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MOXIE could help future rockets launch on Mars

[ad_1] NASA’s Perseverance rover carries a device to convert Martian air into oxygen which, if produced on a larger scale, could be used not only for breathing, but for fuel as well. One of the hardest things about sending astronauts to Mars will be getting them home. Launching a rocket …

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Next Generation Drones Could Learn From Bumblebee Flight

[ad_1] The lead author of the research, Dr Sridhar Ravi, studied how bumblebees navigated through a tunnel with a series of gates with different sized holes. The bees were able to successfully fly through the openings, thanks to a remarkable sense of their own size and a detailed perception of …

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A small house-sized asteroid was about to hit Earth

[ad_1] An asteroid was about to impact the Earth last Friday, November 13, when it passed nearly 400 kilometers from the South Pacific. The space rock, named 2020 VT4, was detected by the Asteroid Earth Impact Last Warning System (Atlas) at the Mauna Loa Observatory in Hawaii, according to the …

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X-rays reveal clues to the 1900-year-old mummy

[ad_1] Scientists they experimented with a new technique that allows them to investigate the interior of a 1900 year old mummy without having to open and tamper with the ancient artifact. The researchers used a new combination of CT (computed tomography) and X-ray diffraction technology to reveal clues to a …

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