December 6, 2019
Cheryl
NEWS
Discovery Program, Elysium Planitia, HP3, InSIght, Mars, Mars InSight Probe, Mars Mission, NASA, NASA INSight, RISE, Science, science and technology, scientific experiment, SEIS, space exploration, The Red Planet
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It’s been a little over a year since NASA’s InSight lander touched down on Mars on Elysium Planitia on Mars. In that year a remarkable amount of scientific data has been recorded and analysed by NASA. But before we get into what’s been happening on Mars, here’s a quick recap of InSight’s incredible journey and
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May 15, 2019
Cheryl
NEWS
book marketing, book promotion, book release, book review, book sequel, book series, book signing, book writing, indie author, indie publisher, life on Mars, marketing, Mars, Mars Mission, Mars settlement, Rubicon, Sci-Fi, sci-fi book, science fiction book, self-marketing, self-promotion, social media for authors, Space adventure, The Red Planet, We Are Mars
If you had told me five years ago, that I would be a science fiction author with one book out, and another on the way, I would have laughed at you. Seriously. Even today, I have a hard time grasping what has happened since I dived in and did this thing. I sit here today,
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December 12, 2018
Cheryl
NEWS, OPINION
3-D printed habitat, Andy Weir, cosmic radiation, cosmos, Curiosity Rover, Elon Musk, extra-planetary, HiRISE, life on Mars, magnetosphere, Mars, Mars disaster, Mars InSight Probe, Mars Mission, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, Mars settlement, multi-planetary, NASA, National Geographic, Opportunity Rover, radiation, rockets, Sci-Fi, solar flare, Space adventure, space exploration, space flight, Space-X, survive in space, survive on Mars, terraforming Mars, The Martian, The Red Planet, We Are Mars
Whether you’re a science nerd like me, or you are someone else getting on with life, you’ll probably know Mars has been in the news a lot in 2018. The momentum has been gathering for some time, but an announcement in late 2017, by Elon Musk, caused a stir that threw a spotlight on our
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November 28, 2018
Cheryl
NEWS
Atlas V-401, cubesat, Dr. Tanya Harrison, Heat Flow and Physical Properties Probe, InSIght, MarCo cubesat, Mars, Mars environment, Mars InSight Probe, Mars Lander, Mission Control, NASA, NASA INSight, planet, satellite, SEIS, seismomenter, space exploration, The Red Planet, Vandenberg Air Force Base
It has been an exciting week in science this week. On Monday, November 26th, the Mars InSight Probe landed on Mars to begin its science studies of the interior characteristics of the Red Planet. But the journey started years ago with plans to send a planetary probe that would investigate the inner workings of Mars.
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May 15, 2018
Cheryl
NEWS
book series, extra-planetary, indy author, indy writer, life on Mars, Mars, Mars disaster, Mars Mission, Mars settlement, rockets, Rubicon, Sci-Fi, sci-fi book, science fiction book, science fiction novel, self-marketing, self-promotion, Space adventure, space flight, Space-X, survive in space, survive on Mars, The Red Planet, venture beyond
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It took so long, yet was here in a flash. Time is peculiar that way. Needless to say, We Are Mars is now for sale and I couldn’t be happier! Today is the culmination of almost 2 years of work and much back-and-forth getting everything perfect for the launch of this amazing book. I always
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April 19, 2018
Cheryl
INSIGHTS
cosmos, Elon Musk, extra-planetary, life on Mars, Mars, Mars Mission, Mars settlement, multi-planetary, rockets, Sci-Fi, sci-fi book, science fiction book, science fiction novel, Space adventure, space flight, Space-X, survive in space, survive on Mars, The Red Planet
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Some people have been wondering why I chose to write a book about Mars. Let me take it back a little further than that, and explain why I choose to write. Writing a book is no easy undertaking. It is hours, days, months and, sometimes, years of your life dedicated to a project that may,
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April 10, 2018
Cheryl
INSIGHTS, OPINION
artificial intelligence, climate change, cosmos, Elon Musk, extinction, extra-planetary, global warming, life on Mars, Mars, Mars settlement, moon landing, multi-planetary, rockets, space flight, Space-X, survive in space, survive on Mars, The Red Planet, venture beyond
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What does it mean to us as a species to have the desire to live on another planet? What is it that compels us to reach for that dream? Elon Musk has said he wants to die on Mars. The entire Space-X program is designed with one ultimate goal, to land humans on Mars. And
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April 10, 2018
Cheryl
NEWS
book series, life on Mars, Mars, Mars disaster, Mars is home, Mars Mission, Mars settlement, Rubicon, Sci-Fi, sci-fi book, science fiction book, science fiction novel, Space adventure, space flight, The Red Planet
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Welcome to the website of my upcoming book, We Are Mars. It is the first book in the Rubicon Saga, a series of stories about a future settlement on Mars named Rubicon. Here’s a small description of the story so far… The year is 2128. For the people of Rubicon, Mars is Home –
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