Episode #534
News Items
Who's That Noisy
- Answer to last week: Star Trek phase on stun
Interview with Andy Weir
- Author of The Martian http://andyweirauthor.com/books/the-martian-hc
Science or Fiction
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Item #1
Science
There have been 40 missions to Mars (not including fly-bys), but less than half, 18, were successful. http://space-facts.com/mars/
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Item #2
Science
The length of a day on Mars is almost the same as Earth, at 24 hours and 37 minutes. http://mars.nasa.gov/allaboutmars/facts/
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Item #3
Fiction
Mars has two small moons, Phobos and Deimos, which are likely captured asteroids. http://www.space.com/20346-phobos-moon.html
Skeptical Quote of the Week.
‘I’d rather have questions that can’t be answered than answers that can’t be questioned.’ - Richard Feynman