The dust storm on Mars that had has cut off the Opportunity rover’s access to the power of the Sun has now engulfed the whole planet: Martian Dust Storm Grows Global Curiosity Captures Photos of Thickening Haze A storm of tiny dust particles has engulfed much of Mars over the last two weeks and prompted NASA’s … Continue reading Curiosity rover images the Martian haze during global dust storm
UC Santa Cruz grad student Carver Bierson gives an interesting SETI Institute talk about how the southern polar cap of Mars came to consist of multiple alternating layers of water ice and frozen CO2. He also addresses the question of whether the storehouse of earth’s nuclear weapons could be used to melt the ice cap and provide … Continue reading Video: “The history of the Martian South Polar Cap”
A view of the Harry Gregson-Williams sound track for The Martian movie: Echoes of Vangelis – Why I love the music from ‘The Martian’ Here is a collection of Vangelis’s music including some from the Cosmos series soundtrack: ====
Yet another “The Martian” related video: Adam Savage, Astronaut Chris Hadfield, and Andy Weir Talk ‘The Martian’
In a good sign that there are likely to be more space movies with realistic-style plots in the coming years, The Martian continues to rack up solid box office numbers – currently at $392,038,124 worldwide. Author Andy Weir has given lots of talks and interviews, many linked from here, but there is always room for another, especially for someone … Continue reading Video: Andy Weir – “The Martian: How Science Drove the Plot”