Review: ‘A Rover’s Story’ by Jasmine Warga
I expected ‘A Rover’s Story’ to be a cute tale about a Mars rover. Instead, it’s an often heartbreaking one exploring big themes.
Continue ReadingI expected ‘A Rover’s Story’ to be a cute tale about a Mars rover. Instead, it’s an often heartbreaking one exploring big themes.
Continue Reading‘Space 2069’ imagines where humanity may be in terms of space exploration by the time of the 100th anniversary of the Apollo 11 landing.
Continue ReadingNASA had very clear mission objectives for Mars Perserverance. How did they find a site that fulfilled all of them?
Continue ReadingToday I will be sharing a recipe for Mars cookies, offering suggestions for a full launch day menu, and sharing how to watch the launch.
Continue ReadingScientists have found possible signs of ancient life at the Mars Perseverance landing site! What does this mean? Read on!
Continue Reading‘The Search for Life on Mars’ is a detailed look at humanity’s quest to discover conclusive evidence of life on the Red Planet.
Continue ReadingWhile I don’t have the resources to create my own Mars Jars in the same way Carl Sagan himself did, I was inspired to create my own version.
Continue Reading‘The Big Book of Mars’ is an in-depth look at the history of our obsession with Mars, focusing on the more outlandish side of things.
Continue ReadingRemote Control Machines: Space Explorers is an engineering, robotics, & science kit that allows kids to build and control their own machines.
Continue Reading‘Once Upon a Time I Lived on Mars’ recounts the time author Kate Greene spent living inside a simulated Mars habitat on Hawai’i.
Continue ReadingIn ‘Snoopy: A Beagle of Mars,’ Snoopy has awoken in a desolate red landscape and is convinced he has somehow arrived on Mars.
Continue ReadingThe Magnificent Mars Expedition is a STEM kit that includes a story linking to experiments and activities you can do at home.
Continue Reading‘The Sirens of Mars’ is a part memoir, part historical narrative of the exploration of one of our nearest planetary neighbors.
Continue Reading‘Mars’ First Friends’ is an adorable picture book that depicts an anthropomorphized Mars as sad, bored, lonely, and longing for his own pet.
Continue ReadingWelcome to Mars Month at GeekMom! We are celebrating the planned launch of Perseverance on July 20th with a month full of Mars content.
Continue Reading‘The Gravity of Us’ is an LGBTQ YA novel set in the not-too-distant future when NASA is about to launch the first manned mission to Mars.
Continue ReadingIndia made science news around the world on September 24, 2014, with the announcement that their first Mars satellite, Mangalyaan, entered orbit around the red planet.
Continue ReadingDr. Who and The Time Warp, the cutest little volcano, kids trying to figure out a 1980’s computer, and crossing Cyndi Lauper with Star Wars. It must be the monthly video playlist!
Continue ReadingIt was colder in Canada than on Mars! Except wait… maybe not. Fact checking FTW.
Continue ReadingBetween April 4th and May 1st, the Mars Curiosity and Opportunity will be in minimal communication with NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory as it experiences a Mars solar conjunction. Click through to read more about what a solar conjunction is, and what impacts it will have on JPL’s communications with the fleet of Mars exploration vehicles.
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