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- Perseverance’s Fortnight of Firsts on Marsby David Dickinson on 06/03/2021 at 17:06
NASA’s Perseverance rover sends back postcards aplenty following its arrival on Mars as it prepares to explore Jezero Crater. The post Perseverance’s Fortnight of Firsts on Mars appeared first on Sky & Telescope.
- Perseverance’s Fortnight of Firsts on Marsby David Dickinson on 06/03/2021 at 17:06
NASA’s Perseverance rover sends back postcards aplenty following its arrival on Mars as it prepares to explore Jezero Crater. The post Perseverance’s Fortnight of Firsts on Mars appeared first on Sky & Telescope.
- NASA’s Perseverance Drives on Mars’ Terrain for First Timeon 05/03/2021 at 20:43
NASA’s Mars 2020 Perseverance rover performed its first drive on Mars March 4, covering 21.3 feet (6.5 meters) across the Martian landscape.
- NASA, SpaceX Invite Media to Next Commercial Crew Launchon 05/03/2021 at 19:17
Media accreditation is now open for NASA’s SpaceX Crew-2 mission to the International Space Station.
- Observations Around Solar System With Parker Solar Probe’s 7th Solar Encounteron 05/03/2021 at 15:00
During Parker Solar Probe’s seventh swing by the Sun, celestial geometry posed a special opportunity. The configuration of this particular orbit placed Parker Solar Probe on the same side of the Sun as Earth — meaning that Earth-bound observatories could observe the Sun and its outpouring of solar wind from the same perspective as Parker’s.
- Hypergiant Star Canis Majorison 05/03/2021 at 14:46
This artist’s impression of hypergiant star VY Canis Majoris shows the star’s vast convection cells and violent ejections.
- Week in images: 01 – 05 March 2021on 05/03/2021 at 14:05
Week in images: 01 – 05 March 2021 Discover our week through the lens
- Hubble Beholds a Big, Beautiful Blue Galaxyon 05/03/2021 at 14:01
NGC 2336 is the quintessential galaxy — big, beautiful, and blue — and it is captured here by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope.
- Photonic laser thruster could power spacecraft from Earthon 05/03/2021 at 12:00
The Photonic Laser Thruster can move a 750-gram object along a low-friction rail – a small step to using the technology to push satellites rapidly between planets
- Asteroid Apophis Pays Earth a Visit This Weekby J. Kelly Beatty on 05/03/2021 at 11:09
When a potentially hazardous asteroid glides safely past Earth on March 6th, astronomers will conduct a dress rehearsal for a dramatic close-miss pass in 2029. The post Asteroid Apophis Pays Earth a Visit This Week appeared first on Sky & Telescope.