#November2018
Space Swoon: NASA InSight Lander sends back gorgeous image of the Martian horizon
It can feel like everything is shit these days, for sure. I get it, I get it. But, when I’m down, news like this picks me up a notch. We got a goddamn lander sending back pictures from Mars. Mars!
NASA’s Mars 2020 rover has chosen its landing site, the Jezero Crater
Kepler may be dead, but an upcoming mission to Mars is a great way to get over the loss. To that end, NASA has announced where the Mars Rover will be landing in 2020. Where? The Jezero Crater. I don’t know it, it sounds rad as fuck, let’s go!
The Mars Curiosity Rover is operational again, baby! Ain’t got time to die!
Curiosity is back up and running, motherfuckers! Granted, its limited in its operations. But that’s better than nothing, no?
Space Swoon: Liquid water on Mars found in underground aquifer according to scientists
Oh fuck. Is this it? Have scientists really found liquid water on Mars? Well, they certainly fucking think so.
Mars has a dust storm so big it is encircling the entire fucking planet!
I say goddamn, does Mars ever have a dust storm. In fact, the motherfucker has grown so big that its encircling the entire Red Planet.
NASA’s Curiosity rover discovers methane on Mars changes with the seasons. What does this mean?!
NASA’s Curiosity rover has dug up some pretty fucking rad findings. The methane on Mars changes with the seasons. What does that mean? Good fucking question!
Space Swoon: Mars Has Craters With Glorious Hues
Mars got itself some gorgeous craters, with some gorgeous hued slopes.
NASA Images Suggest the ExoMars Lander Exploded During Landing
Bummer! Big bummer for the European Space Agency. Images provided by NASA suggest that the ExoMars lander exploded as it attempted to land on the Red Planet.
Watch: The Earth Rise from the JAXA Kaguya spacecraft
This week, the Japanese Space Agency released the first HD footage of the Earth Rise from the Moon. This footage, man. This footage is fucking stunning. Glory! Perspective! Now, just imagine HD footage from Mars. Okay, yeah, fine. This is only tangentially related. But it still gets my geek-gonads gooey.