HOW TO BRING MARS SAMPLE TUBES SAFTEY TO EARTH
NASA's Perseverance Mars rover is filling sample tubes with rocky material on the Red Planet as the agency works on the next steps to get them safely back to Earth.
The Mars Sample Return campaign would bring samples collected by the Perseverance rover to Earth for detailed study. The campaign involves an international interplanetary relay team, including the European Space Agency (ESA). These samples could answer a key question: did life ever exist on Mars?
Aaron Yazzie, who works on the Mars Sample Return campaign, explains the work being done at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory to ensure the safe return of the sample tubes.
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Do Robot Helps Human On Space ?
Wall-E, Optimus Prime, R2-D2... pop culture is full of helpful robots. When it comes to real-life space exploration, humans and robots make a great team, too. SPACE?
Robots help us do tasks in space that are too dangerous or challenging for humans. We're working on a new generation of robotic spacecraft that can work together without being controlled by astronauts or teams on Earth.
A troop of shoebox-sized rovers will soon scout the Moon on their own. Targeted to launch in 2024, CADRE-short for NASA's Cooperative Autonomous Distributed Robotic Exploration project-will work together to explore the lunar surface, collect data, and map different areas of the Moon in 3D. The technology may one day be used on Mars or other deep space destinations.
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September sky sightings
September sky sightings
NASA
SEPTEMBER 2023 This month: Venus will return to the morning sky, plus opportunities to see the zodiacal light and a Harvest Moon.
Venus will appear as a bright beacon in the morning sky. Look for the planet before sunrise in the eastern sky throughout this month. In the mornings before dawn, you'll get a chance to search for zodiacal light, a cone-shaped a pillar of light that extends upward from the horizon. Northern Hemisphere skywatchers should look in the east before twilight begins and in the Southern Hemisphere you can look in the west following evening twilight.
You can also see Saturn and Jupiter, with Saturn low in the southeast after sunset and Jupiter appearing a few hours later. This month's full moon on Sept. 29 is known as a Harvest Moon because it'll be the closest full moon to the September equinox.
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Why sea level is rising? We asked to Nasa scientists
Why is sea level rising?
Global sea levels are rising as a result of human-caused global warming, with recent rates being unprecedented over the past 2,500-plus years. NASA JPL's sea level rise expert Ben Hamlington explains how our warming planet is causing sea levels to rise..
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