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Mars Helicopter Spots Wreckage From Perseverance Landing

New pictures from the Ingenuity helicopter offer a fresh perspective of the wreckage left behind when the Perseverance rover landed on Mars last year, NASA said on Wednesday. The Verge reports: Launched in 2020, the Perseverance rover successfully la.....»»

Category: topSource:  slashdotApr 30th, 2022

Apple continues its 17-year streak of being the most admired company in the world

Apple has secured its seventeenth year running as the most admired company in the world, according to Fortune, with Microsoft and Amazon rounding out the top three spots.Apple has secured the top spot as most admired company for 17 years runningDeter.....»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsJan 31st, 2024

Watch this cool close-up footage of SpaceX’s rocket booster landing

Watch SpaceX's dramatic tracking footage showing one of its Falcon 9 boosters returning to Earth shortly after launching the Cygnus cargo ship to the ISS......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsJan 31st, 2024

Yes, Perseverance is exploring an ancient lake bed but no, it hasn’t found signs of life (yet)

A new study shows exciting results about the Jezero Crater on Mars, but Perseverance hasn't yet found evidence of life on the red planet......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsJan 30th, 2024

Mars helicopter Ingenuity has ended its mission, paving the way for more flying vehicles on other planets, moons

It is difficult to emphasize the significance of the milestone surpassed by Nasa's Mars helicopter, Ingenuity......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJan 30th, 2024

It turns out NASA’s Mars helicopter was much more revolutionary than we knew

Ingenuity packed more computing power than all other NASA deep space missions combined. Enlarge / An image from Ingenuity, looking down at the surface of Mars. That's its shadow. (credit: NASA/JPL) Much has been written.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsJan 29th, 2024

NASA helicopter"s mission ends after three years on Mars

NASA's Ingenuity Mars helicopter, which made history by achieving the first powered flight on another world, has officially ended its nearly three-year mission after sustaining rotor damage during its last outing, the space agency said Thursday......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJan 28th, 2024

Study predicts best times for Curiosity to sample Mars" methane

Since methane was first detected in Mars' atmosphere 20 years ago, scientists have struggled to uncover its origins and how it is transported around the Red Planet. Measurements from atmospheric samples collected by NASA's Curiosity rover at Gale cra.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJan 27th, 2024

Confirmation of ancient lake on Mars offers hope that Perseverance rover"s soil and rock samples hold traces of life

If life ever existed on Mars, the Perseverance rover's verification of lake sediments at the base of the Jezero crater reinforces the hope that traces might be found in the crater......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJan 26th, 2024

The year of Windows on Arm? Google launches official Chrome builds.

Chrome for Windows-on-Arm should hit stable in time for Qualcomm's big launch. Enlarge / The Chrome nightly download page with an important section highlighted. (credit: Ron Amadeo) Chrome is landing on a new platform: W.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsJan 26th, 2024

Rocket Report: Iran reaches orbit; Chinese firm achieves impressive landing test

"Our investors’ continued support is a recognition of our 18 months of hard work." Enlarge / First and second stages of Blue Origin's "New Glenn" test vehicle. (credit: Blue Origin) Welcome to Edition 6.28 of the Rocke.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsJan 26th, 2024

NASA video celebrates Mars helicopter following its final flight

NASA's Mars helicopter, Ingenuity, has taken its final flight. Soon after the news broke on Thursday, the space agency shared a video celebrating its legacy......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsJan 26th, 2024

NASA’s Mars copter flew high, fast, far, and long. Here are the key stats

NASA’s Mars helicopter, Ingenuity, is grounded for good. But it achieved a lot during its almost three-year adventure on the red planet......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsJan 26th, 2024

A Japanese spacecraft faceplanted on the Moon and lived to tell the tale

Despite engine failure, SLIM managed to achieve the most precise Moon landing ever. Japan's SLIM spacecraft is seen nose down on the surface of the Moon. (credit: JAXA/Takara Tomy/Sony Group Corporation/Doshisha University).....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsJan 25th, 2024

The amazing helicopter on Mars, Ingenuity, will fly no more

Ingenuity has spent more than two hours flying above Mars since April 2021. Enlarge / A close-up view of Ingenuity on Mars, as seen by the Perseverance rover. (credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU) Something has gone wrong with.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsJan 25th, 2024

NASA says goodbye to Mars helicopter Ingenuity after an incredible 72 flights

The plucky helicopter Ingenuity has finally come to the end of its mission on Mars due to damage to one of its rotors that occurred during a recent landing......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsJan 25th, 2024

After three years on Mars, NASA"s Ingenuity helicopter mission ends

NASA's history-making Ingenuity Mars Helicopter has ended its mission at the Red Planet after surpassing expectations and making dozens more flights than planned. While the helicopter remains upright and in communication with ground controllers, imag.....»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsJan 25th, 2024

Japan"s precision moon lander has hit its target, but it appears to be upside-down

Japan's space agency said Thursday that its first lunar mission hit the tiny patch of the moon's surface it was aiming for, in a successful demonstration of its pinpoint landing system—although the probe appears to be lying upside-down......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJan 25th, 2024

Japan craft made successful pin-point Moon landing, space agency says

Japan's "Moon Sniper" craft made a pin-point lunar landing despite last-minute engine problems, the space agency said Thursday as it released the first images from the mission......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJan 25th, 2024

45% of critical CVEs left unpatched in 2023

Global attack attempts more than doubled in 2023, increasing 104%, according to Armis. Blind spots and critical vulnerabilities are worsening, with 45% of critical CVEs remaining unpatched. Utilities (over 200% increase) and manufacturing (165% incre.....»»

Category: securitySource:  netsecurityRelated NewsJan 25th, 2024

Photographer recalls the week he spent not taking a photo of Steve Jobs for Apple

Apple co-founder Steve Jobs was infamous for his lack of patience with photoshoots, and another 40th anniversary of the Mac piece includes a story of how Apple hired a photographer for a week, flew him to Sweden, hired a helicopter – but he still d.....»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated NewsJan 24th, 2024