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No Water Beyond This Point

Artist – John Darkow In other news, NASA announced today that the Curiosity rover has found conditions that could have once supported life on Mars. PASADENA, Calif. — An analysis of a rock sample collected by NASA’s Curiosity rover shows … Continue reading
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Mission to Mars

Artist – Dave Granlund In other news, U.S. stocks closed today at their second highest level ever and the highest point since 2007. A new all time record high could come any day. If Wall Street doesn’t care about sequestration, … Continue reading
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The First Soil Sample

Artist – Joe Heller In other news, the Clackamas County, Oregan Elections Office is under investigation by the state Department of Justice for possible ballot tampering. A temporary election worker allegedly filled in a straight Republican ticket where voters had … Continue reading

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It Snows Dry Ice On Mars

Time for a quick sanity break. Observers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory announced yesterday that they’ve discovered “dry ice” snow on Mars. A spacecraft orbiting Mars has detected carbon dioxide snow falling on the Red Planet, making Mars the only … Continue reading

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Get Your Ass to Mars

Didn’t we do this in 1997? Seriously, I’m as big a NASA supporter as ever, but at some point soon we need to advance beyond what was achieved 15 years ago — with the little rover and the low-rez photography. … Continue reading

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How The Party Ends

Artist – RJ Matson In other news, NASA presented photographic evidence of liquid water on the surface of mars today, and Mitt Romney has some explaining to do after it was revealed that a sock-puppet company was created and then … Continue reading

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GAAAHH! Get Me the Frig Out of Here!

That’s what I’d be yelling within 20 minutes of departure on this (simulated) mission: MOSCOW — After 233 days in a locked steel capsule, six researchers on a 520-day mock flight to Mars are all feeling strong and ready to … Continue reading

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