In the 1987 science fiction movie, Predator, the sound the alien makes—a click, click, clicking—is very similar to the sound transmitted from Comet 67P back in 2014. Coincidence? Mycroft Holmes: Oh, Sherlock, what do we say about coincidence? Sherlock Holmes: The Universe is rarely so lazy. The Sounds of Rosetta’s Comet Compare if you dare […]
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Lunar Orbiter III Timeline: Launched February 5, 1967 Imaged Moon: February 15 to 23, 1967 Impact with Moon: October 9, 1967 Apollo landing site survey mission How many moon missions have been launched? I was thinking maybe twelve when I was asked this question. Try over hundred if you count other countries’ missions besides […]
It appears Curiosity, the rover we sent to Mars, is up to its usual tricks. In a blog I posted on April 19, 2014 and updated last week, I talked about the unidentified light beam the Curiosity had photographed. Justin Maki, lead person for engineering of Curiosity’s camera said, “We think it’s either a vent-hole […]