Signs of extraterrestrial life? The human race continues to astonish scientists as they work to find an answer. The NASA Curiosity rover has seen manganese in several locations on Mars, which is a recent and significant development. But more of it was discovered by the rover at the Gale crater. The onboard ChemCam instrument of…
The helicopter made a quick 25-second hop, providing the Ingenuity team with vital information to help them comprehend why its 53rd flight terminated abruptly. After an unforeseen stoppage during its last hop, NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter has now successfully completed its 54th trip on Mars, marking an important milestone. For the Perseverance Mars rover science…
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson revealed Monday that the Biden administration’s budget request for NASA in 2023 is $26 billion, the biggest request for science in the space agency’s history. According to Nelson, the sum is 8% more than the established federal expenditure levels, or the appropriation bill for fiscal year 2022. “Greater than a number,…
M&M’s famous characters — six different coloured “lentils” with its own personalities — have been updated for a “more dynamic, progressive world,” according to Mars. The new design emphasises the characters’ “personalities, rather than their gender,” in order to create a sense of belonging and community. The green M&M’s revamp, which will replace the white…
NASA’s Perseverance meanderer has recorded and sent back the first audio from the surface of Mars. The audio clips were released on Monday alongside new video footage from the wanderer as it landed Thursday. The audio was caught by two microphones mounted onto Perseverance. In one of the clips, a noise that seems as though…