BuzzFeed - Buzz Tagged "mars" http://www.buzzfeed.com BuzzFeed, Find Your New Favorite Thing en Copyright 2012 BuzzFeed, Inc. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 09:04:39 -0500 editor@buzzfeed.com (http://www.buzzfeed.com/about) info@buzzfeed.com (http://www.buzzfeed.com/about) Alien Technology Photographed On Mars http://www.buzzfeed.com/donnad/alien-technology-photographed-on-mars This is it! The proof we've been waiting for that non-indigenous life forms have visited Mars.

See that tiny speck in the lower left corner?

See that tiny speck in the lower left corner?

That's the Spirit Rover's landing pad.

Source: news.discovery.com

]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/donnad/alien-technology-photographed-on-mars Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:32:08 -0500 <b>This is it!</b> The proof we&#39;ve been waiting for that non-indigenous life forms have visited Mars. donnad nonadult Newt Gingrich&#39;s Laws For Governing A Space Colony http://www.buzzfeed.com/zekejmiller/newt-gingrichs-laws-for-governing-a-space-colony Here’s the bill he introduced providing a path to statehood for a moon base. Is he a visionary? — you betcha.

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Yesterday Newt Gingrich revealed his "weirdest idea ever" — to provide a path to statehood for a hypothetical lunar colony.

With the help of the skilled research librarians in the Library of Congress Law Library, BuzzFeed tracked down the bill, which Gingrich called the "Northwest Ordinance for Space," or formally the "National Space and Aeronautics Policy Act of 1981."

“The Congress declares that the United States is committed to the expansion of free people and free institutions into space,” the bill stated, calling for an array of near earth and solar space travel vehicles to be completed by 2010.

It also called for the creation of "an environmentally acceptable space to Earth power capability that is economically competitive with power generation on Earth," by the year 2000.

Gingrich appears to have misstated the number of lunar colonists required for a space-based outpost to apply for statehood — the number is 20,000 for self-government in the original bill, not the 13,000 he mentioned yesterday. Statehood requires the population of the least populous state — or greater than Wyoming's 563,626 people in the 2010 Census.

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Updated population count to clarify between self-government and statehood.

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]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/zekejmiller/newt-gingrichs-laws-for-governing-a-space-colony Thu, 26 Jan 2012 19:32:08 -0500 <b>Here's the bill he introduced providing a path to statehood for a moon base.</b> Is he a visionary? — you betcha. zekejmiller nonadult nonadult Yesterday Newt Gingrich revealed his "weirdest idea ever" &mdash; to provide a path to statehood for a hypothetical lunar colony. With the help of the skilled research librarians in the Library of Congress Law Library, BuzzFeed tracked down the bill, which Gingrich called the "Northwest Ordinance for Space," or formally the "National Space and Aeronautics Policy Act of 1981." &ldquo;The Congress declares that the United States is committed to the expansion of free people and free institutions into space,&rdquo; the bill stated, calling for an array of near earth and solar space travel vehicles to be completed by 2010. It also called for the creation of "an environmentally acceptable space to Earth power capability that is economically competitive with power generation on Earth," by the year 2000. Gingrich appears to have misstated the number of lunar colonists required for a space-based outpost to apply for statehood &mdash; the number is 20,000 for self-government in the original bill, not the 13,000 he mentioned yesterday. Statehood requires the population of the least populous state &mdash; or greater than Wyoming&#39;s 563,626 people in the 2010 Census. <i>Read the full bill below:</i> nonadult nonadult Updated population count to clarify between self-government and statehood. nonadult 5 &ldquo;Facts&rdquo; About Mars According To Movies http://coedmagazine.com/2011/11/28/red-planet-day-mars-movies-rover-curiousity/

Pffft, whatever science. When NASA tells us there’s nothing on Mars we scoff because, thanks to “Total Recall”, we know there’s not only life, but three-breasted life.

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]]> http://coedmagazine.com/2011/11/28/red-planet-day-mars-movies-rover-curiousity/ Tue, 29 Nov 2011 22:17:09 -0500 <b>Pffft, whatever science.</b> When NASA tells us there&rsquo;s nothing on Mars we scoff because, thanks to "Total Recall", we know there&rsquo;s not only life, but three-breasted life. coedmagazine nonadult The Curiosity Rover's Long Cruise To Mars http://theweek.com/article/index/221865/the-curiosity-rovers-long-cruise-to-mars-by-the-numbers

Go forth, young robot, and learn. Let’s break down the rover’s ambitious and costly trek to Mars in an attempt to find microbial life by the numbers.

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]]> http://theweek.com/article/index/221865/the-curiosity-rovers-long-cruise-to-mars-by-the-numbers Mon, 28 Nov 2011 14:17:10 -0500 <b>Go forth, young robot, and learn.</b> Let's break down the rover's ambitious and costly trek to Mars in an attempt to find microbial life by the numbers. theweek.com nonadult Sunset On Mars http://www.buzzfeed.com/burnred/sunset-on-mars-281t This isn’t science fiction. It’s the real thing! (via apod.nasa.gov )

]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/burnred/sunset-on-mars-281t Sat, 24 Sep 2011 04:02:08 -0400 <b>This isn't science fiction.</b> It's the real thing! (via <a href="http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/image/0901/PIA07997_spiritmars.jpg">apod.nasa.gov</a>) burnred nonadult Scientists Suspect Flowing Water On Mars http://www.buzzfeed.com/donnad/scientists-suspect-flowing-water-on-mars

Time to break out another round of rovers? The brown streaks appear during the Martian spring and summer but disappear again in the winter. This cycle then repeats, leading scientists to hypothesize that it is evaporating water.

]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/donnad/scientists-suspect-flowing-water-on-mars Mon, 08 Aug 2011 15:55:26 -0400 <b>Time to break out another round of rovers?</b> The brown streaks appear during the Martian spring and summer but disappear again in the winter. This cycle then repeats, leading scientists to hypothesize that it is evaporating water. donnad nonadult Retro Martian Airline Posters http://www.buzzfeed.com/donnad/retro-martian-airline-posters Well there's the problem. They went bankrupt trying to defend stealing their catchphrase from “The Hobbit”. Like these sweet future past prints by Andy Rohr? You can buy them here.

Source: society6.com  /  via: mymodernmet.com

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]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/donnad/retro-martian-airline-posters Mon, 01 Aug 2011 17:45:17 -0400 <b>Well there&#39;s the problem. They went bankrupt trying to defend stealing their catchphrase from "The Hobbit".</b> Like these sweet future past prints by Andy Rohr? You can buy them <a href="http://society6.com/andyrohr">here.</a> donnad nonadult A Six Year Old's Goodbye Note http://www.buzzfeed.com/burnred/a-six-year-olds-note-281t Children eventually grow up and move away.

]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/burnred/a-six-year-olds-note-281t Sun, 08 May 2011 06:32:10 -0400 Children eventually grow up and move away. burnred nonadult Every Mission To Mars Ever http://www.buzzfeed.com/expresident/every-mission-to-mars-ever A beautiful infographic detailing the results of every Mars mission ever attempted. We're getting there! (Click through for larger.)

]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/expresident/every-mission-to-mars-ever Sat, 19 Mar 2011 18:02:09 -0400 <b>A beautiful infographic detailing the results of every Mars mission ever attempted.</b> We&#39;re getting there! (Click through for larger.) expresident nonadult The Case For Mars http://www.buzzfeed.com/expresident/the-case-for-mars

The sixth installment in the wonderful Symphony of Science (Carl Sagan autotuned) music series.

]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/expresident/the-case-for-mars Mon, 07 Jun 2010 18:00:38 -0400 The sixth installment in the wonderful <a href="http://symphonyofscience.com/">Symphony of Science</a> (Carl Sagan autotuned) music series. expresident nonadult Mars' Olympics Results http://www.buzzfeed.com/adamd/mars-results-for-the-2010-winter-olympics-hb6 Come on, Mars. I mean, come on.

]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/adamd/mars-results-for-the-2010-winter-olympics-hb6 Mon, 01 Mar 2010 23:22:12 -0500 Come on, Mars. I mean, come on. adamd nonadult Trees On Mars http://www.buzzfeed.com/expresident/trees-on-mars NASA's HiRISE camera has just captured this stunning picture of what appear to be trees on Mars. Turns out they're not actually trees but something more “sciency” and “boring.” Still, Mars looks pretty.

]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/expresident/trees-on-mars Wed, 13 Jan 2010 17:34:51 -0500 <b>NASA&#39;s HiRISE camera has just captured this stunning picture of what appear to be trees on Mars.</b> Turns out they&#39;re not <i>actually</i> trees but <a href="http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/PSP_007962_2635">something</a> more "sciency" and "boring." Still, Mars looks pretty. expresident nonadult Mariah's Weird New 90's Video http://www.buzzfeed.com/eliot/mariahs-weird-new-90s-video-26q

Mariah's cover of “I Want To Know What Love Is” is excellent, but the video — which takes place in, like, Yankee Stadium on Mars, is super-weird and very 90's.

]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/eliot/mariahs-weird-new-90s-video-26q Wed, 25 Nov 2009 13:37:55 -0500 Mariah&#39;s cover of "I Want To Know What Love Is" is excellent, but the video -- which takes place in, like, Yankee Stadium on Mars, is super-weird and very 90&#39;s. eliot nonadult Sending the Martians Mixed Messages http://www.buzzfeed.com/awesomer/sending-the-martians-mixed-messages-cci NASA unveiled a new service today where you could add your name to a list that will be included in the next shuttle to Mars, and two reddit users took advantage of the oppurtunity to make their voices heard.

]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/awesomer/sending-the-martians-mixed-messages-cci Wed, 15 Jul 2009 11:28:46 -0400 NASA unveiled a <a href="http://marsprogram.jpl.nasa.gov/msl/participate/sendyourname/index.html">new service</a> today where you could add your name to a list that will be included in the next shuttle to Mars, and two <a href="http://www.reddit.com">reddit</a> users took advantage of the oppurtunity to make their voices heard. awesomer nonadult Mars Odyssey Orbiter Awakes! http://www.buzzfeed.com/ries/mars-odyssey-orbiter-awakes-6y

After a five-year long alcohol-induced slumber, NASA's Mars Odyssey Orbiter awoke yesterday, wondering, “Woah, Universe, where am I?”

The Best Links:

  1. Mars Odyssey Orbiter Reboots for First Time in Five Years
]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/ries/mars-odyssey-orbiter-awakes-6y Fri, 13 Mar 2009 03:39:38 -0400 After a five-year long alcohol-induced slumber, NASA&#39;s Mars Odyssey Orbiter awoke yesterday, wondering, "Woah, Universe, where <i>am</i> I?" ries nonadult Life On Mars http://www.buzzfeed.com/scott/life-on-mars

NASA, ever coy, officially announced they might have found life on Mars. That, or the planet is geologically active. But probably there is biological life there! Maybe.

The Best Links:

  1. Methane Means Mars “Is Not A Dead Planet”!
  2. David Bowie: “Life On Mars”
  3. Nasa’s Historic Discovery of Methane Gas On Planet Mars
]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/scott/life-on-mars Thu, 15 Jan 2009 14:26:25 -0500 NASA, ever coy, officially announced they <i>might</i> have found life on Mars. That, or the planet is geologically active. But probably there is biological life there! Maybe. scott nonadult 3D Mars Images http://www.buzzfeed.com/scott/3d-mars-images

Whip out your 3D glasses and take in the topology of the surface of Mars.

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]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/scott/3d-mars-images Tue, 09 Dec 2008 10:54:52 -0500 Whip out your 3D glasses and take in the topology of the surface of Mars. scott nonadult Mars Phoenix, RIP http://www.buzzfeed.com/scott/mars-phoenix-rip

NASA's Mars Phoenix Lander has finished its mission and powered down, and science fans will mourn its passing.

The Best Links:

  1. Nasa Holds An Irish Wake for the Mars Phoenix Lander
  2. Phoenix Mars Mission - It’s Over
  3. MarsPhoenix’s Final Twitter
  4. Phoenix Mars Lander’s Goodbye Series on Gizmodo
  5. Phoenix Mars Lander’s Farewell Transmission From Mars
]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/scott/mars-phoenix-rip Tue, 11 Nov 2008 10:19:31 -0500 NASA&#39;s Mars Phoenix Lander has finished its mission and powered down, and science fans will mourn its passing. scott nonadult Naked Martian Robot http://www.buzzfeed.com/ries/naked-martian-robot-6y It’s Phoenix as you’ve never seen her before, fully naked and completely see-through!

]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/ries/naked-martian-robot-6y Wed, 22 Oct 2008 16:22:58 -0400 It's Phoenix as you've never seen her before, fully naked and completely see-through! ries nonadult Mars, Or? http://www.buzzfeed.com/scott/mars-or Is this a dust storm on the Martian surface, or mud pots in the Bolivian highlands?

]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/scott/mars-or Mon, 23 Jun 2008 10:27:18 -0400 Is this a dust storm on the Martian surface, or mud pots in the Bolivian highlands? scott nonadult