Mars Rover Peseverance Has Picked up a Hitchhiking Rock
Four months ago, NASA's Mars rover Perseverance picked up a "pet rock," tucked inside its left front wheel, that's been riding along ever since. Space.com reports: So far, its ridden across 5.3 miles (8.5 kilometers) with the Perseverance rover as i.....»»
Best Buy’s Big Deal Days TV Sale: TVs from $190
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Perseverance team revives SHERLOC instrument to help with Jezero crater discovery
In January 2024, the SHERLOC instrument aboard NASA's Mars 2020 Perseverance rover encountered a significant issue. A fault in the instrument's motor caused the dust cover and autofocus mechanism to become inoperative, putting the rover's SHERLOC Ram.....»»
Curiosity rover provides new insights into how Mars became uninhabitable
NASA's Curiosity rover, currently exploring Gale crater on Mars, is providing new details about how the ancient Martian climate went from potentially suitable for life—with evidence for widespread liquid water on the surface—to a surface that is.....»»
Digging into neutrino research: LBNF-DUNE project moves forward with excavation of 800,000 tons of rock
As a kid, you may have tried to dig a hole in your backyard to reach China. Obviously, that didn't happen. But digging out a lot of ground can be quite productive. Instead of reaching another country, the scientists, engineers, and construction worke.....»»
Prime Big Deal Days Phone Deals 2024: Apple, Samsung, Google, Motorola, and more
There are some fantastic phone deals around as part of the Amazon Prime Big Deal Days event. We've picked out all your favorite deals along with buying advice......»»
Prime Big Deal Days Samsung Deals 2024: TVs, phones, monitors
Samsung makes plenty of great products from TVs to phones, tablets, and even kitchen appliances. We've picked out our favorite Big Deal Days Samsung deals right now......»»
Prime Big Deal Days Projector Deals 2024: Big deals on cheap projectors
With Amazon Prime Big Deal Days here, we've picked out all the best projector deals with something for every budget catered for......»»
Prime Big Deal Days board game deals: All the classics are on sale!
We've picked out all the best Prime Day board game deals going on right now and taken a look at how to pick the right one for you......»»
Amazon Prime Big Deal Days Drone Deals 2024: Save big on DJI, Ryze, and many more
Prime Day is coming and we've picked out all the best Big Deal Days drone deals so you can save big on your latest addicftive hobby......»»
Prime Big Deal Days Dell XPS Deals 2024: laptops and desktops
Prime Day deals lead to sales elsewhere so we've picked out all the best Dell XPS deals going on for anyone seeking a new PC or laptop......»»
Prime Big Deal Days Fitbit Deals 2024: Versa, Charge, Sense
A new Fitbit is the perfect way of helping you achieve your fitness goals. We've picked out all the best Fitbit deals as part of the Amazon Big Deal Days event......»»
Nuclear rockets could travel to Mars in half the time, but designing the reactors that would power them isn"t easy
NASA plans to send crewed missions to Mars over the next decade—but the 140 million-mile (225 million-kilometer) journey to the red planet could take several months to years round trip......»»
"It"s What"s Inside" review: Netflix’s latest thriller can"t be missed
Netflix's "It's What's Inside" is a brilliantly crafted feature-length debut by writer/director Greg Jardin. Review. Out of its lauded Sundance world premiere, It's What's Inside was picked up by Netflix, though that's a bit of a shame. While i.....»»
Strange “biotwang” ID’d as Bryde’s whale call
Multi-species machine-learning model can unlock insights into new whale species. In 2014, researchers monitoring acoustic recordings from the Mariana Archipelago picked up an unus.....»»
A NASA Mars rover has a giant hole in one of its wheels
The wheels on NASA's Curiosity Mars rover are falling apart, but the plucky rover keeps on rolling......»»
NASA"s laser comms demo makes deep space record, completes first phase
The Deep Space Optical Communications tech demo has completed several key milestones, culminating in sending a signal to Mars' farthest distance from Earth......»»
2-billion-year-old rock could help understand very early life on Earth and the hunt for evidence of life on Mars
Pockets of microbes have been found living within a sealed fracture in a 2-billion-year-old rock. The rock was excavated from the Bushveld Igneous Complex in South Africa, an area known for its rich ore deposits. This is the oldest example of living.....»»
Lunar mission data analysis finds widespread evidence of ice deposits
Deposits of ice in lunar dust and rock (regolith) are more extensive than previously thought, according to a new analysis of data from NASA's LRO (Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter) mission. Ice would be a valuable resource for future lunar expeditions. W.....»»
Geological surveys shed light on the formation mystery of Uruguay"s amethyst geodes
Amethyst is a violet variety of quartz that has been used as a gemstone for many centuries and is a key economic resource in northern Uruguay. Geodes are hollow rock formations often with quartz crystals, such as amethyst, inside......»»
Chemist challenges traditional views on crystal growth
Remember that old high school chemistry experiment where salt crystals precipitate out of a saltwater solution—or maybe the one where rock candy crystals form from sugar water? It turns out that your understanding of how crystals formed in those so.....»»