“The fact that we found something this new and different after nearly 1200 days on Mars makes it even more remarkable.”
Steven Squyres, leader of NASA’s Mars Rover team, on the discovery of soil containing 90 per cent silica, which only forms in the presence of water, on the wheel of the Spirit rover (The Times, London, 22 May)
“It would be like people in the United States finding out that there was a sequel to American Idol that would also power their cars.”
Editors at on the atmosphere in South Korea when Blizzard Entertainment announced that it…
