Space

. NASA’s Curiosity Rover Sends a Picture Postcard From Mars An artistic interpretation of Curiosity’s view high up on a Martian mountain was created by mission team members who were stunned by the sweeping landscape. NASA’s Curiosity rover captured a remarkable image from its most recent perch on the side of Mars’…

. Twin of NASA’s Perseverance Mars Rover Begins Terrain Tests OPTIMISM, the full-scale engineering model of Perseverance, begins a series of rigorous tests to assess the risk of potential driving hazards on the surface of the Red Planet. On a recent day in November, the car-size rover rolled slowly forward, then…

. Emission Reductions From Pandemic Had Unexpected Effects on Atmosphere Earth’s atmosphere reacted in surprising ways to the lowering of emissions during the pandemic, showing how closely climate warming and air pollution are linked. The COVID-19 pandemic and resulting limitations on travel and other economic sectors by countries around the globe…

. NASA Selects New Mission to Study Storms, Impacts on Climate Models Called INCUS, it aims to directly address why convective storms, heavy precipitation, and clouds occur exactly when and where they form. NASA has selected a new Earth science mission that will study the behavior of tropical storms and thunderstorms, including their impacts on weather…