Mars
# mars - Sunday 12 May, 2013
Mars is the next challenge for astronauts – but landing is the biggest obstacle
The Curiosity rover is the size of a small car – but now researchers are looking at how to land something the size of a two-storey house on Mars.
# mars - Wednesday 24 April, 2013
Men are from Mars: €1.9bn NASA Rover draws penis on red planet
The unfortunate sketch was found on the NASA website.
# mars - Sunday 21 April, 2013
Sitdown Sunday: 7 deadly reads
The very best of the week’s writing from around the web.
# mars - Friday 5 April, 2013
Mars missions scaled back in April because of sun
For much of April, the sun blocks the line of sight between Earth and Mars, making it difficult for engineers to send instructions or hear from spacecraft Curiosity and Opportunity.
# mars - Saturday 23 March, 2013
11 Google products and services you never knew existed
You can explore Mars, for starters.
# mars - Wednesday 13 March, 2013
The 9 at 9: Wednesday
Good morning. Here are the nine stories you need to know as you start your day.
Life on Mars: it was possible
Nasa Curiosity Rover, which is living on the Red Planet, has taken samples of rock for analysis by scientists back home.
# mars - Sunday 3 March, 2013
Are humans or robots the future of space travel?
“We are a long way from the Terminator, or the Matrix” says Nasa chief historian.
# mars - Thursday 28 February, 2013
Tycoon wants to send couple on Mars mission
Many of the finer details of the Inspiration Mars project – initially funded by the world’s first space tourist Dennis Tito – have yet to be worked out but it is hoped it will allow for zero-gravity sex.
The 9 at 9: Thursday
Good morning. Here are nine things to know as you start your day.
# mars - Tuesday 4 December, 2012
Life on Mars? Maybe not. NASA rows back on findings
NASA has downplayed talk of a ‘major discovery’ by its Curiosity rover after remarks by the mission chief raised hopes it may have unearthed evidence life once existed on the planet.
# mars - Monday 5 November, 2012
Cheese! Mars Curiosity rover sends back its first high-resolution self-portrait
Curiosity has used its ‘hand lens imager’ to take 55 photos of itself – and stitch them into one single giant image.
# mars - Monday 3 September, 2012
Why NASA put large holes in Curiosity’s wheels
It’s to help scientists keep track of where it moves on Mars, see?
# mars - Wednesday 29 August, 2012
The first song played on another planet is…
(Mars, we’re sorry.) What would you have picked to be the first song from space?
# mars - Tuesday 28 August, 2012
The Evening Fix: Tuesday
Things we learned, loved and shared today.
Behold! Mankind’s first high-resolution photo from another planet
NASA has released the first high-resolution photo from the Curiosity rover. This is how the neighbours live.
# mars - Friday 24 August, 2012
VIDEO: NASA’s Curiosity rover makes its landing on Mars
This video of Curiosity’s landing is humanity’s first recording of a touchdown on another planet.
# mars - Wednesday 22 August, 2012
NASA reports damage to Curiosity wind instrument
The rover is being put through its paces ahead of its first drive on Mars today.
# mars - Saturday 18 August, 2012
Curiosity rover prepares to zap Mars rocks and hit the road
Researchers will be carrying out tests in the coming days to prepare the rover for its first journey across the surface of Mars.
Here is the week’s news… skewed
BREAKING via The Mire wire: The GAA dismisses reports of vajazzling – and the Mars Curiosity rover faces a hostile reaction from the natives.
# mars - Thursday 16 August, 2012
Tweets: The Mars Curiosity Rover has a chat with Britney Spears
Well, they DO have a lot in common.
# mars - Wednesday 15 August, 2012
Total Recall: How does Colin Farrell’s new flick stack up against Arnie’s 1990s version?
The Irishman does a fine job of playing a factory worker turned super spy but a certain wow factor is missing.
The 9 at 9: Wednesday
The nine stories you need to know this morning.
New satellite photo shows Mars rover exploring the Red Planet
See the first colour photograph of the pale blue bot.
Column: Yes, the Mars rover cost $2bn – but it’s far from a waste of money.
Technology developed by NASA’s top scientists will prove pretty handy for the rest of us too, writes Colm Quinn.
# mars - Saturday 11 August, 2012
Here is the week’s news… skewed
BREAKING via The Mire wire: The underground sect which has never been exposed to Craig Doyle – and would you trust NAMA to mind your children?
# mars - Tuesday 7 August, 2012
Curiosity grows online for NASA flight director
The whizz-kid who’s helping to uncover the secrets of Mars has become famous in his own right.
In photos: NASA’s Curiosity sends first pictures from Mars
Rover snaps its surroundings…
# mars - Monday 6 August, 2012
VIDEO: The happiest group of NASA employees you’ll see today
Mars Landing! Whoo!
The 9 at 9: Monday
The nine stories you need to know this morning.
In pics: Missions to Mars through the years
As NASA lands a new exploratory probe on Mars, TheJournal.ie takes a look back over previous Mars missions…
# mars - Sunday 5 August, 2012
7 of the world’s greatest hoaxes (or are they?)
Aliens invading New Jersey, spaghetti growing on trees… just some of the hoaxes that had the world fooled.
Curiosity Mars rover to land on the red planet tomorrow
The Mars Science Laboratory, which carries the rover, aims to find out if there is life on Mars – and it arrives near the planet’s surface tomorrow.
# mars - Saturday 28 July, 2012
Life on Mars: how close are we to living in space?
Mankind’s fascination with space has long sparked fantasies of living away from Earth, but is this any closer to becoming a reality?
# mars - Tuesday 24 July, 2012
The Moon to blaze alongside Mars and Saturn over Ireland
The Moon will be placed next to Mars on today and next to Saturn on tomorrow in the western sky just after sunset.
# mars - Friday 6 July, 2012
Out of This World Pic of the Day
A view from Mars.
# mars - Tuesday 12 June, 2012
NASA refines Mars landing – but brings it closer to dangerous landing zone
‘Curiosity’ is set to land on the red plant in early August.
# mars - Thursday 29 March, 2012
Mars Watch: Tonight’s your chance to see the red planet
Giant telescopes set up around country for public to use.
# mars - Wednesday 14 March, 2012
Russia plans to send man to the Moon
As part of a newly unveiled 18-year plan, Russia will send probes to Mars, Jupiter and Venus and a human team to the surface of the Moon.
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