CubeSat Thruster: Engine of Creation
A worry about the proliferation of CubeSat satellite launches is adding clutter to an already troublesome amount of Earth-circling debris. If CubeSats were deployed at higher orbits, they would take much longer to degrade, potentially creating space clutter. As more...New Color Photo: Curiosity Sitting On Mars
Thanks to the NASA Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) the Curiosity rover was sitting on the surface of Mars. This color-enhanced view of NASA’s Curiosity rover on the surface of Mars was taken by the MRO’s High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) as it flew...Curious “Photo-finish”: Sky Crane’s Demise Documented
After deploying the Curiosity rover on the surface of Mars, the Sky Crane performed its own aerial acrobatics – crashing in a planned maneuver far away from the rover’s landing zone. Engineers have reviewed images taken by Curiosity’s Hazard-Avoidance cameras finding...New Public Poll Surveys Sending Human to Mars
As NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover revs up to start rolling, a new poll has looked into public backing of a human mission to Mars. Now Americans are slightly more supportive of sending a human to the Red Planet. A Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 36...Virtual Reality Tools Available for Mars Explorers – That Means You!
Now that NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover has reached the red planet, you can keep an eye on the mission in 3D. Best yet…without need for special glasses! But you will need to install the Unity web player in order to begin! To enjoy a virtual experience that allows you to...New Photo Captures Curiosity Rover, Landing Hardware, Parachute
Imagery from orbiting spacecraft has pictured the four main pieces of hardware that arrived on Mars with NASA’s Curiosity rover The hardware has been spotted by NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO). MRO’s High-Resolution Imaging Science...Mars Rover Begins Exploration Duties
PASADENA, Calif. — The one-ton Curiosity rover has touched down on Mars, the end point of its space travels from Earth that took 36-weeks. Dangling by nylon ropes from a rocket backpack, the robot appears to be in good health to start a two-year investigation of...SUCCESS! The Landing of Curiosity Mars Rover
PASADENA, Calif –NASA’s high-stakes mission to Mars has succeeded in its attempt to land on the red planet. Hurled toward Mars on November 26, 2011, the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) mission has toted a car-sized rover named Curiosity to the surface of Mars. The...Mars Mission Feels Gravity Grip of Red Planet
PASADENA, Calif. – NASA’s en route Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) has begun to feel the tug of gravity of the red planet. The MSL’s Curiosity rover is set to touch down on Mars at 10:31 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 5 PDT (1:31 a.m. Monday, Aug. 6 EDT). That’s the official...Space Talk
@Arkshol93 Neptune going from this to this was a crime against my heart and I can’t forgive it
@lolidk4200 Every planet orbits a larger object, it is called being in the SOLAR (sun) system
@jfbg_200 @TiagoNugent A very good point. Pretty much everyone calls Pandora a planet, even though it is a natural satellite, making it a Moon, so I think that supports my case that moons can be planets and vise versa
@kez611_ the moon is currently classified as a "planetary mass object"
The only reason it isnt currently a planet is because we use the IAU definition instead of the geophysical definition.
I reject the IAU definition, and only use the Geophysical definition