A new NASA photo of Mars shows a spot on the plant’s surface that looks to some people like Beaker, the scientist Muppet. It’s an “overdue honor for Earth’s most-abused Muppet,” says Live Science.

Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and tech news with a twist for CNET. When not wallowing in weird gear and iPad apps for cats, she can be found tinkering with her 1956 DeSoto. If it's ...

Sorry, Elon Musk, but Beaker is now the first scientist to colonize Mars. NASA published a high-resolution photo of a dust storm on Mars’ south pole, revealing a ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Mars is the only known planet in the universe inhabited solely by robots, but on Monday (Aug. 13) ...

Astronomers browsing through the images transmitted by NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter on Aug. 13 made an adorable discovery instead of a scientific one: a Muppet is on space. Of course, it is not ...

Camera has been orbiting Mars since 2006. HiRISE camera has taken more than 45,000 images. Images have resulted in historic discoveries. Every so often, a high-powered camera operated by the ...

Recent pictures of Mars revealed a familiar face hidden in the rocks, despite the dust storm that's been covering much of the planet. On Monday, NASA released new pictures of the Red Planet's surface.

Quite a few years ago, I don’t really know how, the Muppets character Beaker became C&EN’s unofficial mascot. If you are not familiar with the Muppets (what planet have you been living on?), Beaker is ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Odd-looking rock on Mars is totally alien to the Red Planet, Perseverance rover finds City-size ...