http://www.newmars.com Just another WordPress weblog Tue, 08 Jan 2008 23:16:34 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 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 ... http://www.newmars.com/2008/01/05/website-revamp/ 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 ... http://www.newmars.com/2005/02/15/ares-express-issue-8/ 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 ... http://www.newmars.com/2005/01/05/ares-express-issue-7/ 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 ... http://www.newmars.com/2004/12/11/ares-express-issue-6/ 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 ... http://www.newmars.com/2004/10/30/an-interview-with-chris-riley-of-space-odyssey/ 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... http://www.newmars.com/2004/06/05/transit-day/ 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 ... http://www.newmars.com/2004/05/25/sculpting-mars/ 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, ... http://www.newmars.com/2004/05/05/an-interview-with-matthew-golombek/ 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 ... http://www.newmars.com/2004/03/22/field-trip/ Following its prolonged absence, Ares Express is back with an extra long summary of the best forum topics to make up for it! http://www.newmars.com/2004/03/22/ares-express-issue-5/