Children Will Pilot Rover on Mars Mars Surveyor 2001 will contain a rover piloted by a group of children on Earth. Over 100 children will be selected for this project, some of whom will be able to pilot the rover, and others who'll design micro-experiments attached to the outside of the rover. Space Central SpaceViews Pink Black Holes Discovered Australian astronomers have discovered a strange category of black holes which appear pink in telescopes. What's causing this pink glow is unknown, but the astronomers suspect it has something to do with the violent effect black holes have on nearby stars as they suck streams of gas away. Stuck in the wrong orbit, Orion 3 is next to useless, and may re-enter the atmosphere and burn up.
Investigations also continue to determine why the launch failed.
This follows the tradition of colorful names for all the ISS modules, and so Zvezda joins renamed Unity, Zarya, and Kibo. SpaceViews Get Universe Today by Email for Free Get the full text of Universe Today every weekday by email, plus extra gossip and stuff that isn't published on the website. You can unsubscribe any time. It's totally free. Click here to find out how.