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    May 18, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. Mars rover Opportunity breaks distance record; what took so long?

    After nine years on the job, <a id=&quot;ORGOV000098" class="taxInlineTagLink" title="NASA" href="http://www.latimes.com/topic/science-technology/space-programs/nasa-ORGOV000098.topic">NASA</a>&rsquo;s Mars rover <a id="EVSAT00015" class="taxInlineTagLink" title="NASA Mars Exploration Program" href="http://www.latimes.com/topic/science-technology/nasa-mars-exploration-program-EVSAT00015.topic">Opportunity</a> has finally broken a 40-year-old record for the longest distance driven on another world.
    After nine years on the job, NASA’s Mars rover Opportunity has finally broken a 40-year-old record for the longest distance driven on another world. The Mars rover Opportunity has been exploring the Red Planet’s surface since landing in...

    Tags: NASA

    2. May 16, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  2. 'Selfies,' a social media term the world could do without

    Social media allow people to broadcast where they are, what they're doing, whom they're doing it with and why they're doing it in the first place.
    Social media allow people to broadcast where they are, what they're doing, whom they're doing it with and why they're doing it in the first place. That's crucial information we're fortunate to receive several times a day from everyone we've ever met,...

    Tags: Twitter, Inc., Fenway Park, Social Media, NASA, Apple iPhone

    3. May 14, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  3. 'Cosmic Wonder': New Adler show goes deep into universe

    I've seen three shows now in Adler Planetarium's still new, still state-of-the-art central domed theater, and I remain amazed at the quality of the celestial imagery and at the precision with which it is projected up on the dome.
    I've seen three shows now in Adler Planetarium's still new, still state-of-the-art central domed theater, and I remain amazed at the quality of the celestial imagery and at the precision with which it is projected up on the dome. Journeys into distant...

    Tags: Orion Space Mission, Adler Planetarium, NASA, Microsoft Corporation, Human Interest

    4. May 10, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. Mars Curiosity rover's next drill target a bumpier challenge

    After a four-week spring break, NASA&rsquo;s Mars Curiosity rover has set its sights on the next drill target: Cumberland, a rock lying about 9 feet away from where the rover first broke ground in Yellowknife Bay.
    After a four-week spring break, NASA’s Mars Curiosity rover has set its sights on the next drill target: Cumberland, a rock lying about 9 feet away from where the rover first broke ground in Yellowknife Bay. The new target will be a greater...

    Tags: NASA, Science and Technology, Jet Propulsion Laboratory

    5. May 10, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. Will.i.am doesn't skip a beat in pushing past musical pursuits

    This week in New York will.i.am &mdash; the founder and frontman of L.A.'s Black Eyed Peas &mdash; is to receive an honorary Clio Award in recognition of &quot;the work and talent of those who push the boundaries of creativity in advertising and beyond," according to a release from the ad-business group that presents the awards.
    This week in New York will.i.am — the founder and frontman of L.A.'s Black Eyed Peas — is to receive an honorary Clio Award in recognition of "the work and talent of those who push the boundaries of creativity in advertising and beyond,"...

    Tags: Entertainment, Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (movie), Music, Britney Spears, NASA

    6. May 8, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. JPL: NASA Curiosity rover back to work after Martian spring break

    NASA's Mars rover Curiosity has emerged from its &quot;spring break" and is back to work, officials at Jet Propulsion Laboratory said this week. Up next on the agenda: Drilling the second target at Yellowknife Bay.
    NASA's Mars rover Curiosity has emerged from its "spring break" and is back to work, officials at Jet Propulsion Laboratory said this week. Up next on the agenda: Drilling the second target at Yellowknife Bay. The Mars Science Laboratory mission made...

    Tags: NASA, Science and Technology, Jet Propulsion Laboratory

    7. May 2, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. A poem for a planet: Send your haiku to Mars

    The MAVEN spacecraft is leaving for Mars in November. Along with scientific gear and advanced communication technologies, it will be bringing along some poetry. It could be yours.
    The MAVEN spacecraft is leaving for Mars in November. Along with scientific gear and advanced communication technologies, it will be bringing along some poetry. It could be yours. NASA launched -- or, rather, opened -- the poetry contest on Wednesday....

    Tags: NPR, NASA, Google+, Poetry

    8. May 2, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. NASA wants poets to send haikus on Mars MAVEN mission

    NASA wants to send haikus to Mars, and you &mdash; yes, you! &mdash; might be just the poet for the job.
    NASA wants to send haikus to Mars, and you — yes, you! — might be just the poet for the job. The space agency plans to launch a spacecraft to study the upper layers of the Red Planet’s atmosphere in November. But before the Mars...

    Tags: Media Industry, Space Programs, NASA, Science and Technology, NASA Voyager Program

    9. May 2, 2013 |Story| La Cañada

  9. Tech parents guide the next generation of space engineers

    Palm Crest Elementary School sits four miles away from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, where a team built and developed the Mars rover Curiosity, the largest machine sent to another planet. But engineers at the La Cañada Flintridge lab may have...

    Tags: Students, Teaching and Learning, NASA, Science and Technology, Science

    10. Apr 28, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. An engaging guide to viral marketing for neophytes

    Why do some things catch on?
    Why do some things catch on? How does a steak sandwich from a Philadelphia restaurant, for example, become so famous that it gets a slot on the David Letterman show? Why did Rebecca Black's whiny pop song "Friday" become a viral hit on YouTube? Why have...

    Tags: Media Industry, Marketing, The New York Times, Steaks, Sandwiches

    11. Apr 24, 2013 |Story| La Cañada

  11. No E-ticket for JPL

    The Jet Propulsion Laboratory's annual open house allows space geeks and budding young scientists a rare peek inside the missions behind the La Ca&ntilde;ada Flintridge facility.
    The Jet Propulsion Laboratory's annual open house allows space geeks and budding young scientists a rare peek inside the missions behind the La Cañada Flintridge facility. But the popular event, scheduled for June 8 and 9, has been canceled because of...

    Tags: Space Programs, NASA, Science and Technology, Science, Amusement and Theme Parks

    12. Apr 5, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. New images from JPL's UAVSAR, the radar that sees through trees

    NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory may be most famous for sending Curiosity to Mars and <a>Voyager</a>&nbsp;to the edge of&nbsp;the solar system, but some of its coolest technology is being used right here on Earth.
    NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory may be most famous for sending Curiosity to Mars and Voyager to the edge of the solar system, but some of its coolest technology is being used right here on Earth. For the last month, a manned C-20A aircraft owned by...

    Tags: Glaciers, Volcanoes, NASA, Science and Technology, Landforms

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This map shows the location of Cumberland, the second r...
(May 10, 2013)
Mars drill target Cumberland
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