MAKE Magazine and Instructables.com's Blog, page 776
April 9, 2014
To Mars and Back: Make the Robotic Rockets to Hunt for Life
NASA is proposing a Centennial Challenge to build robotic rocket sample return systems.
Mars-Bot: Adding Science to Robotics
A simulated space mission could leverage the popularity of robotics competitions to teach science.
Space Craft: 21 Works of Art Inspired by the Cosmos
Whether the medium be welded metal or crocheted yarn, makers are creatively showing their love of outer space.
April 8, 2014
New Project: How to Capture Breathtaking Time-lapses of the Night Sky
Learn how to capture the night sky — in motion! — with this complete tutorial covering camera settings, night shooting tips, image editing, and video production. 
Century-Old Museum Hosts Garden State Makers
With over 40 maker exhibits, 80 galleries full of art and natural science collections, and a full day of workshops, the Greater Newark Mini Maker Faire was a hit with attendees of all ages.
5 Cool Participatory Space Projects
From discovering supermassive black holes to saving Earth from deadly asteroids, here are five ways you can make scientific discoveries and actively contribute to space exploration.
Groasis Waterboxx: Greening the World
Inspired by nature, AquaPro used biomimicry to design the Groasis technology using the Waterboxx to allow plantings in difficult areas. Founder and inventor Pieter Hoff mimicked how animal droppings give plants a head start. His company has used the Groasis technology in more than 30 countries, restoring damaged areas and providing people the chance to grow trees and vegetables in dry, rocky soils. 
New Project: Freeze-Dry Your Own Astronaut Ice Cream
Re-create this gift shop novelty food by making a freeze-dryer with parts already lying around your workshop.
SpaceGAMBIT: Open Call for Proposals
Help NASA find all asteroid threats to human populations and know what to do about them.
MAKE Magazine and Instructables.com's Blog
MAKE Magazine and Instructables.com isn't a Goodreads Author
(yet),
but they
do have a blog,
so here are some recent posts imported from
their feed.
