Noctilucent clouds on Mars spotted by Mars Perseverance
The Perseverance rover took this image of noctilucent clouds on Mars on March 18, 2023. These night-shining clouds also appear on Earth.
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Exploring Mars caves, leaving âbreadcrumbsâ
Researchers have developed a “breadcrumb” system that small autonomous robot rovers might use in exploring Mars caves and lava tubes.
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Finding life on Mars requires more powerful tools
An international team of scientists says that finding conclusive evidence of life on Mars will require better tools than those on the current rovers.
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What 2023 could mean for Ukraine, China, conflict zones, and climate change – Grid
One year ago, even some sophisticated readers — and savvy editors — couldn’t have identified Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in a photo or found Luhansk and Donetsk on a map. It’s doubtful they’d have known what “HIMARS” or “ATACMS” were,…
Hear a dust devil on Mars for the 1st time
For the 1st time ever, a rover has recorded the sound of a dust devil on Mars, a mini-tornado of dust and grit. Listen to it here!
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A Tribute to the Mars InSight Lander, Who Signed Off on Social Media With Encouragement for Humanity
Twitter was the scene of a fond farewell from NASA’s InSight Mars lander as recent communications disruptions lead to an official end to the mission. The dusty robotic fellow had Twitter users tearing up at goodbye, with one commenter noting, tears in his eyes, the absurdity of crying over a robot. “My powerâs really low, […]
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“Untold human suffering” is in the near future as U.N. warns climate change is pushing Earth closer to extreme warming – CBS News
Three new reports from the United Nations paint a grim picture of what’s to come in the near future as the world falls short in mobilizing against climate change. According to the reports, nations are failing to create and act on…
Machine Just Turned Martian Atmosphere Into Pure Oxygen Just Like a Little Tree
A small device brought recently to Mars just created breathable oxygen out of the Red Planet’s carbon dioxide-rich atmosphere. While the Perseverance Rover’s search for life has capitalized most of the headlines, additional equipment brought along like “Moxie” (Mars oxygen in-situ resource utilization experiment) and the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter, have both been totally successful. Sustaining […]
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Mars Sample Return mission takes another step
The Mars Sample Return mission is changing a bit, including the addition of 2 new Mars helicopters. It will bring the 1st-ever Mars samples to Earth in 2033.
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Playing Sports at School Makes People Grittier and Harder Working
Playing sports at school makes people “grittier” and harder working, boosts the chances of achieving long-term goals, and having successful careers, say scientists. Oftentimes old fashioned notions about people arose from a collected experiential wisdom, and in this case, Teddy Roosevelt’s notion that sports hardens a young man seems correct. A study looked at adults who […]
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