PUBLIC MARKS with tags news & space

The Daily Galaxy -News from Planet Earth & Beyond, is an eclectic text and video presentation of fascinating news and original insights on science, space exploration, technology, and their reflections in popular culture (film, books, events).

More than 910 days after its "90-day warranty" expired, NASA's rover Spirit is still carrying out its mission on Mars. Discovery News reporter Jorge Ribas finds out how the robot has lasted so long.

HOUSTON - The Expedition 14 crew continued work this week on scientific experiments and increased the bandwidth on the International Space Station's computer network. Commander Michael Lopez-Alegria and Flight Engineer Suni Williams spent time working with experiments that may hold the key to several aspects of long-duration space flight as NASA looks forward to missions back to the moon and on to Mars or other destinations.

"Our interests extend to the wondrous, the curious, the singular, the esoteric, the arcane, and the sometimes hazy frontier between the plausible and the implausible." a whacky collection

popular site from Pew Internet Project; allows people to make predictions, read predictions from the 90s; nice for kids

"interprets and critiques movies and television, news and political rhetoric, theme parks and advertising, computer games and the Internet, and other creations of contemporary culture"

many categories, including fine art, design, fashion, film, architecture, publishing, digital media, public policy; attractively designed site, starting Aug. 06

Photographyy internationally: documentary, fine art, photojournalism, lyrical, personal, abstract, human, and street photography. Essays, interviews with photographers, reviews of exhibitions and photo books.

major ejournal for field

audio/slideshow of what Mars Rover discovers and sees

an audio/slideshow with native peoples of Alaska testifying to effects of climate change

rural part of Long Island, audio/slideshow

left UK ejournal