Life on Mars?
Thursday February 17, 2005
Space.com is reporting that "A pair of NASA scientists told a group of space officials at a private meeting" in Washington "Sunday that they have found strong evidence that life may exist today on Mars, hidden away in caves and sustained by pockets of water."
African-American History Month continues. African-Americans have played a major role in the history of the United States of America and have much to be proud of. Here, we would like to celebrate just a few of the achievements of African-Americans in the fields of astronomy and space. Today, we highlight the first African-American to command a spacecraft, Colonel Frederick D. Gregory, who was also the first African-American to pilot a spacecraft.
African-American History Month continues. African-Americans have played a major role in the history of the United States of America and have much to be proud of. Here, we would like to celebrate just a few of the achievements of African-Americans in the fields of astronomy and space. Today, we highlight the first African-American to command a spacecraft, Colonel Frederick D. Gregory, who was also the first African-American to pilot a spacecraft.
- Some of you may be saying, "This is news? What about the Face on Mars?"
- Mars has been an exciting place lately. Did you hear about the New Rock Type Found at Mars?
- Speaking of rocks on Mars, last year, Mars Rover Finds Rock Resembling Meteorites That Fell to Earth.
- Forum Post of the Day:
Subject: Habitable mars
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- * Spotlight: Colonel Ilan Ramon flew aboard STS-107 (space shuttle Columbia) and logged 15 days, 22 hours and 20 minutes in space. The STS-107 mission ended abruptly on February 1, 2003 when Space Shuttle Columbia and her crew perished during entry, 16 minutes before scheduled landing.