The polygon shaped terrain around the Phoenix lander means what? Icy, Patterned Ground on...

Newest goodies from the north polar region of Mars: http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/phoenix/main.php Soil color looks very similar to what the two MERs found at...

In this picture about a 1/3 of the distance across from the right (almost on the horizon) you can see spiculation or white spike, looking all the world like...

I just heard that this was launched last August and landed yesterday. Is that a case where you have to watch it every day for nine months? Or is it automated...

Newest goodies from the north polar region of Mars: http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/phoenix/main.php Soil color looks very similar to what the two MERs found at...

Early data suggests that touchdown was successful and is working on the surface of Mars. Much more deployment of equipment and data to...

What are they watching with the 3D glasses; "Mars Needs Women in 3D"?

Standing by for the first images...of the deployed solar panels.....

Unfortunately, the infection in OM's leg and foot reemerged, necessitating the amputation of the leg below the knee this morning. This is really tragic...

Confirms that the equipment module didn't separate when it was supposed...

JET PROPULSION LABORATORY, CA - Sunday evening, NASA will attempt something that hasn't been accomplished successfully in 32 years. Not since the Viking probes...

On May 17, 7:46 am, Cosmic Ray wrote: Members of the House Science and Technology Committee may radically reshape NASA's priorities...

Richard Cook on the American Meltdown http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=8854 This certainly puts VSE, ESAS, Constellation, Ares and Orion...

Wikipedia is reporting that Ron Parise, Payload Specialist on STS-35 and STS-67 (the ASTRO missions) died of a brain tumour on Friday 9th May, aged 56. --...

On Mar 25, 9:17*am, Quadibloc wrote: Back in an earlier thread on this subject, I've noted, as another reply here already does, that...

First the sound barrier, then the Flame Barrier: http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/05/17/can-we-crash-the-deadly-flame-barrier/ The X-3 isn't only going to...

A concept that Convair/GD pushed for a while in the 1960's was a flyback version of the Atlas. The core would be structurally strengthened, the booster engines...

FINAL DRAFT FOR WORLD WIDE CIRCULATION: please FWD appreciations to and SEE HOW WE CAUSED THE PRESIDENT OF...

Actually, this could be a real problem if they start screwing up the...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL - The first test flight of NASA's new ARES I launch vehicle faces a five-week slip, constellation program officals said today. Delays...