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Look Up: Mars Closest to Earth Now…

Or wait until 2016. That’s how long it will take for Mars to get this close again. It will be at it’s brightest on Xmas Eve, so get out there and check it out.

[ Discovery ] via [ digg ]

V-Ger vs. V-Ger - Extremely Deep (space) Probes

Ahite, this one ain’t original, but it’s sho nuff old skool. Back in 1977, my homies at NASA launched the Voyager probes. Now, after 30 years, these two little nuclear engines that could have reached the “bow shock” where solar winds stop and the interstellar matter rushes against our solar system. Cool ass graphic that explains it on New Scientist, but I wonder when Persis Khambatta rolls up on Kirk & Crew spouting about “merging.” Yo gurl, ease up.

Voyager hit the bow wave

[ newscientist ] via [ gizmodo ]