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China could use a foldable helicopter to collect samples on Mars

A new journal article outlines the design for a quadcopter that could assist China's mission to collect samples from Mars.

Space

NASA's Mars robots back in action after 'solar conjunction'

NASA's Mars robots are back up to full speed on and around the Red Planet, after a two-week pause in commanding.

Space

Tom Hanks draws on his love of space for immersive documentary 'The Moonwalkers'

Tom Hanks is a lifelong space buff

The Independent UK

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ANU's vital role in helping NASA get to the moon and Mars

The quantum optical ground station will be launched on Wednesday.

The Canberra Times

How Perseverance rover captured its youngest samples from Mars' Dream Lake (video)

A new NASA video explains how the Perseverance Rover may have collected its youngest rock sample yet from the Red Planet's Jezero Crater.

Space

Space mysteries: Why are there no gas moons?

In our solar system we have rocky moons, ocean moons and frozen-ice moons, but there are no gas moons. Are we just unlucky not to have any gas moons, or are there physical reasons why they cannot exist?

Space

Why isn't there any sound in space? An astronomer explains why in space no one can hear you scream

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskidsus@theconversation.com.

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Near-Earth asteroids: Hunting and tracking upcoming encounters

Here we explore whether there are any upcoming asteroid encounters and how NASA and other space agencies actively monitor near-Earth asteroids that have the potential to hit our planet.

Space

‘Brands to avoid’: Mars and Cadbury among chocolate firms criticised in ethics report

Only 17 out of 82 companies investigated were found to use suppliers that paid cocoa farmers enough to live on

The Guardian - UK

'For All Mankind' season 4 episode 4 review: The shove that shook two worlds

As tensions between East and West intensify, a workplace dispute and a cover-up in Roscosmos have major ramifications on both Earth and Mars.

Space

Eerie photo of Mars' horizon took NASA 3 months to capture

After months of meticulous planning, NASA's Odyssey Orbiter finally captured a unique view of the Red Planet's horizon, which is similar to what future Martian astronauts might see.

LiveScience

Here's what astronauts in orbit around Mars would see from their spacecraft

New images from NASA's Mars Odyssey Orbiter capture what the Red Planet would look like from the vantage point of a spacecraft orbiting the Red Planet.

Space

Chinese scientists build robo-chemist that can extract oxygen from water on Mars

The robot was tested in a simulated Martian environment, and can one day be used to aid humanity's survival on the Red Planet.

LiveScience

Antarctic health technology set to be used in space

Medical technology being trialled in Antarctica will inform international space research under an Australia-US agreement.

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Scientists Capture First-ever Views Of Mars From Space Station Perspective

It showcases the curving horizon and layers of atmosphere, similar to what an astronaut sees of Earth from the International Space Station.

Evening Standard

Nasa reveals 'unique' photo of the horizon of Mars

The photo has captured the perspective 'astronauts in orbit over Mars would have'

Space

The Mars helicopter Ingenuity is an amazing success. NASA's already testing tech for the next generation (video)

While NASA tested new Mars helicopter technology on Earth, Ingenuity was breaking records flying across the Martian surface.

Salon

Are we ready to head to Mars? Maybe not

“A City on Mars” is Kelly and Zach Weinersmith’s cheeky account of the many challenges to visiting the red planet

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Elon Musk Reveals Simple Reason Why SpaceX Starship Uses 2 Stages Instead Of Just One: ‘No Problem On Mars…’

Elon Musk provided insight into why Starship launch vehicle, features a two-stage design rather than a single stage

Inverse

Kuato? 'Rick and Morty' Parodies One of the Best Sci-Fi Movies Ever Made

After seven long seasons, 'Rick and Morty' finally gets around to taking on Verhoeven's 1990 sci-fi pulp classic 'Total Recall' in this Kuato-obsessed episode.

AAP

Stylish Adelaide beat wasteful Western United in ALM

Adelaide United have scored clinically and defended desperately to beat A-League Men battlers Western United 3-1 at Ballarat's Mars Stadium.

The Guardian - UK

‘We will coup whoever we want!’: the unbearable hubris of Musk and the billionaire tech bros

Challenging each other to cage fights, building apocalypse bunkers – the behaviour of today’s mega-moguls is becoming increasingly outlandish and imperial

TechRadar

Deliver Us Mars is the latest free Epic Games Store title on offer this week

The next batch of free Epic Games Store titles has been revealed.

Space

'For All Mankind' season 4 episode 3 review: A Cold War thriller set in the 21st century

Communism and capitalism collide, as Margo is trapped in the midst of a Soviet coup and Miles finds a lucrative new side hustle.

Space

Chinese scientists build model Mars atmosphere to aid sample-return plans

Chinese scientists have constructed a numerical model to simulate the Martian atmosphere and thus assist the country's plans to return rock samples from the Red Planet.

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