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This is due to a scientific phenomenon known as solar conjunction: the period during which the Sun shields Mars and Earth from each other This was reported by Science Alert. “Like dancers on either side of a huge bonfire,” NASA says, “the two planets are temporarily invisible to each other. Earth and Mars experience a […]
It seems that low gravity has its advantages, including increased resistance to cold. Plants are able to survive in low-gravity conditions, such as on the Moon, according to the results of an important experiment described in two articles in the journals Microgravity Science and Technology and Acta Astronautica, IFLScience writes. Farm on the Moon When […]
NASA’s Perseverance rover has again recorded a weather phenomenon on Mars that is similar to what can be found in desert regions of the Earth. The “dust devil” on the western edge of the Martian crater Jezero was captured. According to the team’s calculations, at that moment the tornado was about 4 km from the […]
This week, the Martian unmanned helicopter Ingenuity made its 60th flight over the surface of the Red Plate. According to NASA, the drone managed to set a new speed record. The anniversary flight took place on September 25, 2023. The unmanned aerial vehicle was able to climb to a height of 16 meters and cover […]
Ingenuity – a helicopter on Mars that has reached historic heights The Ingenuity Martian helicopter has made another successful flight on the Red Planet and reached a new record altitude. NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory reported that it happened on September 16 – Ingenuity rose 20 meters and spent 142 seconds in flight. It was his […]
The tiny Ingenuity helicopter, no taller than a two-year-old child, mysteriously lost contact with NASA for 63 days. On Mars, this time did not go too smoothly, as the Martian helicopter found itself in an extremely difficult place to work. But on June 28, he did get in touch, reporting on his adventures and future […]
Since landing on Mars in February 2021, Perseverance has been collecting samples of the Red Planet’s dust, rocks and even air. Some of them are analyzed by the rover independently, others are collected in special titanium tubes to be sent to Earth in the future. The mission, called Mars Sample Return, is still in the […]
The spacecraft found Martian rocks with the highest concentration of organic matter of any discovered. Scientists from the Perseverance rover team presented another major report on the spacecraft’s work on Mars. The rover was able to collect rock samples from one of the best places to look for ancient life on the Red Planet, they […]
The Perseverance rover and the data it gathered about the Martian atmosphere and how sounds travel in it helped NASA create a program that turns the voice into a ‘Martian.’ This service makes it possible to hear how your voice would sound on the Red Planet. To do this, you need to record any phrase, […]
Elon Musk gave a long interview at the Future of the Car conference for the Financial Times, where he talked about Tesla’s plans. In particular, we talked about another company of billionaires – SpaceX. Musk believes that SpaceX could send the Starship unmanned spacecraft to Mars “in 3-5 years.” But before that, the company must […]