Mars rover sends home movie of daredevil descent to landing on red planet
Los Angeles, USReuters NASA scientists on Monday unveiled first-of-a-kind home movies of last week’s’ daredevil Mars rover landing, vividly showing its supersonic parachute inflation over the red planet and a rocket-powered hovercraft lowering the science lab on wheels to the surface. The footage was recorded on Thursday by a series of cameras mounted at different […]
NASA rover faces ‘seven minutes of terror’ before landing on Mars
Los Angeles, USReuters When NASA’s Mars rover Perseverance, a robotic astrobiology lab packed inside a space capsule, hits the final stretch of its seven-month journey from Earth this week, it is set to emit a radio alert as it streaks into the thin Martian atmosphere. By the time that signal reaches mission managers some 204 […]
Essay: Artemis Accords – why many countries are refusing to sign Moon exploration agreement
In an article first published on The Conversation, CHRISTOPHER NEWMAN, professor of space law and policy at Northumbria University, Newcastle, examines the issues around the Artemis Accords…
Mars achieves “deforestation-free” palm oil – what about the rest?
Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaThomson Reuters Foundation Chocolate maker Mars needs to help more palm oil producers become sustainable rather than ditching those that do not meet its standards, environmentalists said, after the confectionery giant announced it had secured “deforestation-free” supplies. The maker of M&Ms and Snickers said this week it had simplified and reduced the number […]
Essay: Mars 2020 – the hunt for life on the red planet is about to get serious
In an article first published on The Conversation, MONICA GRADY, of The Open University, looks at what the latest missions to Mars are all about…
NASA’s Mars 2020 rover set to hunt Martian fossils, scout for manned missions
Pasadena, California, USReuters A NASA robotic rover is nearing completion ahead of a journey next year to search for evidence of past life on Mars and lay the groundwork for the space agency’s mission to send humans into deep space. The US space agency last week showed off its Mars 2020 rover, whose official name […]
Mars shows man the final frontier of circular economy
London, UKThomson Reuters Foundation Barren, dry and distant – welcome to Mars, where even the dust is poison. But space scientists say the Red Planet could show mankind how to reuse resources and preserve life on Earth. A new exhibit which opened in London on Friday showcases some of the smart solutions that could make […]
STRANGESIGHTS: THE SEARCH FOR A HAPPY HOME; CAPTAIN KIRK VISITED MARS?; AND, THE DANGERS OF SOCIAL MEDIA FILTERS…
DAVID ADAMS writes about the odder side of life…
KNOW IT ALL: THE OPPORTUNITY ROVER
News last week that NASA’s Opportunity rover was finally confirmed dead, 15 years after it landed on Mars. DAVID ADAMS looks at some facts and figures about its journey out of this world…