#mars university

[the-wandering-waif]

Can someone please tell me how Fry was able to enroll at Mars University when he literally didn't have a high school transcript and there wouldn't even be any records of his existence at all in the 31st century.

#futurama #phillip j fry #philip j fry #idk if he spell his name with one l or two and im too lazy to look it up #idk what made me think of this #but yeah what would the requirements be in order for fry to get in?? #be a human being?? #if so thats pretty sick #mars university

[deep-space-netwerk]

So Venus is my favorite planet in the solar system - everything about it is just so weird.

It has this extraordinarily dense atmosphere that by all accounts shouldn't exist - Venus is close enough to the sun (and therefore hot enough) that the atmosphere should have literally evaporated away, just like Mercury's. We think Earth manages to keep its atmosphere by virtue of our magnetic field, but Venus doesn't even have that going for it. While Venus is probably volcanically active, it definitely doesn't have an internal magnetic dynamo, so whatever form of volcanism it has going on is very different from ours. And, it spins backwards! For some reason!!

But, for as many mysteries as Venus has, the United States really hasn't spent much time investigating it. The Soviet Union, on the other hand, sent no less than 16 probes to Venus between 1961 and 1984 as part of the Venera program - most of them looked like this!

The Soviet Union had a very different approach to space than the United States. NASA missions are typically extremely risk averse, and the spacecraft we launch are generally very expensive one-offs that have only one chance to succeed or fail.

It's lead to some really amazing science, but to put it into perspective, the Mars Opportunity rover only had to survive on Mars for 90 days for the mission to be declared a complete success. That thing lasted 15 years. I love the Opportunity rover as much as any self-respecting NASA engineer, but how much extra time and money did we spend that we didn't technically "need" to for it to last 60x longer than required?

Anyway, all to say, the Soviet Union took a more incremental approach, where failures were far less devastating. The Venera 9 through 14 probes were designed to land on the surface of Venus, and survive long enough to take a picture with two cameras - not an easy task, but a fairly straightforward goal compared to NASA standards. They had…mixed results.

Venera 9 managed to take a picture with one camera, but the other one's lens cap didn't deploy.

Venera 10 also managed to take a picture with one camera, but again the other lens cap didn't deploy.

Venera 11 took no pictures - neither lens cap deployed this time.

Venera 12 also took no pictures - because again, neither lens cap deployed.

Lotta problems with lens caps.

For Venera 13 and 14, in addition to the cameras they sent a device to sample the Venusian "soil". Upon landing, the arm was supposed to swing down and analyze the surface it touched - it was a simple mechanism that couldn't be re-deployed or adjusted after the first go.

This time, both lens caps FINALLY ejected perfectly, and we were treated to these marvelous, eerie pictures of the Venus landscape:

However, when the Venera 14 soil sampler arm deployed, instead of sampling the Venus surface, it managed to swing down and land perfectly on….an ejected lens cap.

#space #space history #venus #NASA #Venera #spost #I will talk all day about venus #ask me about venus floating sky cities #unpopular opinion venus > mars #this is probably my favorite space history story #the surface of venus is made of lens caps #don't try to tell me the universe doesn't have a sense of humor #well #I guess its more that people have a sense of humor and we happen to live in the universe

[johnstamospanda]

Futurama S02E02 Mars University

#A GOLDEN JOKE MADE OUT OF GOLD #futurama #mars university #this episode is 24 yrs old #GOLDEN I SAY

[theofficialastronomy101]

Think we're the only planet with life? 350mp quality. Remember to download to your phone and zoom in. Gets even more beautiful. Yes this is a nebula, yes I know there’s no life in a nebula. Of course these are not real photos. Duh!

#astronomers #astrophysics #astrophotography #astronomy #space station #hubble space telescope #james webb images #james webb #nasawebb #nasa #space photography #universe #astrology #astro observations #astro notes #asterion #telescope #james webb space telescope #mars planet #jupiter planet #saturn planet #planet #planets #space science #space #outer space #james webb space technology #space exploration #jet propulsion #i love astronomy

[obsesseddiary]

Mano Futurama é A SÉRIE, né? Eles tem um episódio lançado em 1999 que é onde os personagens principais visitam a Universidade de Marte, onde o professor Farnsworth tenta colonizar o planeta Marte. Depois outro lançado em 2003 que a tripulação da Planet Express é enviada para o Egito Antigo, onde eles ajudam o faraó a construir uma espaçonave para colonizar um novo planeta. Daí em pleno Agosto de 2023 vem os cientistas procurando otimizar a viabilidade de futuras missões colonizadoras no planeta vermelho.

Vai tomar no c*, isso me assusta muito!

#Futurama #Série De TV #Viagem No Tempo #Universidade De Marte #Colonização De Marte #Egito Antigo #Espaçonave #Missões Colonizadoras #Planeta Vermelho #Cientistas #Assustador #TV Series #Time Travel #Mars University #Mars Colonization #Ancient Egypt #Spaceship #Colonization Missions #Red Planet #Scientists #Scary

[the-wolf-and-moon]

Mars

#astronomy #night #sky #space #stars #nasa #science #universe #nebula #galaxy #cosmos #mars #planet

[wonders-of-the-cosmos]

Stormy Mars in opposition in 2018

Credits: NASA, ESA, and STScI  

#mars #marte #astronomia #astronomy #space #espaço #universe #planet #planeta

[pangeen]

“ The Solar System “ // astro.lust 

Music: Interworld - Metamorphosis

#space #planets #sun #earth #moon #mercury #Mars #Venus #Jupiter #Saturn #Neptune #uranus #Pluto #SolarSystem #galaxy #Galaxies #MilkyWay #universe #reels #explore #follow #discover

[magpithy]

Losing my shit over Perseverance's pet rock.

I want what they have

#mars rover #perseverance #mars #space rock #steven universe wishes it was this #besties

[spacewonder19]

Valles Marineris on Mars in Color © ESA

#mars #solar system #astrophotography #space #planet #universe #galaxy #planets #stars #night sky #astronomy #nebula #cosmos #nasa #esa

[without-ado]

Comet ZTF and Mars l Donato Lioce via NASA APOD

#space #comet ztf #mars #astrophotography #astronomy #apod #nasa #stars #night #sky #galaxy #planets #solar system #universe

[jaygaeze]

#planet #planets #earth #mars #jupiter #saturn #moon #venus #universe #galaxy #solar system

[theofficialastronomy101]

Moonset & Sunset over Mars! These photos never get old. From another world!

#mars planet #mars #planets #planet #nasa picture of the day #nasa photos #nasa #nasawebb #our universe #universe #space science #outer space #space exploration #space #hubble space telescope #hubble #james webb photos #james webb images #james webb #astronomers #astrophysics #astrophotography #astrology #astronomy #astro observations #astro community #astro notes

[mintypineapple]

Weekend Consumption: 8/5/2022-8/7/2022

Weekend Consumption: Nope (again), Futurama, Reservation Dogs, The Sandman (again), and Homestuck Made This World. *HONK!*

I didn’t consume much new things this weekend. Mostly I re-consumed things with Toni. That sounds gross and I apologize. Movie: “Nope” Went and saw “Nope” again with Toni. Just as good as last time and Toni loved it too. Such a great movie. Please go see it! In the IMAX if you can. TV Show: “Futurama: S01E11: Mars University” I’m not the biggest fan of “Animal House,” so the references didn’t…

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#dream a little dream of me #futurama #homestuck #homestuck made this world #imperfect hosts #jordan peele #mars university #neil gaiman #nope #reservation dogs #run #sleep of the just #the sandman

[the-wolf-and-moon]

Road to Mars

#astronomy #night #sky #space #stars #nasa #science #universe #nebula #galaxy #Mars #Road

[detailedart]

Two crescent Moon moods. 1. Venus, Mars, Moon. 2. Jupiter, Moon. By Johannes Schedler.

#art #moon #aesthetic #astrophotography #space #mood #skynight #nature #cosmos #universe #astronomy #jupiter #venus #mars #photography