Space
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Space is the expanse that exists beyond the Earth and celestial bodies. In space, there is no appreciable air to breathe and no blue sky because oxygen molecules are not in enough abundance to make the sky blue. The sound cannot be carried in space because molecules are not close enough to each other to transmit sound waves between them. No one knows exactly how big space is.
NASA's Perseverance Rover Took Its First Drive on the Surface of the Red Planet
Thanks to the rover's first Martian drive, NASA engineers were able to make sure that Perseverance was indeed capable of covering 200 meters a day in the next two years to collect samples of Martian soil.
Japanese Billionaire Is Looking for 8 Companions for SpaceX Flight to the Moon
The head of SpaceX, Elon Musk, announced that Maezawa would be the first tourist to fly to the Moon back in 2018. A total of 10 or 12 people will take part in the mission, eight of whom will be personally invited by Yusaku Maezawa.
The Parachute of NASA's Perseverance Rover Had a Hidden Message
Enthusiasts say that the phrase "Dare Mighty Things," the motto of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, was encrypted on a parachute in the form of a pattern that can be translated into letters using a binary code.
SpaceX Announced Second Member of Its All-Civilian Space Flight Crew
SpaceX will send the first person with a prosthetic body part into space as part of the world's first all-civilian space mission. Hayley Arceneaux will also be joined by two contest winners and Jared Isaacman, the billionaire who is funding the mission.
NASA Shared an Epic Video of Perseverance Rover's Landing on Mars
The footage captures all stages of the rover's descent and landing, from the moment the parachute deploys in the atmosphere of Mars to the separation of the descent stage after Perseverance touched down on the planet's surface.
NASA's Perseverance Rover Successfully Landed on Mars
The mission control at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California confirmed the touchdown on the Red Planet's Jezero Crater at 3:55 PM EST, but it took about 11 minutes to get a radio signal back from Mars and to know it happened.
Starlink Started Accepting Pre-Orders for Its Satellite Internet
The Starlink satellite Internet kit, which will be shipped "on a first-come, first-served basis," includes a terminal to connect to Starlink satellites, a tripod, and a Wi-Fi router.
