[ad_1] Well, that’s cool. NASA named the landing site of the agency’s Perseverance rover “Octavia E. Butler Landing,” after science fiction author Octavia E. Butler. The landing spot is marked with a star in this image from the HiRISE (High Resolution Imaging Experiment) camera aboard NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO). The MRO mission is managed … Read more
[ad_1] 1000 km. The plasma “space hurricane” that has raged over the North Pole has been confirmed and described by scientists for the first time, the University of Reading said in a press release on Thursday. Despite its name, the space hurricane has nothing to do with stormy weather on Earth. Unlike the latter, which … Read more
[ad_1] More and more, it seems that the existence and persistence of life on Earth is the result of sheer luck. According to a new analysis of the history of the Milky Way, the best time and place for the emergence of life is not here, not now, but more than 6 billion years ago … Read more
[ad_1] 29-year-old medical assistant and cancer survivor Hayley Arceneaux is the latest member to join SpaceX’s all-civilian crew. Her age makes her the youngest American to ever be in space – and that’s only a things that make her a badass. Arceneaux breaks many borders. Women have been to space before, but in smaller numbers … Read more
[ad_1] Researchers discover a new feature of human evolution. Humans have evolved to use less water per day than other primates. The nose is one of the factors that allows humans to be water efficient. Scientists have discovered a new characteristic that distinguishes humans from other primates like chimpanzees. Research shows that the human body … Read more
[ad_1] NASA women send America back to the moon60 minutes Artemis: How evolving U.S. space policy could push back the next moon landingSpace.com This decorative piece brings the moon to your desk with incredibly precise detailsBoing boing NASA’s new race to put a woman on the moon – 60 minutesCBS News NASA sent thousands of … Read more
[ad_1] Just days after SN10 completes the first landing of a prototype spacecraft, albeit a difficult one, SN11 is set to deploy to the launch site on its own attempt. Gradual progress is made with the test flights, with another modification of the landing sequence to be implemented, based on the data obtained from SN10. … Read more
[ad_1] As part of its mission, the rover would characterize the past geology and climate of the Red Planet and pave the way for human exploration of Mars. Credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech NASA’s Mars 2020 Perseverance rover made its first trip to Mars, covering 6.5 meters across the Martian landscape. The reader served as a … Read more
[ad_1] Artificial intelligence guides human return to the moonself-evolution Artemis: How evolving U.S. space policy could push back the next moon landingSpace.com This decorative piece brings the moon to your desk with incredibly precise detailsBoing boing NASA sent thousands of worms into space to solve major problemReverse View full coverage on Google News [ad_2] Source … Read more
[ad_1] Mount Etna erupts, seen from space on February 18, 2021. (Image credit: Landsat data from the US Geological Survey) Mount Etna has been spitting lava through Sicily for weeks in a series of eruptions captured by a multitude of satellites orbiting Earth. Etna, the most active volcano in all of Europe, has erupted since … Read more