The Olympics is cool and all but today NASA is lowering a car sized rover onto Mars using nylon strings attached to a rocket powered shelf.

Who is with me? Tonight wherever you are, honor Neil Armstrong and his family's wishes by winking at the Moon. #winkattheMoon

People to follow for breaking updates: (at the scene): @michaelskolnik @sethmnookin @taylordobbs #Boston

Today, may we be reminded what we are capable of when we work towards a common goal. What a stark contrast to hate, violence and bloodshed.

Love it RT @coreburn MSL Engineer Adam Steltzner reacts after the Curiosity rover successfully landed on Mars http://t.co/erHNMxVS

Neil Armstrong made a world consumed with war and competition stop and look up. Together. Even if for a brief moment, what a legacy!

+10000 RT @lukedones Everyone please join me in lovebombing the awesome @drskyskull, who is going through a tough time with depression.

OMG. Matt Lauer just insulted Pakistan by basically suggesting they are all terrorists "world leaders keep a wary eye on this nation".

Just remember - no matter how great your 4th of July is, Peter Higgs is having a better one.

Love this site. Custom make ur own sheet of equations, constants, SI units 4 chem, physics & much more http://www.equationsheet.com/

No. Words. --> Check out this awesome image from Astronomy Picture of the Day!

 http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap130517.html … pic.twitter.com/zBAEsuqxES

So this is NOT a meteor "shower" newspeople. It's a meteor, which becomes a meteorite upon impact with the Earth's surface.

Stay Thirsty my friends (with Marco Rubio) #watergate pic.twitter.com/p9gwJAlT

Obama Win Keeps NASA on Course --Toward an Asteroid  http://www.space.com/18373-presidential-election-obama-nasa-future.html … via @spacedotcom

Stunning ---> Mammatus Clouds Over Saskatchewan: (via @apod) http://t.co/Xx2xK3sm

"I refuse to impose it on others"- #Biden #VPDebate2012 "I refuse to tell women what they can do with their body". Thankyou Sir.

Fascinating piece: How Physicians, Engineers, and Scientists Approach Problems Differently http://t.co/Vkt9Bdzd via @medgadget

Let's get #WinkattheMoon trending 4 Neil Armstrong's family. Read their statement here: http://t.co/hcQmIePk #RIPNeilArmstrong

Oh, NBC :-/ : http://t.co/2n2jMBVy
*headdesk* #Olympics2012

Recognizing great women in STEM today- @kejames @sciencegoddess @highlyanne @sc_k @kiwinerd @summer_ash @andreakuszewski @nparmalee @egvick