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Picture of the Day: Yes, Rocks Really Are That Color on Mars
NASA Long before any rover landed on Mars, the two Viking missions sailed there. Each had an orbiter and a lander. Viking I returned the first surface image of Mars on July 20, 1976, and both soon sent...
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NASA's Rover Captures Gorgeous Panoramic View of the Martian Landscape
But it's not from the rover you think. Don't forget about Opportunity, who's been exploring the planet for eight years. Opportunity pre-launch in April 2003 (NASA) With all the focus on the Mars rover...
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We Read the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy's New Article on Social Media...
So you don't have to. (Service journalism!) Flickr/Nic McPhee Updated, 2:10pm.As far as online encyclopedias go, the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy may be the best. Created in 1995 by Stanford...
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Google Keeps Paying Deceased Employees' Families for a Decade
Shutterstock/Viktor Gladkov Many of the perks Google famously offers its employees are designed to help those employees enjoy a healthier life. Organic food in the cafeteria! On-site gyms! Subsidized...
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A Stunning High-Resolution Photo of Curiosity's Heat Shield Plummeting to the...
The first high-res image we've seen of the Curiosity rover's descent. Just look at it. What can you really say about this image from Mars? Nothing.But I'll try. The best images are when human artifacts...
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Why the Man Who Invented the Web Isn't Rich
I hadn't realized that the World Wide Web turned 21 this week until I saw the nice birthday card that Megan Garber sent it yesterday. And it's a good thing I did--because otherwise I would have missed...
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Self Portrait 1, by the Mars Curiosity Rover (A Work in Progress)
NASAHold a camera above your head, rotate your arm, snap your surroundings, and you'll get a fish-eye picture of your surroundings... and also, the top of your head. That's exactly what the Mars Rover...
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The Largest Ever 3D Map of the Universe
Watch the universe unfold ... in 1.5 minutes. The Apache Point Observatory in New Mexico features, among other things, a 2.5-meter wide-angle optical telescope. That telescope captures images using...
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Finally, Someone Read the Terms of Service So You Don't Have To
I've yet to find anyone who reads the terms-of-service contracts that we "agree" to on the various websites of the world. But now, a group of technologists, lawyers, and interested parties have created...
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Google Keeps Paying Deceased Employees' Families for a Decade
Shutterstock/Viktor Gladkov Many of the perks Google famously offers its employees are designed to help those employees enjoy a healthier life. Organic food in the cafeteria! On-site gyms! Subsidized...
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Google's Self-Driving Cars: 300,000 Miles Logged, Not a Single Accident Under...
The automated cars are slowly building a driving record that's better than that of your average American. Reuters Ever since Google began designing its self-driving cars, they've wanted to build cars...
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We Thought Female Athletes Were Catching Up to Men, but They're Not
Across dozens of sports, women's world speed records consistently fall 10 percent short of men's records. South Africa's Caster Semenya runs past the Olympic flame in her women's 800m round 1 heat...
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That Evite You Got From Your Friend's Friend Friend Can Now Be Part of Your...
In 2005, Google announced the advent of personalized search, which allowed users to put their web history to use in customized search results. In 2009, Google expanded personalized search to all its...
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Where the Mars Curiosity Rover Is Headed Next
So far, most of the excitement about the Curiosity rover has sprung from its precise landing and its first surroundings, the floor of the Gale Crater. But the rover is meant to rove, and rove it will....
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Earth from Space: Cyclone Season
NASA It's mid-August, which means we're in the season for hurricanes and typhoons. In the picture above, NASA geostational satellites captured the movement of two storms. Tropical Storm Gilma,...
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'Autonomous Robotic Plane Flies Indoors'
Maybe you can resist a headline like that. I couldn't, when I saw it on an MIT news release that reader S.R. graciously provided. Enjoy. "Real" post coming shortly, including some of the less savory...
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Obama to NASA: 'I Understand There Is a Special Mohawk Guy Working on the...
Even the President knows Mohawk Guy!Reuters.Bobak Ferdowsi's rocket-and-mohawk propelled trip to stardom continues. Today, President Barack Obama called the Jet Propulsion Laboratory to offer his...
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Happy 10th Birthday, Daring Fireball
It's a blog not just about Apple, but about excellence.A presentation that Gruber never gave (flickr/friedcell).As best I can tell, today is the tenth anniversary of the first post on John Gruber's...
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The New Math of Living-Room Entertainment
New Math is an attempt to quantify the world using words and basic math. #atlGallery .galleryNav { display:none;} #atlGallery .galleryHeader{ height:400px; border-width:0px; !important } #atlGallery...
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London 2012: The Games of the Memes
Imma let you finish, Twitter ... but these Games belonged just as much to the *other* social media. Sorry, guys! McKayla is still not impressed. (mckaylaisnotimpressed) The London Olympics were...
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