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NASA’s Perseverance Rover: The Most Bold Area Mission Ever?
When it comes to Mars exploration, NASA has more success than any other agency. This week, they’ll attempt to land another sophisticated rover on the Martian surface to continue the search for evidence of ancient life. The Mars…
NASA’s subsequent Mars rover is prepared for probably the most exact touchdown but –…
From NASA
The aeroshell with NASA's Perseverance Rover leads to the surface of Mars as it descends through the atmosphere in this illustration. Hundreds of critical events must be executed perfectly and precisely in time for the…
Aquatic options on Mars a lot sooner than beforehand thought
In two days (Thursday, February 18, 2021) NASA's Perseverance Rover will land on Mars. As the newest robotic mission in the Mars Exploration Program (MEP), Perseverance will follow in the footsteps of its sister mission Curiosity. Just…
Billionaire hype about sea stage – what is the level?
Guest contribution by Willis Eschenbach
This is how the billionaire hype works.
Bill Gates, multi-billionaire inventor of the blue screen of death and impersonator of Mr. Rogers, says without producing evidence to support his…
The shocking discovery of ceramic chips in meteorites means that there have been wild temperature…
Meteorites are excellent windows into the early formation of the solar system. Many were formed in those early days and, unlike rocks on Earth, most have not been affected by billions of years of tectonic activity that wipes away their…
Biden’s offshore leasing Mortarium will improve greenhouse fuel emissions – what does…
Guest "I couldn't invent this kind of slate if I tried" by David Middleton
Reporting from the Dallas Ice Station
NOIA Declaration to BOEM to Repeal Decision Protocol for Leasing Sales in the Gulf of MexicoFor immediate release:…
Lunar spaceship will get an improve to seize new views of the moon
Eleven years after its mission, the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) is showing its age, but a recently released software update promises to breathe new life into the spacecraft. As NASA's view of the sky over the moon, the LRO was…
Indian Greta Thunberg supporter arrested for sedition and legal conspiracy – is that right?
Guest essay by Eric Worrall
h / t gold minor; In early February, Greta Thunberg accidentally shared a private toolkit for climate activists. The leaked document sparked anger in India. Authorities accused Greta of plotting to…
A group of black holes in a globular cluster
Black holes come in at least two sizes: small and large. Small black holes form from stars. When a large star reaches the end of its life, it usually ends in a supernova. The residual core then collapses under its own weight and forms a…
Weekly Local weather and Power Information Roundup #442 – Watts Up With That?
The Week That Was: 2021-02-13 (February 13, 2021)Brought to You by SEPP (www.SEPP.org)The Science and Environmental Policy Project
Quote of the Week: “The great enemy of truth is very often not the lie–deliberate, contrived and…