NASA extracts breathable oxygen from thin Martian air
Los Angeles, USReuters NASA has logged another extraterrestrial first on its latest mission to Mars: converting carbon dioxide from the Martian atmosphere into pure, breathable oxygen, the US space agency said on Wednesday. The unprecedented extraction of oxygen, literally out of thin air on Mars, was achieved Tuesday by an experimental device aboard Perseverance, a […]
NASA Mars scientists spur girls to “reach for the stars”
London, UKThomson Reuters Foundation With “one of the coolest jobs in the world”, NASA rover operator Vandi Verma hopes women’s high profile in the latest Mars mission will inspire a new generation to pursue careers in a sector traditionally dominated by men. Verma’s colleague Swati Mohan made headlines around the world when she narrated the nail-biting […]
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…