Feb 14
As much as some of us (ahem) were hoping the Mars mystery rock turned out to be a long-lost baseball from yet unknown aliens, the cause behind the rock’s sudden … Continue reading
Feb 12
China’s moon rover Yuta may be dead
Posted in: Today's ChiliThe public is grieving this week as China’s Yuta moon rover appears to have kicked the bucket once and for all. While Space.com confirms that China’s moon lander Chang’e 3 … Continue reading
Feb 06
Yeah, I can totally see it! How can you miss that? It’s right there. Clear eyes, full Earth, can’t miss. Wait, really? No of course not. Anyone who tells you that is either a liar or a hawk. Earth looks incredibly tiny up in that Martian sky. Sure, if you squint hard enough and fake it long enough, you’ll spot it the dot but it’s not unlike looking for dust on a wall.
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Jan 27
Last month we picked up on a report from China’s state news agency which was about Chang’e-3, a probe that the country was sending to the moon. It took off from Xichang as planned and landed on the moon’s surface on December 15th. China called its first moon rover the “Yutu,” meaning Jade Rabbit, a mythical being believed to have a mix of mechanical abnormality and elixirs of immortality, according to China’s state space agency. In reality though, the rover isn’t immortal, in fact, it may bite the moon dust after just one month. Apparently it has ran into a “mechanical control abnormality,” possibly compromising motors that close its solar panels.
China’s First Rover Bites The Moon Dust original content from Ubergizmo. 
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Jan 20
Mars mystery rock analysis shows unusual composition following sudden appearance
Posted in: Today's ChiliThe NASA rover Opportunity sent back a couple of surprising images from Mars last week, both of which were taken with its Pancam, revealing the rather sudden appearance of a … Continue reading
Jan 03
In case there was any doubt, the engineers at JPL
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Dec 17
There are few things more amazing than watching humans driving a lunar rover. I mean—these guys came in a spaceship from another planet to drive a goddamn buggy on the bloody Moon. The only way to better that video is to stabilize it.
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Dec 15
Dec 14
China’s “Long March to the Moon” has placed a lander and a rover on the moon. The Chang’e-3 lander and her accompanying Yutu or “Jade Rabbit” rover arrived inside the right eye of the “Man in the Moon” this evening at 9:00PM Beijing time. This marks the first time in more than 40 years anyone […]
Dec 01
The space race seems to be on yet again, and this time around it would be China who wants to make a statement. In fact, the country is all set to launch a probe to the moon this coming December 2nd, and the probe will be known as the Chang’e-3, as it takes off from Xichang. Xichang happens to be a Chinese launch center when it comes to satellites, and it has one hurdle to pass – to end up on the moon’s surface a dozen days after taking off, which would be December 14th.
The moment Chang’e-3 lands, the probe which will hold a rover within will start to make its way across the surface of the moon. Given the moniker “Yutu”, this rover is touted to be able to drive itself in an autonomous manner, but there is also the option to control it thanks to the space program in China. Just how long will it “stay” on the moon? Well, we are looking at approximately 3 months here. The European Space Agency (ESA) will be assisting in guiding the probe from Kourou, French Guiana, via a station there. According to a retired astronaut, Thomas Reiter, “We are proud that the expertise of our ground station and flight dynamics teams and the sophisticated technologies of our worldwide Estrack network can assist China to deliver a scientifically important lander and rover to the Moon.”
China To Send Probe To Moon On December 2 original content from Ubergizmo. 
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