Science news 06 Feb, 2021

Spacecrafts from US, China, UAE to arrive at Mars in quick succession this month - Firstpost

China’s Tianwen-1 duo will remain paired in orbit until May, when the rover will separate, descend to the Martian surface.

NASA selects the Boulder Institute for Space Science to help develop the next generation of space explorers - BollyInside

The Space Science Institute, a Boulder-based nonprofit that advances understanding of the universe, has been approached by NASA to join its Museum &

Undervalued Waste: How a Company in Paris is Turning Kids' Diapers into Compost Gold - News18

The diapers of our beloved babies and toddlers represent a considerable annual mass of waste.

'We're Not Alone': Harvard Astronomer Is Convinced 'Oumuamua' Was Alien Vessel Visiting Earth - News18

Discovering there's intelligent life beyond our planet could be the most transformative event in human history - but what if scientists decided to collectively ignore evidence suggesting it already happened? .

China's Chang'e-4 probe resumes work for 27th lunar day - CGTN

The lander and rover of the Chang'e-4 probe have resumed work for their 27th lunar day on the far side of the moon.

Emirati 'Hope' probe approaches Mars - Ahmedabad Mirror

If the mission succeeds, the wealthy Gulf state will be the fifth nation to ever reach Mars

Starship SN10's Raptors installed ahead of testing and refined landing attempt - NASASpaceFlight.com - NASASpaceflight.com

The three Raptor engines tasked with Starship’s third high altitude test flight have been installed…

SpaceX wins contract to launch NASA's astrophysics mission - The Rahnuma Daily

Washington, Feb 6 (IANS) NASA has selected tech billionaire Elon Musk’s private aerospace company SpaceX to provide launch services for an astrophysics mission to survey the sky in the near-infrared light. The planned two-year mission is called SPHEREx, short…

Spot the Station Over the Super Bowl - NASA

What's Happening in Space Policy February 7-13, 2021 - SpacePolicyOnline.com

Posted: February 7, 2021 2:43 pm ET | Last Updated: February 7, 2021 5:52 pm ET | Get SpacePolicyOnline.com's list of space policy events for the week of February 7-13, 2021 including the arrival of two probes at Mars (UAE's Hope and China's Tianwen-1), the S…

NASA Mars Perseverance rover: What to expect on landing day - CNET

On Feb. 18, NASA's latest Mars rover will try for a dramatic touchdown on the red planet.

Researchers discovered that Venus flytraps produce magnetic fields when they trap flies - SlashGear

The Earth is filled with all sorts of unique and interesting plants. One of the most intriguing plants is the carnivorous Venus flytrap, able to lure insects inside their “mouths” with …

Will increased traffic to the Moon contaminate its precious ice? - BollyInside

NASA's VIPER rover will be equipped with a one-meter-long drill bit to extract ice from beneath the Moon's surface Credit: Daniel Rutter / NASA Ames With

Breathtaking meteorites to be sold at auction for thousands - Mashable

Pieces of the moon, Mars, and asteroids are for sale.

Could a human enter a black hole to study it? - Salon

A person could travel past (certain) black holes' event horizons without dying immediately — here's how

Researchers Blame Melting Snow & Salt To Be The Cause For Landslides On Mars - India Times

In a recent study, scientists have revealed that Mars is experiencing Marsquakes which is keeping the planet seismically active.  A team of ten scientists in recent research published in Science Advances say the planet also has mysterious Recurring Slope Line…

Man to reach Mars in 3 months, NASA working on nuclear rocket - Headlines of Today

By the year 2035, the American Space Organization, NASA is planning to land a man on Mars. However, it is not easy to get to this planet which is about 22 million km away from the Earth and to come ba

Four New Exoplanets Orbiting a Nearby Sun-Like Star Discovered by TESS - SciTechDaily

MIT-led NASA mission finds a multi-planetary system that could be an “ideal laboratory” to study planetary formation and evolution. MIT researchers have discovered four new exoplanets orbiting a sun-like star just over 200 light-years from Earth. Because of t…

Nuclear-powered rockets could take crewed mission to Mars in just three months: Report - The Indian Express

A nuclear-powered rocket could get a crewed mission to Mars in just under three months, according to a report on CNN. But the technology will still need to be tested before it gets a thumbs up.

NASA's Perseverance, China's Tianwen-1 and UAE's Hope arrive at Mars this month - CNET

February is Mars month. Three spacecraft launched in July 2020 will make it to the red planet within days.

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Could Mars' Landslides Be Caused by Underground Salt And Melting Ice? - ScienceAlert

Changes in Mars' geography always attract significant scientific and even public attention.  A hope for signs of liquid water (and therefore life) is likely one of the primary driving forces behind this interest.

NASA talks about where moon trees ended up - SlashGear

One of the most impressive eras in space exploration happened decades ago when NASA conducted the Apollo missions sending humans to the moon for the first time. NASA fans might not know that as par…

NASA's Nicole Mann reveals the emotional reason she wants to be the first woman on the Moon - Inverse

Astronaut Nicole Mann is one of 18 candidates selected for NASA's upcoming Artemis mission, and may be the first woman to walk on the Moon.

Largest known asteroid to fly past Earth in 2021: All you need to know about the March 21 event - The Financial Express

Scientists discover cosmic dust that holds ingredients for star birth - Republic TV

NASA Hubble Space Telescope has photographed a concentration of elements that are responsible for the formation of stars in our galaxy and throughout universe.

Will Elon Musk's satellite-based internet launch in India soon? - CNBCTV18

SpaceX has suggested the Indian government to consider allowing satellite-based broadband technologies to operate in the country. Get latest Technology online at cnbctv18.com

SpaceX’s Dragon Crew to break US record for most days in space on Sunday - Newsroompost

Four flight engineers -- Michael Hopkins, Victor Glover, Shannon Walker and Soichi Noguchi -- docked the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft to the US module last November.

Tianwen 1 makes orbital correction as Mars arrival draws near | Nation | China Daily - Gooruf

Tianwen 1 Mars probe conducted its fourth orbital correction on Friday evening, as the spacecraft makes ready for its arrival in orbit around Feb 10.

All the planets in the solar system are in the same row .. Photos released by NASA! - SwordsToday.ie

We have been learning since childhood that the planets in our solar system revolve around the sun. Draw lines in a circle. We showed that these are here.

Explained: What is Square Kilometre Array, world’s largest radio telescope - The Indian Express

Unlike optical telescopes, radio telescopes can detect invisible gas and, therefore, they can reveal areas of space that may be obscured by cosmic dust.

Elon Musk targets telecom for next disruption with Starlink internet - ETTelecom.com

SpaceX has told investors that Starlink is angling for a piece of a $1 trillion market made up of in-flight internet, maritime services, demand in China and India -- and rural customers.

Here's how astronomers witnessed a galaxy die - Livemint

Using a powerful array of telescopes in northern Chile, astronomers captured a distant galaxy just as it was losing its ability to form new stars

Photos: 'Christmas star' appears to shine in night sky as Saturn, Jupiter converge - Boston 25 News

Jupiter and Saturn merged in the night sky Monday, appearing closer to one another than they have since Galileo’s time in the 17th century.

Asteroid samples from Hayabusa-2 leave Japan scientists speechless - Livemint

Scientists hope that samples collected by the probe last year from asteroid Ryugu will shed light on the formation of the universe and offer clues on how life began on Earth

Huge Damaged Puerto Rico Radio Telescope Collapses, Scientists Stunned - News18

A huge, already damaged radio telescope in Puerto Rico that has played a key role in astronomical discoveries for more than half a century completely collapsed on Tuesday.

China prepares to launch Chang'e-5 Moon probe to bring back lunar rocks - Livemint

If successful, China will become only the third country—after the US and the erstwhile Soviet Union—to have retrieved samples from the Moon

NASA and SpaceX Prepare for the Launch of the Crew-1 Mission - UPI.com

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the company's Crew Dragon spacecraft onboard is seen on the launch pad at Launch Complex 39A before being raised into a vertical position, on November 9, 2020, at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA's SpaceX Crew-1 missi…

Trump's Campaign Team Pulls YouTube Ad, Featuring SpaceX Launch, for Violating NASA Rules - News18

The "Make Space Great Again" YouTube ad posted on YouTube showed footage from the Apollo program, as well as video of the landmark SpaceX Demo-2 mission and NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley, the SpaceNews.com website said.

China Launches Long March Rocket as Space Race Heats Up - IndustryWeek

Bang! Zoom! Straight to the Moon! ... Eventually - IndustryWeek

Star Trek : Discovery casts Spock! – Moviehole - Moviehole

The character made famous by Leonard Nimoy returns to the small screen

Rectangular Iceberg Goes Viral - The Maritime Executive

A scientist with NASAs Operation IceBridge survey program recently spotted a rectangular iceberg flo...

Nasa’s Curiosity finds purple rocks on Mars, could be hint to watery past - Hindustan Times

Nasa officials have called this a suggestion to a greater degree of diversity in the geological composition of the region, and a hint as to what caused Mars to lose most of its water, Sputnik news agency reported on Friday.

2012 vs 2016: NASA images show how India looks like from space at night - Hindustan Times

NASA releases new global maps of Earth’s night light.