New Mars

Website Revamp

admin — Sat, 05 Jan 2008 13:45:48 +0000

If you haven’t visited New Mars for a while, you’ll have noticed that the website has been completely revamped. Besides from the cosmetic changes, links to the perenially active forum and new wiki have been added, along with an under-the-hood change to Wordpress as the weblog engine. These changes make it much easier to add new posts and content to the website, as well as allowing staff writers to submit their posts directly. So, expect a New Mars in 2008!

Ares Express Issue 8

Adrian — Wed, 16 Feb 2005 02:48:13 +0000

For a fascinating overview of the entire Spirit and Opportunity missions on Mars and a great summary of what happened with the Cassini-Huygens probe, you couldn’t do much better than reading the current issue of Ares Express. Ares Express writer Graeme Skinner also describes the value of stargazing using only your eyes and no instruments and wonders what Galileo would say if you showed him what we’ve managed to achieve in space exploration over the last few decades.

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Ares Express Issue 7

Adrian — Thu, 06 Jan 2005 01:40:06 +0000

In this issue of Ares Express, Graeme Skinner wishes the Mars Rovers a happy first birthday, covers the latest news concerning a number of space probes currently in operation, takes a long survey of the hottest forum threads and provides us with a comprehensive calendar of important Space and Astronomy events happening in 2005. It’s all essential reading for anyone interested in Mars!

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Ares Express Issue 6

Adrian — Sat, 11 Dec 2004 20:55:18 +0000

After another prolonged absence, Ares Express is finally back, and is now being written by Graeme Skinner, a regular contributor to the forums. Graeme has provided a great summary of the popular topics being discussed at New Mars and also enlightens us about how Kepler has helped us go to Mars.

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An interview with Chris Riley of ‘Space Odyssey’

Adrian — Sat, 30 Oct 2004 16:20:44 +0000

On Tuesday November 9th, the BBC will be airing the first part of Space Odyssey: A Voyage to the Planets, a groundbreaking new documentary series with cutting edge computer graphics and science to match. Based on the ’specumentary’ format of the highly successful Walking with Dinosaurs and Walking with Beasts series, I have high expectations that Space Odyssey will be one of the best space documentaries ever made; they even filmed the actors in weightless parabolic flights for the zero-G scenes! In a first for New Mars, Stuart Atkinson has secured an extensive interview with Chris Riley, Series Producer of Space Odyssey, looking at all aspects of the production and the inspiration for the series.

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Transit Day

Adrian — Sun, 06 Jun 2004 01:54:05 +0000

In a few days time, Venus will be making a transit across the sun, a once in a lifetime event. In Transit Day, Stuart Atkinson imagines what a different kind of transit might be like, seen from Mars, and what effect it might have on colonists young and old…

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Sculpting Mars

Adrian — Tue, 25 May 2004 23:16:56 +0000

Even if you haven’t heard of him, chances are that you’ve seen one of Kees Veenenbos’ works on the web or in a magazine such as National Geographic - Kees is one of the world’s foremost creators of Mars art. Kees uses data from NASA’s Mars spacecraft to create stunning renders of Mars as it is now, and may have been in a watery past. New Mars has spoken with Kees in a previous article about his work, and Stuart Atkinson welcomes him back once more to this website with a new interview that covers how he creates his images and his associations with NASA and ESA.

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An Interview with Matthew Golombek

Adrian — Wed, 05 May 2004 23:52:43 +0000

Matthew Golombek will be a name familiar to both young and old Mars enthusiasts. As the chief scientist for NASA’s Mars Pathfinder, he successfully landed the first rover on Mars and brought the dusty and alien landscapes one step closer to millions of people watching on Earth. Eight years later, he’s guiding not one but two rovers on the surface of Mars in one of the most successful space exploration missions in history. New Mars Staff Writer Stuart Atkinson talks to Matt Golombek about a typical day at work on Mars, the joy of seeing Spirit safely land on Mars, and the discoveries that the rovers have made so far.

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Field Trip

Adrian — Mon, 22 Mar 2004 18:02:11 +0000

What will happen to Spirit and Opportunity in the years and decades to come? Will they consigned to the footnotes of history and sit inert on Mars slowly ageing, forgotten? Stuart Atkinson disagrees, and imagines a future for the intrepid rovers where they will continue to educate and inspire even those who least expect it, in his latest short story, Field Trip.

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Ares Express Issue 5

Adrian — Mon, 22 Mar 2004 17:58:13 +0000

Following its prolonged absence, Ares Express is back with an extra long summary of the best forum topics to make up for it!

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