Ten years ago this week Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity one of the two rovers that bounced to airbag-cushioned safe landings…
Month: February 2013
Asteroid DA14 will pass between Earth and Moon 2/15
Update 2/15/13 – Asteroid 2012 DA14 has safely passed Earth and is now moving away from us. The asteroid close…
Unusual Mars rock has shiny metallic looking object
This picture shows a shiny polished metallic tip on what looks like an eroded rock. According to NASA this can happen when…
LDCM Launch Separation Video is a Work of Art!
Looking as if it was directed by Stanley Kubrick himself in a scene from 2001 a Space Odyssey this is…
LDCM (Landsat) Launches on schedule
The Landsat Data Continuity Mission is now in orbit, after launching Monday from Vandenberg Air Force Base in Calif. The…
Video Shows Two Systems Join To Become One Historic Blizzard 2/9/13
Two low pressure systems merged over New England around midnight (EST) on Feb. 9, 2013. This animation of NOAA’s GOES-13…
Curiosity Rover Collects First Martian Bedrock Sample
(Source NASA) – Curiosity rover has, for the first time, used a drill carried at the end of its robotic…
LDCM (Landsat) On track for launch early Monday
The Landsat Data Continuity Mission is a GO for a launch in the early morning hours Monday Feb, 11 2013. NASA’s Landsat Data…
