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NASA Perseverance Mars Rover to Acquire First Sample

July 22, 2021

. NASA Perseverance Mars Rover to Acquire First Sample The six-wheeler’s science campaign has laid the groundwork for the mission’s next major milestone. NASA is making final preparations for its Perseverance Mars rover to collect its first-ever sample of Martian rock, which future planned missions will transport to…

Elon Musk says SpaceX holds Bitcoin, ribs Jack Dorsey at conference

July 21, 2021

“SpaceX, Tesla, and I own Bitcoin,” Elon Musk said at a Bitcoin conference today. Though Tesla no longer allows people to pay for cars using Bitcoin, the automaker hasn’t sold its Bitcoin, he said. “We’re not selling any Bitcoin, nor am I selling anything…

An on-the-ground look at Blue Origin’s motley crew

July 21, 2021

Today, Wally Funk, 81, and Oliver Daemen, 18, made history as the oldest and youngest people ever to go to space. They hitched a ride with Jeff Bezos and his brother, Mark, aboard the New Shepard, a rocket made by Bezos’ company, Blue Origin. Blue Origin will eventually…

Journey to the Center of Mars With the InSight Lander Team

July 21, 2021

. Journey to the Center of Mars With the InSight Lander Team Scientists will talk about new findings in a question-and-answer session with the news media and public. Scientists working with NASA’s InSight Mars lander will share new results in a virtual discussion at 9 a.m. PDT (12 p.m. EDT) on July 23. Since InSight landed on Mars in November 2018 its…

Signs of Life on Mars? NASA’s Perseverance Rover Begins the Hunt

July 21, 2021

. Signs of Life on Mars? NASA’s Perseverance Rover Begins the Hunt Your browser cannot play the provided video file(s). After testing a bristling array of instruments on its robotic arm, NASA’s latest Mars rover gets down to business…

NASA Study Finds Tropical Forests’ Ability to Absorb Carbon Dioxide Is Waning

July 21, 2021

. NASA Study Finds Tropical Forests’ Ability to Absorb Carbon Dioxide Is Waning The finding comes out of an effort to map where vegetation is emitting and soaking up carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Earth’s trees and plants…

Space billionaires get skewered in the first promo for Jon Stewart’s Apple TV show

July 20, 2021

Jon Stewart shared a video promoting his upcoming Apple TV Plus show, The Problem with Jon Stewart, and it’s an odd one: the three-minute and ten-second clip shared on Twitter is a comedy skit roasting the recent billionaire space race, starring Jason Alexander as Jeff Bezos and a mop as Richard Branson. There are also a lot of dick jokes. Here’s the clip, if you’re curious: Sorry for the…

NASA to Brief Early Science From Perseverance Mars Rover

July 17, 2021

. NASA to Brief Early Science From Perseverance Mars Rover Panelists will discuss the rover’s recently started science campaign and groundwork for its next major milestone. NASA will hold a virtual media briefing at 1 p.m. EDT…

NASA’s Juno Tunes Into Jovian Radio Triggered by Jupiter’s Volcanic Moon Io

July 16, 2021

. NASA’s Juno Tunes Into Jovian Radio Triggered by Jupiter’s Volcanic Moon Io The Juno Waves instrument “listened” to the radio emissions from Jupiter’s immense magnetic field to find their precise locations. By listening…

NASA Tracks Heat Wave Over US Southwest

July 16, 2021

. NASA Tracks Heat Wave Over US Southwest While one science instrument mapped the dome of high pressure that settled over the southwestern U.S. in early July, another captured ground surface temperatures. Just weeks after the Pacific Northwest endured record-shattering temperatures, another heat wave scorched the U.S. Southwest. This heat wave, which…