#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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#Bone cancer survivor to join billionaire on SpaceX flight

#Bone cancer survivor to join billionaire on SpaceX flight

“#Bone cancer survivor to join billionaire on SpaceX flight” CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — After beating bone cancer, Hayley Arceneaux figures rocketing into orbit on SpaceX’s first private flight should be a piece of cosmic cake. St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital announced Monday that the 29-year-old physician assistant — a former patient hired last spring —…

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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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#Nicaragua creates Ministry of Extraterrestrial Space Affairs

#Nicaragua creates Ministry of Extraterrestrial Space Affairs

“#Nicaragua creates Ministry of Extraterrestrial Space Affairs” MANAGUA, Nicaragua — Nicaragua has created a new National Ministry for Extraterrestrial Space Affairs, The Moon and Other Celestial Bodies, which is drawing amused reactions on social media in a nation that has been struggling since anti-government protests three years ago. The agency was approved by 76 legislators…

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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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#Tiny Hungarian water-tracker aims to rove the Moon

#Tiny Hungarian water-tracker aims to rove the Moon

“#Tiny Hungarian water-tracker aims to rove the Moon” BUDAPEST – A miniature rover being developed to explore the Moon’s surface is on track to join the search for water there, its Hungarian inventors believe – using a device that weighs less than a bag of sugar. Named after a Hungarian breed of dog, the Puli…

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