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Mars music. Or at least audio by Mars. As in the planet.

February 27, 2020February 26, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Mars

Earlier this week, NASA announced that scientists have been detecting a lot more seismic activity on Mars than they thought

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Would someone PLEASE sample this audio of a marsquake into a song?

October 2, 2019October 2, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments InSight, Mars, Marsquake, NASA

NASA’s InSight lander is equipped with all sorts of cool gadgetry for its study of the Martian surface. This includes

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NASA names a rock on Mars after The Rolling Stones

August 23, 2019August 23, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Mars, NASA, Rolling Stones

When NASA’s InSight lander touched down on Mars back in November 2018, the wash from the landing rockets hit a

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This is what the wind on Mars sounds like

December 8, 2018December 7, 2018 Alan Cross 3 Comments InSight, Mars, Wind

It’s thin, but Mars does have an atmosphere that does move around as wind. The new InSight lander is the

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How much music is there on Mars? More than you might think.

December 3, 2018December 2, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Blur, Green Day, Mars, Will.i.am

[This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC] When InSight, NASA’s latest mission to Mars, touched down at 2:54

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Green Day landed on Mars Monday. Sort of.

November 27, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Green Day, InSight, Mars, NASA

Scientists, engineers, exobiologists, and fans of space exploration didn’t breath for six-and-a-half minutes yesterday (November 26) as the $1 billion

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Random music news for Friday, November 23, 2018

November 23, 2018November 23, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments BB King, Beatles, Mars, Ultra Music Festival, White Album

Black Friday (Here’s a history of that.) Let the consumerist orgies begin. Maybe some record shopping? Meanwhile, in music news

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What does sunrise SOUND like on Mars? Here’s some music derived from that.

November 10, 2018November 10, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Mars, Sunrise

Even though Mars’ atmosphere is very, very thin–about 1% of what we have on Earth–there are still enough molecules to

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Did Bowie Know Something About Spiders From Mars Before NASA?

September 24, 2018September 23, 2018 Larry Lootsteen 0 Comments Bowie, Mars, NASA, Spiders

The latest round of good fun on the interwebs comes courtesy of NASA with a shout out to David Bowie!

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Random music news for Monday, August 6, 2018

August 6, 2018August 6, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments 3 Doors Down, Brady Bunch, Courtney Love, Curiosity, Grateful Dead, iPhone 9, Jimmy Page, K-Pop, Lance Bass, Las Vegas, Maria Butina, Mars, Mozart, Music Choice, Phil Lesh, Podcasting, Prince, Route 91, Stingray, Stream Ripping, Streaming, Styx, Viper ROom

I’m supposed to be on vacation this week, so apologies if there are fewer posts than usual. Back to normal

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Elon Musk’s Spaceman needs a playlist for his million-year journey. Let’s help him out.

February 7, 2018February 7, 2018 Alan Cross 6 Comments David Bowie, Elon Musk, Falcon Heavy, Mars, Playlist, Roaster, Spaceman, Spotify

Yesterday, SpaceX launched one of Elon Musk’s Tesla Roadsters into a solar orbit where it will soar through the void

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