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The HiRISE (High-Resolution Imaging Science Experiment) instrument in NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) provided us with a steady stream of Martian surface images. It has been in orbit around Mars since March 2006, and has fully unveiled its intended mission length. One of the latest Hi-PODs, or HiRISE Pictures of the Day, is this, of sedimentary rock on Mars gone. …

Driving a sandy hill in the far world is a great way to get away. A decade ago, NASA’s Spirit rover died on Mars after it was placed in a sand trap. For months, mission managers on Earth sent commands for the rover to spin its wheels, but the Spirit could never break free. As the Martian winter arrived, the …

When we discovered what seemed to be liquid water flowing across the surface of Mars in 2015, scientists around the world were itching to try it. There was only one problem, and it was a biggie: the United Nations’ Outer Space Treaty of 1967 mandated that space exploration should be conducted in a way that would prevent contamination. Because we …

Scientists have discovered the remains of two ancient fish walking teeth clawing at their lower jaws and a massive, single tooth sable at the top. The finished fish are now unique, no other known fish – living or dead – they look. The teeth of the fish are so strange that scientists have named one of them Monosmilus chureloides, which …

Two NASA astronauts enter the quarantine today (May 13) to prepare for a historic space launch in a SpaceX spacecraft. Astronauts Robert “Bob” Behnken and Douglas “Doug” Hurley entered the pre-flight quarantine today as they prepare to launch International Space Station aboard the SpaceX Crew Dragon as part of the SpaceX’s demo-2 mission. This mission, scheduled to launch later this …

A massive chuck of China’s failed rocket fell to Earth Monday, but minutes earlier and it collapsed in New York City. Reports say the debris will be rained on in the Big Apple if the Long March 5B rocket re-enters the sky in just 15 minutes. The Chinese rocket carrying an experimental craft in orbit was launched on May 5 …

NASA astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken fit inside a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule. NASA Nearly a decade ago, NASA began awarding Boeing and SpaceX with funding to develop a spacecraft the agency could use to get its astronauts to the International Space Station. Under the Commercial Crew program, NASA awarded SpaceX $ 3.1 billion and Boeing about $ 4.8 …

Although things get messy, the biggest surprise of all is the unique and amazing ways Nickelodeon’s famous green goo is out of gravity. Experimental results may have implications for handling liquids in space, including carbon dioxide and wastewater processing, watering plants grown in space stations and even future life support systems. deep space missions. Nickelodeon sent nearly two liters of …

February fourteenth begins like most of the other days for Elisabeth Bik: checking her phone in bed, she scrolls through a slew of Twitter notifications and private messages from scientists searching of his detective services. The first request today was from a researcher in Belgium: “Hi! I know you have a lot of people asking you to use your magic …

The findings suggest that cultures may be mixed at this time. Tsenka Tsanova / A few fossils and fossils found in a Bulgarian cave suggest modern humans were present in Europe about 46,000 years ago – and they are likely to have been in contact with the Neanderthals for much longer than previously thought. According to two studies, published in …