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August 14, 2012

Get A Closer Look At Life On Mars With Curiosity Pics Panorama

Get A Closer Look At Life On Mars With Curiosity Pics Panorama

An awesome 360-degree panorama of Mars created using pictures taken by NASA’s rover, Curiosity has appeared on the website 360cities.net which specializes in panoramic photographs. 
By clicking a dragging you can take a closer look at the rugged Mars terrain or get up close and personal with the Curiosity.

You can zoom right into the super-sophisticated rover and see all of its amazing scientific apparatus.

The panorama shows the familiar tan-colored skyline and a range of mountains on the horizon.

The brilliant panoramic was put together by Andrew Bodrov, a 360cities.net user, using photographs that were taken by Curiosity on her second day on Mars.

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August 11, 2012

NASA Astronaut Don Pettit Plays Yo-Yos in Space

NASA astronaut and chemist Dr. Don Pettit likes to practice his yo-yo skills during his breaks.

(Via Physics Central)

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August 11, 2012

Astronaut Playing With Water Aboard the International Space Station

Due to the temporarily renewed interest in space thanks to the recent success of NASA’s Curiosity Landing On Mars, here’s a video of an astronaut aboard the International Space Station playing with a big ball of water.

It sure looks way funner than playing with water on earth.

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August 10, 2012

Space Exploration In The Social Media Age

Space Exploration In The Social Media Age

All over the world people are tuned into the progress of NASA’s space rover, Curiosity, which landed safely on Mars on Monday 6th August after an 8 and a half month journey from earth.

There are plenty of ways to see just what Curiosity is up to while it explores this fascinating planet, but one of the newer ways to track Curiosity and that is by following the Twitter account of one of her drivers, Scott Maxwell, @marsroverdriver. Continue Reading

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August 9, 2012

Curiosity Finds The Sun

Curiosity Finds The Sun

This photograph is the first one taken by the navigation camera on NASA’s Mars rover the Curiosity. In it you can clearly see the shadow of the Curiosity’s mast in the middle, and the shadow cast by the arm to the left.

The Curiosity’s navigation camera is used to locate the sun, the Curiosity needs this information in order to communicate with the team on earth. After the camera pointed at the sun, it then turned in the opposite direction and captured this image. The way the shadows fall in the picture, confirm the sun’s location. Continue Reading

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August 7, 2012

NASA’s Curiosity Landing On Mars Is A Complete Success

NASA’s Curiosity Landing On Mars Is A Complete Success

On Monday elated scientists from NASA reported to the world that their Mars rover, the Curiosity landed on the planet successfully and all 10 of the scientific instruments aboard it were in ‘perfect health.’

Some of the rover team analysts are looking at data from the Curiosity’s landing, whereas others are engaged in preparing the rover to explore Gale Crater. Day one on Mars for the Curiosity involves it activating its high-gain antenna which will allow it to successfully communicate with the team on earth at higher data rates.Continue Reading

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