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19 Oct 2021, 6:15 pm by Sabrina I. Pacifici
The Martian atmosphere can propagate sound a lot further than we thought it could…” [read post]
23 Sep 2021, 9:00 pm
While Jason Bourne may have an extravagant L.A. mansion for sale, he’s having some trouble procuring a buyer.World-renowned for his leading roles in such films as Saving Private Ryan, The Martian, and The Departed, noted actor Matt Damon listed his Pacific Palisades home back in January, for $21 million, but was forced to slash the asking price by over 3 million, just a few weeks ago.Selling a mega-mansion is no easy feat (even in today’s market), and when it comes to… [read post]
19 May 2021, 2:00 am by Tim Reed, FordHarrison
The main characters in The Expanse are the crew of the Rocinante, a Martian military ship salvaged by former United Nations Navy Officer James Holden (the Rocinante’s captain), Belter Naomi Nagata (executive officer), Martian Alex Kamal (pilot), and Earther Amos Burton (chief engineer). [read post]
25 Mar 2021, 9:55 am by Cleveland Law Library
Tasty Martians have landed at the Cleveland Law Library, and they want our sourdough starter! [read post]
16 Mar 2021, 7:45 am
"It was launched by Craig Raine’s poem 'A Martian Sends a Postcard Home' (1979). [read post]
9 Mar 2021, 8:41 pm by Sabrina I. Pacifici
Nor will you find downloadable audiobooks for Trevor Noah’s “Born a Crime,” Andy Weir’s “The Martian” and Michael Pollan’s “Caffeine. [read post]
24 Feb 2021, 3:43 pm by Sabrina I. Pacifici
The panorama was stitched together on Earth from 142 individual images taken on Sol 3, the third Martian day of the mission (Feb. 21, 2021). [read post]
17 Feb 2021, 11:47 am by Abby Lemert, Eleanor Runde
The orbiter will return high-resolution photographs of the Martian surface to Chinese scientists, allowing them to pinpoint potential landing sites for the ro [read post]
11 Dec 2020, 5:35 pm by Tom Smith
“Mummified Mary,” “Weeble Jesus” (after the ovate children’s toys launched by Hasbro in the 1970s), “Martians,” “toilet paper rolls,” and “astronauts” were some of the comparisons made to the cylindrical figures meant to represent the Holy Family, the Magi, and the shepherds at Bethlehem.Others saw in one ominous figure the helmeted image of “the Mountain” from the Game of Thrones television series, while another… [read post]
Ha!
8 Dec 2020, 8:27 pm by Michael Froomkin
(Full paper at PNAS, Fuel and oxygen harvesting from Martian regolithic brine.) [read post]
30 Nov 2020, 11:05 am by Jonathan Bailey
The premise of the movie is that the Martians are determined to kidnap Santa Claus so he can bring his bring toys and joy to Martian children. [read post]
30 Oct 2020, 12:59 pm by Tom Smith
SpaceX will not recognise international law on Mars, according to the Terms of Service of its Starlink internet project.Elon Musk’s space company will instead reportedly adhere to a set of “self-governing principles" that will be defined at the time of Martian settlement.Musk revealed plans to create a self-sustaining city on Mars last week, though no timeframe is yet to be put in place for its development. [read post]
17 Aug 2020, 6:09 pm by Sean Hayes
If discrimination is perpetrated against Whites, Blacks, Hispanics, Asians or Green Martians, it is discrimination under the U.S. [read post]
6 Aug 2020, 7:31 am
" We're told "The book significantly influenced modern culture in a variety of ways":Church of All WorldsA central element of the second half of the novel is the religious movement founded by Smith [the main character, a human who was born on Mars and raised by Martians, then comes to Earth, with his Martian ways], the "Church of All Worlds", an initiatory mystery religion blending elements of paganism and revivalism, with psychic training and… [read post]
31 Jul 2020, 2:57 pm by Richard Altieri, Benjamin Della Rocca
U.S. and China Order Consulate Closures The U.S. government on July 22 ordered China to close its consulate in Houston, accusing Chinese diplomats of engaging in espionage and the theft of American scientific research. [read post]
7 Jun 2020, 4:06 am
Then a wall opens up, he sees he's behind bars, there's a crowd of Martians gawking at him, and there's a sign that says "Earth Creature in his native habitat. [read post]
30 May 2020, 11:39 am by Sam Turco
  Presidential candidate Joe Biden recently came out in support of Senator Elizabeth Warren’s bankruptcy reform plan, which is somewhat embarrassing because she is basically proposing to nullify the Bankruptcy Reform Act of 2005 championed by Biden. [read post]
23 Apr 2020, 9:26 am by Sandy Levinson
 If one is a Martian political scientist who doesn't care about the country, this is a glorious time to test various hypotheses about how institutions work (or, perhaps, collapse). [read post]