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Is It Possible To Hear Meteors?
Meteors, and meteor showers in particular, are one of the most amazing sights that you can see when you look at the night sky. Those brief flares of light are a reminder that many small rocky objects and particles – … Read More
Perseverance rover captures sound of Ingenuity flying on Mars (video)
We’ve already seen NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter fly on Mars — and now we can hear it, too. The whirring of Ingenuity’s fast-spinning rotors was captured by NASA’s Perseverance rover during the little chopper’s fourth Red Planet flight, which took place on April … Read More
Touchdown! SpaceX Starship SN15 Rocket Nails First Landing Without Exploding
SpaceX has finally launched its latest full-scale prototype of its Mars-bound Starship rocket — and this time, for the first time, it stuck the landing. The 165-foot stainless steel spacecraft, dubbed SN15, launched from the space company’s test facilities in South Texas … Read More
Pentagon Тracking Out-of-Control Chinese Rocket Expected to Crash into Earth
The Chinese Long March 5B rocket is expected to reenter Earth’s atmosphere around May 8. No one knows where. But don’t panic! It sounds like it’s from a Bruce Willis film: In a statement released Tuesday, the Pentagon said it … Read More
Mars Helicopter Ingenuity Spots Perseverance From the Air During its Third Flight (Photo)
On Sunday (April 25), NASA’s Mars helicopter Ingenuity captured a photo of the agency’s Perseverance rover from the air, providing an unprecedented view of a robotic explorer on the surface of another world. “Oh hey, there I am! Never thought … Read More
NASA’s Mars Helicopter Hits Record Speeds In Third Flight
NASA’s Mars helicopter has completed its third successful flight on the Martian surface. According to a NASA status update, the Ingenuity helicopter took to the skies again on Sunday. The agency said that Ingenuity was able to fly “faster and … Read More