Update, March 16, 2019: InSight landed safely and has begun drilling into the planet. The other day, it caught an eclipse of the Sun —
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Guest Videos: Galactic Fountains and Cosmic Serpents
No, seriously it’s a galactic fountain. With gas, not water. And a massive black hole . . . Has anyone seen Christopher Nolan lately? We
Mars Update
The planet-wide dust storm (image on right) has cleared. Here’s an update on humanity’s active missions to the Red Planet. About to make headlines in
New Horizons Opens A Path to Pluto (and Beyond)
Apparently the updates menu goes by the original post date, and this 2014 post is still buried. It shouldn’t be, since New Horizons is now
Guest Video: Planet Hunting with TESS
September 22, 2018: TESS has already found two new planets, per preliminary reports. Original post: NASA released the first images from TESS today. What is
Guest Video: Visiting Martian Volcanoes (Via Idaho)
Featured image: The largest volcanoes in the Solar System–Tharsis on June 29, 2014. ESA/DLR/FU Berlin/J. Cowart, CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO
