Oppy continues on her way…

The Mars Exploration Rover OPPORTUNITY is now making her way, slowly but surely, around the south-western side of Victoria Crater, taking – as any good tourist would – some last snapshots as she prepares to head off for her next destination. Here’s an image sent back today…

Pretty impressive! But it looks even more impressive in [...]

A new home for the Eddington AS…

At the last meeting of the Eddington Astronomical Society I explained how the Society would probably have to move to a new meeting venue in the New Year; a combination of the ongoing funding and staffing problems at the Museum, the uncertainty over the Council’s plans for the Museum and a security problem at a [...]

Change of plans…!

Ah. Well, I thought I was talking about “Earth” for my Nov 27th Staveley talk, but according to the Newsletter from Staveley Roundhouse I’m actually giving a talk entitled “Mars Rover”! I don’t remember saying that! Never mind, you know me, I’m always happy to talk about Mars to anyone who’ll listen (and even people [...]