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.....»»
Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor is a fine entry point into the auto-shooting depths
This fleshed-out Early Access version could convert first-timers to the genre. Enlarge / Your author actually made it out of this, but not that much further. (credit: Kevin Purdy/Ghost Ship Games) Deep Rock Galactic: Sur.....»»
Mars experienced a precursor to plate tectonics
Pervasive volcanoes and distinct rock types may hint at key geological processes. Enlarge / Ridges and basins in the Eridania Basin on Mars. (credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona) Early in Earth's history, the.....»»
Study of Mars morphology and mineralogy suggests it may have once had active volcanism and crustal recycling
A small international team of Earth scientists, geologists and astronomers has conducted a study of Mars morphology and mineralogy and discovered that the planet may have experienced volcanism and crustal recycling during its formative years. For the.....»»
5 great movies to watch on Valentine’s Day
We picked out five great movies that you can watch on Valentine's Day. Our selections include an airplane romance from 2024 and a defining film from the 1980s......»»
3 great Amazon Prime Video shows to watch on Valentine’s Day
For Valentine's Day, we picked three great shows to watch that are streaming on Amazon Prime Video, including an espionage series and a romantic anthology......»»
Into the belly of the rover: VIPER"s final science instrument installed
A team of engineers is preparing to integrate TRIDENT—short for The Regolith Ice Drill for Exploring New Terrain—into the belly of NASA's first robotic moon rover, VIPER (Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover)......»»
Team assessing SHERLOC instrument on NASA"s Perseverance rover
Engineers are working to stabilize a dust cover on one of the science instrument's cameras......»»
Researchers studying ocean transform faults, describe a previously unknown part of the geological carbon cycle
Studying a rock is like reading a book. The rock has a story to tell, says Frieder Klein, an associate scientist in the Marine Chemistry & Geochemistry Department at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI)......»»
Best Google Pixel 8 Pro deals: Save $1,000 on the best Pixel phone
We've picked out all the best Google Pixel 8 Pro deals currently available and looked at why you might want the phone......»»
Best Samsung Galaxy S24 deals: Save up to $800 on the phone
We've picked out all the best Samsung Galaxy S24 deals currently going on, and taken a look at why you want to buy one......»»
Before Ingenuity ever landed on Mars, scientists almost managed to kill it
"The Mars 2020 science team wasn't interested in Ingenuity." Enlarge / This is the final photo that Perseverance took of Ingenuity before moving away from its final resting spot. (credit: NASA/Simeon Schmauß) MiMi Aung.....»»
Daily Telescope: A solar eclipse from the surface of Mars
From Mars, with love. Enlarge / A solar eclipse, on Mars. (credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU) Welcome to the Daily Telescope. There is a little too much darkness in this world and not enough light, a little too much pseudo.....»»
HomeKit Weekly: Onvis Smart Motion Sensor automates your house based on motion with temperature tracking
is up there as one of the most reliable HomeKit vendors around. They make quality products and are typically among the first to use new technology like Thread. I recently picked up the new to automate some of our living room lights while tracking t.....»»
A new study makes the case for asteroid strikes setting in motion global glaciation in the distant past
A research team has picked a side in the "Snowball Earth" debate over the possible cause of planet-wide deep freeze events that occurred in the distant past. According to their new study, these so-called "Snowball" Earth periods, in which the planet'.....»»
Building robots for “Zero Mass” space exploration
Ultra-lightweight building blocks can be assembled by simple robots. Enlarge (credit: NASA) Sending 1 kilogram to Mars will set you back roughly $2.4 million, judging by the cost of the Perseverance mission. If you want.....»»
Bluesky barrels toward 1 million new sign-ups in a day
Social media app Bluesky has picked nearly a million new users just a day after exiting its invitation-only beta and opening to everyone......»»
Pixel Watch Models Snag February Security Patch
To go along with your other Pixel devices that picked up the February security patch this morning, the Pixel Watch is now getting in on the action. Google states that all Pixel Watch devices running Wear OS 4 will begin receiving this update immediat.....»»
Testing shows some bacteria could survive under Mars conditions
An international team of radiation specialists, biologists and infectious disease experts has found four types of bacteria that are capable of surviving exposure to the hostile Mars environment. In their study, published in the journal Astrobiology,.....»»
Studying lake deposits in Idaho could give scientists insight into ancient traces of life on Mars
Does life exist elsewhere in the universe? If so, how do scientists search for and identify it? Finding life beyond Earth is extremely difficult, partly because other planets are so far away and partly because we are not sure what to look for......»»
NASA’s damaged Ingenuity helicopter spotted in Mars rover photo
NASA’s Mars rover, Perseverance, has captured an image showing the final resting place of the damaged Mars helicopter, Ingenuity......»»