Street Skiing Legend L.J. Strenio to Work for NASA L.J. Strenio. You may know him from his 2017 X Games Real Ski segment that won him a Bronze medal and fan favorite, his appearances in Line Ski’s Traveling Circus, or from one of his awe-inspiring season edits. However, Strenio just recently put another impressive title to his name… Astronaut (well, sort of). Just about 10 years ago L.J. attended […] Brains Jack Conroy | August 16, 2019 0 Comments
HiPOD HiRise Images from Mars Show White Frost on the Surface of the Red Planet HiPOD HiRise images of Mars: A soothing way to start your day. These polar dunes show both carbon dioxide frost (the white colored areas) along with darker material that’s been exposed due to sublimation. Pretty cool images from the red (and white) planet. Steven Agar | May 2, 2018 1 Comment
Winter is Coming – Could it Snow on Mars? Given that there are ambitious plans to colonize Mars in the near future, it is surprising how much we still have to learn about what it would be like to actually live on the planet. Take the weather, for instance. We know there are wild fluctuations in Mars’s climate and that it is very windy and at times cloudy (though too cold and dry […] Weather Steven Agar | August 22, 2017 0 Comments
NASA: Sierra Nevada Snow Coverage Jan. 2013 VS. Jan. 2014 Even NASA isn’t stoked on California’s snow coverage right now. They just took a photo of the Sierra Nevada mountain range this January versus last January. The difference is shocking… We are having one helluva dry year this year. […] Weather SnowBrains | January 16, 2014 2 Comments
Brain Post: Happy 23rd Birthday to Hubble Space Telescope | Hubble’s Best 8 Photos SnowBrains wants to send out a big “Happy Birthday” to the Hubble Space Telescope. This telescope’s photos have made all of our dreams bigger. Who could have even imagined the objects seen in Hubble’s photos? Our universe has literally been […] Brains SnowBrains | April 24, 2013 3 Comments
Brain Post: How NASA’s Curiosity Has Proven That Mars Once Had an Atmosphere Why is it significant that NASA’s Curiosity now has more proof that Mars once had an atmosphere? Because if Mars once had an atmosphere, then there was likely flowing water, and therefore a chance that there could have been life. “Scientists think that the climate on Mars 3.5 billion years ago was similar to that of early Earth: warm and […] Brains Miles Clark | April 12, 2013 9 Comments
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