Aug 21, 2007

Despite the fact that they already have two rovers roaming the surface of Mars, NASA is preparing to send yet another rover to scout out the red planet. It’s mission is to determine whether or not life can exist exist upon the Martian surface. Unlike its previous “brothers,” this rover is equipped with a vast array of...

Aug 21, 2007

After a brief delay, it looks as if the samurai nation’s lunar satellite will finally take its place among the heavens next month. Scheduled for launch on September 13th, the SELENE orbiter could enlighten our species by providing detailed images of the lunar surface. (International Herald Tribune) The SELENE project is the largest...

Aug 21, 2007

(Image Credit: ESA via Skymania News) It looks as if the British are about to invade the red planet but unleashing a smart rover to roam across the surface of Mars. (Skymania News) A UK-built robot is set dramatically to speed up the search for life on Mars, European space scientists were being told today. The roving explorer, nicknamed...

Jul 10, 2007

(Video: NASA’s Phoenix Mars Lander will visit the north polar region of Mars in search of “habitable soil.” Credit: NASA) Of all the rovers that have or will grace the surface of Mars, Phoenix may prove to be the most important. While the purpose of the other three rovers is to satisfy geologists by observing Martian...

Jun 27, 2007

(Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/LANL/J.-L. Lacour, CEA) It looks as if NASA is scheduled to send yet another rover to explore the Martian surface. But unlike its previous cousins, Spirit and Opportunity this robot will be armed with a fairly powerful “weapon.” (Space Spin) When the JPL-NASA Mars Science Laboratory rover...

Jun 6, 2007

(Image: From Aliens the movie, Credit: MovieVillians.com)When one often thinks of space, images of lunar and Martian colonies come to mind, often with people (and children) floating around in micro gravity, glimpsing the heavens in a new light that would make even Galileo envious. But when it comes to realities of living in the cosmos,...

May 31, 2007

Editor’s note: Whether they post a few paragraphs or a few pages these space geeks are bound to make you laugh or cry (depends on you view of NASA with the latter). There were several amazing posts (amazing was the theme of the carnival) ranging from Clark Lindsey new way to fund space tourism to Louie Riofrio’s take on...

May 24, 2007

Editor’s note: The fourth Carnival of the Space Geeks is up, and this time there were a lot more interesting posts from a lot more interesting minds. Interesting highlights include Brian Dunbar’s brief analysis of solar powered satellites, Amanda Bauer creepy post about robot beetles, and Deborah Byrd commenting on...