Fountains of Mars

Filed in Astronomy, Science | , September 28, 2012 1:58 pm | Comments (0)

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NASA has announced that Curiosity has found signs that water once flowed freely on the red planet. The evidence shows that Curiosity landed near an area that once held rapidly flowing water as evidenced by water-eroded gravel.

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Bradbury on Mars

Filed in Astronomy, Authors, Science | , August 22, 2012 3:24 pm | Comments (0)

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On August 22, what would have been Ray Bradbury’s 92 birthday, NASA announced that it had named the landing site for the Curiosity rover in the author’s honor: Bradbury Landing. Curiosity landed on Mars on August 6 and took its first drive today.

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