Aug 20, 21 / Lib 08, 05 08:28 UTC
I’m on the hunt for a rock that won’t crumble when I core it. Luckily, there are many rocks to choose from in this area called “Citadelle.” https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020/mission/status/325/the-next-steps-for-sampling-on-perseverance/ https://twitter.com/NASAPersevere/status/1428422303935721472?s=20
Aug 18, 21 / Lib 06, 05 11:12 UTC
Ingenuity "climbed to 32.8 ft (10 m) for a total of 169 seconds and flew ~1,476 ft (~450 m) roundtrip to scout" the South Séítah region for Perseverance on Aug. 16, 2021, according to NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
Aug 18, 21 / Lib 06, 05 11:06 UTC
Curiosity’s Deputy Project Scientist, Abigail Fraeman of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California, gives viewers a descriptive tour of Curiosity's location. The panorama was captured by the rover’s Mast Camera, or Mastcam, on July 3, 2021, the 3,167th Martian day, or sol, of its mission. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCryGec9PdUCLjpJW2mgCuLw
Aug 18, 21 / Lib 06, 05 08:39 UTC
We may see more and more of these orbital smashups in the coming years. Yunhai 1-02's wounds are not self-inflicted. In March, the U.S. Space Force's 18th Space Control Squadron (18SPCS) reported the breakup of Yunhai 1-02, a Chinese military satellite that launched in September 2019. It was unclear at ...
Aug 14, 21 / Lib 02, 05 15:00 UTC
Tributes paid to doctor whose NGO set up world-class hospitals in war zones such as Iraq, Yemen and Sudan. https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2021/aug/13/maestro-of-humanity-italian-surgeon-gino-strada-dies-at-73
Aug 12, 21 / Lib 00, 05 14:34 UTC
Update on my first sampling attempt: looks like the rock I drilled was too crumbly and broke into small fragments/powder, instead of producing an intact core. Pushing ahead to find my next target, expected to be more like rocks we cored on Earth. https://twitter.com/NASAPersevere/status/1425550518718394369 https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020/mission/status/320/assessing-perseverances-first-sample-attempt/?fbclid=IwAR3dbxS6OVuDUcTkB-q-xinKuwIn1yMmxdqKpzrgsIinZhNxN1tz-Whu5A4 https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020/mission/status/319/on-the-eve-of-perseverances-first-sample/
Aug 11, 21 / Vir 27, 05 19:44 UTC
Because of anticipated delays in spacesuit development, it is "not feasible" for NASA to land humans on the moon by the agency's hopeful deadline of 2024, a new report from the agency's Office of Inspector General (OIG) has found. https://oig.nasa.gov/docs/IG-21-025.pdf "These delays — attributable to funding shortfalls, COVID-19 impacts, and ...
Aug 10, 21 / Vir 26, 05 00:44 UTC
The Working Group I contribution to the Sixth Assessment Report addresses the most up-to-date physical understanding of the climate system and climate change, bringing together the latest advances in climate science, and combining multiple lines of evidence from paleoclimate, observations, process understanding, and global and regional climate simulations. https://www.ipcc.ch/report/ar6/wg1/ Changing ...
Aug 9, 21 / Vir 25, 05 20:38 UTC
Climate Change 2021: the Physical Science Basis, the Working Group I contribution to the Sixth Assessment Report.
Aug 8, 21 / Vir 24, 05 02:41 UTC
Pale Blue Dot is the farthest photograph of planet Earth ever taken. It was taken on February 14, 1990, by the Voyager 1 space probe from a record distance of about 6 billion kilometers (3.7 billion miles, 40.5 AU), as part of the Family Portrait series of images of the ...
Aug 8, 21 / Vir 24, 05 02:39 UTC
“NATURE ONCE DETERMINED HOW WE SURVIVE… NOW, WE DETERMINE HOW NATURE SURVIVES “ - Sir David Attenborough says at Our Planet Premiere Whatever your opinion or stance on this topic might be, we hope you understand the purpose of this short video and that will encourage you to watch and ...
Aug 8, 21 / Vir 24, 05 02:35 UTC
Breaking Boundaries tells the story of the most important scientific discovery of our time - that humanity has pushed Earth beyond the boundaries that have kept Earth stable for 10,000 years, since the dawn of civilization. The 75-minute film takes the audience on a journey of discovery of planetary thresholds ...
Aug 8, 21 / Vir 24, 05 01:30 UTC
The rover continues to explore Jezero Crater while the team assesses today’s activities. Data sent to Earth by NASA’s Perseverance rover after its first attempt to collect a rock sample on Mars and seal it in a sample tube indicate that no rock was collected during the initial sampling activity. ...
Aug 7, 21 / Vir 23, 05 16:46 UTC
Climate scientists have detected warning signs of the collapse of the Gulf Stream, one of the planet’s main potential tipping points. The research found “an almost complete loss of stability over the last century” of the currents that researchers call the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation (AMOC). The currents are already ...
Aug 7, 21 / Vir 23, 05 16:37 UTC
The AMOC - Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation is driven by dense, salty seawater sinking into the Arctic ocean, but the melting of freshwater from Greenland’s ice sheet is slowing the process down earlier than climate models suggested. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41558-021-01097-4 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41558-021-01097-4.epdf?sharing_token=fCU6fed454HZQXSstMsezNRgN0jAjWel9jnR3ZoTv0ODQw4Na6S4LwvIIwjZ_S3NdBoG6pi8c5NBfIwoUKp1VAfbSfrMzrb0iHzsa8RoOriAyIbFfv2NdFYlOWAP_u8GNi04esr5H82r3z0JBGkkuwsvu-6bpKfEcF-5iB1_sCVs61ILuw6q94g_DwZOHjlpkultTrj9ulqdLxROydV5t5UVgBnF_8rDV-2LgnpXLA6v_sbVXov8NKNev5p3XglX5zT81srM7M-A0QtTPYbmfoDSaEuHhIVTlg3e5hhEOsWxX09KTKA0l8vJVgSaEIbx6GtlX5PpAQ49qzG_Y0s-BiVt8_evjuQaI8ulFvZQQ9X8_1f1tIIMQbbMiZMWM0LreXvyEYeut9veZJ_eVTyZBsnw_nD23e0OkyEKbkdV939FkrObLSKJbT20DTD3eKRl&tracking_referrer=www.theguardian.com
Aug 3, 21 / Vir 19, 05 10:04 UTC
Breaking Boundaries tells the story of the most important scientific discovery of our time - that humanity has pushed Earth beyond the boundaries that have kept Earth stable for 10,000 years, since the dawn of civilization. The 75-minute film takes the audience on a journey of discovery of planetary thresholds ...
Jul 26, 21 / Vir 11, 05 18:35 UTC
NASA's Mars helicopter's tenth flight on July 24, 2021 was the "most complex flight yet with 10 distinct waypoints & a record height of 40 ft (12 m)," according to NASA JPL-Caltech. Full Story https://www.space.com/mars-helicopter...
Jul 23, 21 / Vir 08, 05 13:23 UTC
Astronomy and Astrophysics Abstract Context. Reports on the detection of methane in the Martian atmosphere have motivated numerous studies aiming to confirm or explain its presence on a planet where it might imply a biogenic or more likely a geophysical origin. Aims. Our intent is to complement and improve on ...
Jul 23, 21 / Vir 08, 05 12:19 UTC
NASA is making final preparations for its Perseverance Mars rover to collect its first-ever sample of Martian rock, which future planned missions will transport to Earth. The six-wheeled geologist is searching for a scientifically interesting target in a part of Jezero Crater called the “Cratered Floor Fractured Rough.” https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-perseverance-mars-rover-to-acquire-first-sample
Jul 20, 21 / Vir 05, 05 20:22 UTC
One rocket launch produces up to 300 tons of carbon dioxide into the upper atmosphere where it can remain for years https://www.theguardian.com/science/2021/jul/19/billionaires-space-tourism-environment-emissions