Tag Archives: Mars

The Planets, They Are Lining Up…

By Matt Mitchell | Published: July 8, 2008
You know, when I said the planets must be lining up because of all the weird I’ve been seeing, I didn’t know they really were. Interestingly, in this article the author claims that planetary alignments “are nothing more than the visible clockwork mechanism of our natural skies,” and that the myths associated with those movements [...]
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Earth and Moon as seen from Mars

By Matt Mitchell | Published: June 9, 2008
NASA pic culled from Brent_Zupp: If you liked that post, then try these...The machine of society, the product of convenience on March 6th, 2010Lunar Eclipse on February 21st, 2008Hurricane Gustav on August 27th, 2008Earth's Hum on April 17th, 2008Sunset in Hoover, AL on December 21st, 2007
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Sunset on Mars

By Matt Mitchell | Published: June 3, 2008
Wow. Even though you’ve probably seen this a hundred times already, this is one of those pics that I have no choice but to post and link. This is space porn at its finest. From NASA and the Mars Rover: If you liked that post, then try these...Organic molecules found on alien world for the first [...]
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You Pick: War or a Mission To Mars

By Matt Mitchell | Published: May 27, 2008
Go and read this. Spend your money accordingly. Vote for change. the direct costs of the Iraq war exceed the maximum cost estimate for a manned Mars expedition, infrastructure and all, by 20%. If we take $20Bn as the cost per mission and $450Bn as the cost to develop the technology to go there, the direct [...]
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Arthur C. Clarke

By Matt Mitchell | Published: March 19, 2008
Photo by shesnuckinfuts. The pic comes with a quote from Sir Arthur that I’m in total agreement with: “How inappropriate to call this planet Earth when it is clearly Ocean.” ~ Arthur C. Clarke  My wife once observed that if there were Martians, and if we ever were to meet them, that they would call our planet “Water.” Also, Arthur [...]
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