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Science & Technology: NASA's Perseverance rover explores Mars terrain for 'life'

The mission of the Mars 2020 Perseverance rover focuses on surface-based studies of the Martian environment, seeking preserved signs of biosignatures in rock samples. Read more on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · Sep 16, 2022

James Webb finds: Jupiter and more

From bizarre distant gas giants to the intricate bands of Jupiter, this is what the Webb telescope has been up to

Salon · Sep 15, 2022

“Tantalizing” Mars rocks strengthen the idea the Red Planet once hosted life

News from Mars has NASA "whetting our appetite for what’s next."

Inverse · Sep 15, 2022

A new space race? China adds urgency to US return to moon

It’s not just rocket fuel propelling America’s first moonshot after a half-century lull

The Independent UK · Sep 15, 2022

Artificially cooling the ocean won’t help us combat hurricanes, according to study

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Though it’s a nice idea, artificially cooling ocean surfaces won’t do much to stop the destructive power of a hurricane. The news comes from a recent study by scientists at the University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric and Earth Science.

Tribune News Service · Sep 14, 2022

NASA to smash asteroid in historic experiment testing strategies to save Earth

The space mission is part of an effort to deflect dangerous objects from the planet.

Daily Record · Sep 14, 2022

NASA set to blast asteroid in bid to change its trajectory

The space agency are attempting to change the trajectory of the moonlet in what is a historic global defence experiment

Wales Online · Sep 14, 2022

NASA sets a new tentative launch date for its Artemis I rocket after setbacks

The would-be Moon rocket could fly in just two weeks — but it needs to pass yet another wet dress rehearsal for NASA to feel sure that it's ready.

Inverse · Sep 13, 2022

NASA takes 1 Artemis launch date off the board, considers another

ORLANDO, Fla. — NASA is pushing back a test of fixes on the launch pad for Artemis I to later in September, which has taken one potential launch date off the board.

Orlando Sentinel · Sep 13, 2022

Tech & Science Daily: Blue Origin and FAA probe New Shepard booster crash

The space firm founded by Jeff Bezos and the FAA are investigating how a rocket’s booster exploded and failed after launching on the 23rd New Shepard mission, which had aimed to send Nasa experiments to the edge of the cosmos to float for a few minutes in microgravity.

Evening Standard · Sep 13, 2022