#Spacewalking astronauts prep station for new solar wings

#Spacewalking astronauts prep station for new solar wings

“#Spacewalking astronauts prep station for new solar wings” CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Spacewalking astronauts ventured out Sunday to install support frames for new, high-efficiency solar panels arriving at the International Space Station later this year. NASA’s Kate Rubins and Victor Glover put the first set of mounting brackets and struts together, then bolted them into…

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#NASA releases new high-definition photos from Mars

#NASA releases new high-definition photos from Mars

“#NASA releases new high-definition photos from Mars” NASA released new images on Wednesday showing a gorgeous panorama of Mars taken by its newly-landed Perseverance rover. The rover’s Mastcam-Z camera system took 142 images upon landing on the Red Planet on Sunday. The first high-definition photos of the planet show the rim of Jezero Crater, a…

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#Mars rover’s giant parachute carried secret message

#Mars rover’s giant parachute carried secret message

“#Mars rover’s giant parachute carried secret message” CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The huge parachute used by NASA’s Perseverance rover to land on Mars contained a secret message, thanks to a puzzle lover on the spacecraft team. Systems engineer Ian Clark used a binary code to spell out “Dare Mighty Things” in the orange and white…

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#NASA’s Perseverance reveals first full-color images of Mars

#NASA’s Perseverance reveals first full-color images of Mars

“#NASA’s Perseverance reveals first full-color images of Mars” NASA’s Perseverance Rover has released its first full-color look at Mars a day after its successful landing — and scientists are fascinated by the rocks it captured on the Red Planet. Researchers hope the small rocks filled with holes seen next to one of Perseverance’s six wheels…

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#Watch NASA’s Perseverance touch down

#Watch NASA’s Perseverance touch down

“#Watch NASA’s Perseverance touch down” February has been a busy month for Mars, with both the United Arab Emirates and China sending instruments to study the planet’s surface. Today, it’s America’s turn: NASA’s rover, called Perseverance, is expected to touch down. Among its cargo is a helicopter drone, Ingenuity, which will perform the first-ever controlled…

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