This Is What 12 Years On Mars Has Done To Curiosity’s Wheels

This Is What 12 Years On Mars Has Done To Curiosity’s Wheels

NASA’s Curiosity rover landed on Mars back in 2012 and since then it’s been put to work exploring the surface of the Red Planet. In the process, it’s traversed more than 20 miles of the lunar surface, which hasn’t been too kind on its little roving wheels. I Need A Sporty Ride That Can Haul … Read more

NASA Sent Missy Elliott Lyrics To Venus As The First Hip-Hop Song In Deep Space

NASA Sent Missy Elliott Lyrics To Venus As The First Hip-Hop Song In Deep Space

Missy Elliott’s “The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)” became the first rap song to ever be transmitted into deep space last week when NASA’s Deep Space Network (DSN) beamed the Grammy Award-winning artist’s lyrics 158 million miles away to the planet Venus. Missy Misdemeanor’s iconic first single joins The Beatles’ “Across The Universe” as the only … Read more

NASA’s Mars Helicopter Is Dead, So Pour One Out For Ingenuity

NASA’s Mars Helicopter Is Dead, So Pour One Out For Ingenuity

After nearly 3 years on the surface of Mars, NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter is dead. NASA is investigating the cause of the helicopter’s death, but the agency says that the Ingenuity clipped one of its wings, so to speak, having struck one of its rotor blades on the ground, which means the Mars helicopter can no … Read more