antikythera-astronomy:There’s a lot out there that remains a mystery. There’s geysers of liquid wate
antikythera-astronomy:There’s a lot out there that remains a mystery. There’s geysers of liquid water spraying into space from Saturn’s Moon Enceladus.Dark matter remains elusive though many feel we’re on the cusp of a breakthrough.Venus Express is gone, it’s sailed in a burning funeral pyre into the heart of the Venusian atmosphere.NASA’s budget proposal from the White House had lots of great things, but amongst them was a stark $0 for the Mars Opportunity Rover. Our robot already on Mars exploring may die due to a lack of funds being committed.Now sigh.What would someone from 6th century Europe think if they found out there was a lucky generation of people on Earth who could convince their government to trace expeditions through the heavens, but didn’t out of fear, laziness or ignorance?That generation is us and NASA is YOUR SPACE AGENCY. What do you want them to do?Sign the Planetary Society’s petition here, and bring us a step closer to Mars, Europa and mysteries we’ve not even dreamed of yet.(Image credit: NASA) -- source link
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