Red Planet
# red-planet - Thursday 16 May, 2013
Billion-year-old water discovered in Canada could give clues to early life on Earth
Life-giving chemicals have been discovered in isolated water believed to be 1.5 billion years old, raising hopes of scientists finding surviving microscopic organisms from a prehistoric age.
# red-planet - 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.
# red-planet - 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.
# red-planet - 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.
# red-planet - 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.
# red-planet - Tuesday 28 August, 2012
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.
# red-planet - 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.
# red-planet - Saturday 18 August, 2012
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.
# red-planet - 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?
# red-planet - Tuesday 7 August, 2012
In photos: NASA’s Curiosity sends first pictures from Mars
Rover snaps its surroundings…
# red-planet - Monday 6 August, 2012
PHOTOS: “Touchdown confirmed!” Celebrations as NASA rover lands on Mars
It took eight years of work, more than €2 billion, and just a bit of luck, but Curiosity touched down on Mars just after 6.30am Irish time.
VIDEO: The happiest group of NASA employees you’ll see today
Mars Landing! Whoo!
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…
# red-planet - 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?
# red-planet - 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.
# red-planet - Tuesday 7 February, 2012
Scientists find evidence of ancient ocean on Mars
A two-year investigation by a European Space Agency probe has found strong new evidence to show there was once an ocean on the red planet.
# red-planet - Saturday 26 November, 2011
Watch: NASA’s rover blasts into space in search of ‘life on Mars’
The Curiosity rover is costing NASA billions but it is hoped it can discover new facts about the red planet.
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