Fifty years ago, the last human set foot on the Moon. The Apollo 17 mission brought back a wealth of lunar samples, but some were left untouched until now. The UK’s National History Museum researchers ...
The Perseverance rover is trying to stash a rock core away for safekeeping, but things aren't going according to plan. Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and tech news with a twist for ...
Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. After an initial fumble, NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover is on a ...
Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and tech news with a twist for CNET. When not wallowing in weird gear and iPad apps for cats, she can be found tinkering with her 1956 DeSoto. A dainty ...
Percy's cache continues to grow. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. NASA's Perseverance rover has socked away another Martian sample ...
In July 2024, NASA’s Perseverance rover extracted a rock core from the edge of Neretva Vallis, a river valley cut into the Martian surface by water rushing into the Jezero Crater billions of years ago ...
The sample, and dozens more like it, could come to Earth as early as 2033. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. NASA's Perseverance ...
Scientists with the British Geological Survey (BGS) have been given a unique opportunity to study rock core samples taken from deep inside the Great Glen Fault – the United Kingdom’s largest fault ...
The rock that provided the mission’s first core samples is basaltic in composition and may be the product of lava flows. The presence of crystalline minerals in volcanic rocks is especially helpful in ...