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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

Study uncovers first evidence of a volcanic spatter cone on Mars

While working under Erika Rader, an assistant professor in the Department of Earth and Spatial Sciences at University of Idaho, a postdoctoral researcher identified a volcanic vent on Mars as a potential spatter cone and compared it to a spatter cone.....»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsSep 27th, 2024

Rocket Report: SpaceX salvages Starship wreckage; pessimism for Virgin Galactic

The penultimate flight of Japan's workhorse H-IIA rocket deploys a spy satellite. Enlarge / A salvage ship raises a portion of SpaceX's Super Heavy booster from the Gulf of Mexico. This booster was used on the most recent Starshi.....»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsSep 27th, 2024

Frozen in time: Rock fossils hint at Mars"s ancient climate

Long ago, flowing wind and water shaped Mars's malleable sand and sediment into dunes, ripples and other landscape patterns, called bedforms. Over billions of years, some of these landforms hardened into rock—scientists then call them paleo-bedform.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 25th, 2024

Study shows Mars" early thick atmosphere could be locked up in the planet"s clay surface

Mars wasn't always the cold desert we see today. There's increasing evidence that water once flowed on the red planet's surface, billions of years ago. And if there was water, there must also have been a thick atmosphere to keep that water from freez.....»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsSep 25th, 2024

A Chinese rocket narrowly missed a landing on Sunday—the video is amazing

Deep Blue Aerospace is just one of several Chinese companies working on vertical landing. Enlarge / The Nebula-1 rocket just before attempting to land on Sunday. (credit: Deep Blue Aerospace) A Chinese space startup cond.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsSep 23rd, 2024

Elon Musk shares new target date for Starship voyage to Mars

But it's worth noting that the SpaceX CEO's forecasts often slip......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsSep 23rd, 2024

SpaceX plans to send five uncrewed Starships to Mars in two years, Musk says

SpaceX plans to send five uncrewed Starships to Mars in two years, Musk says.....»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsSep 22nd, 2024

Scientists may have found signs of dark matter in Mars’s orbit

A wobble in Mars’ orbit could very well be a sign of dark matter, a new study posits. The study builds off the idea that … The post Scientists may have found signs of dark matter in Mars’s orbit appeared first on BGR. A wobbl.....»»

Category: gadgetSource:  bgrRelated NewsSep 22nd, 2024

Jury awards $116M to the family of a passenger killed in a New York no-door helicopter crash

Jury awards $116M to the family of a passenger killed in a New York no-door helicopter crash.....»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsSep 21st, 2024

Algorithm used on Mars rover helps scientists on Earth see data in a new way

A new algorithm tested on NASA's Perseverance Rover on Mars may lead to better forecasting of hurricanes, wildfires, and other extreme weather events that impact millions globally......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 20th, 2024

India approves development of reusable launcher, space station module

The Indian government has approved $2.7 billion in new spending for its space program. Enlarge / Parvesh Sahib Singh Verma and Virendra Sachdeva, two members of Narendra Modi's ruling BJP party, celebrate the landing of India's C.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsSep 19th, 2024

Detailed model suggests organic matter on Mars was formed from atmospheric formaldehyde

Although Mars is currently a cold, dry planet, geological evidence suggests that liquid water existed there around 3 to 4 billion years ago. Where there is water, there is usually life. In their quest to answer the burning question about life on Mars.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 19th, 2024

Door falls off plane, lands in Myrtle Beach yard. It makes an emergency landing at airport

Door falls off plane, lands in Myrtle Beach yard. It makes an emergency landing at airport.....»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsSep 19th, 2024

Culture Capital: A documentary series unveiling the power of entrepreneurship

comcast rise In a rapidly evolving world, where innovation and perseverance are the cornerstones of success, a new documentary series is set to shine a light on the entrepreneurs who are redefining the business landscape—and growing their communiti.....»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsSep 18th, 2024

The Next President Should End NASA’s Space Launch System Rocket

Rather than building an obsolescent, obscenely-over-budget jumbo rocket, NASA should turn to building truly innovative space technologies and plan a realistic lunar landing program.....»»

Category: scienceSource:  sciamRelated NewsSep 18th, 2024

Denver"s experiment in providing a soft landing for newly arrived migrants is expensive but necessary, says researcher

The burden of supporting asylum-seekers with food and housing often falls to cities, creating severe budget crunches. But Denver is piloting a new approach designed to integrate immigrants into the workforce faster......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 17th, 2024

New hypothesis suggests Mars"s unique shape may be due to long lost moon

An astronomer at the U.S. Naval Observatory has developed a hypothesis to explain the unique shape and terrain of Mars. He suggests both are due to a long-lost moon. Michael Efroimsky has published a paper outlining the hypothesis on the arXiv prepri.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 16th, 2024

Gravity study gives insights into hidden features beneath lost ocean of Mars and rising Olympus Mons

Studies of gravity variations at Mars have revealed dense, large-scale structures hidden beneath the sediment layers of a lost ocean. The analysis, which combines models and data from multiple missions, also shows that active processes in the Martian.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 13th, 2024

Conversations with AI can successfully reduce belief in conspiracy theories

Have you ever tried to convince a conspiracy theorist that the moon landing wasn't staged? You likely didn't succeed, but ChatGPT might have better luck, according to research by MIT Sloan School of Management professor David Rand and American Univer.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 12th, 2024

Check out this incredible cloud atlas of Mars

Researchers recently presented a stunning cloud atlas of Mars: a database containing 20 years' worth of images of clouds and storms observed on the red planet......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsSep 12th, 2024