have sat and watched countless sunsets. I have seen sunsets while cruising at over 40,000 feet on transatlantic flights, sunsets on the Oregon Coast, sunsets from the majestic mountains of British Columbia, from numerous beaches, and from the wide open Prairie skies. But none of them took my [...]