Two microphones aboard the Perseverance Rover have recorded “alien” sounds on Mars – the sounds of a human-made spacecraft crunching its wheels on the Red Planet’s surface, or its motors whirring, or blasts from its scientific laser instrument. Perseverance’s microphones have also captured the sounds of another spacecraft – the Ingenuity helicopter – taking flight. During the five or so hours recorded so far, you can hear the Martian wind gusting in the background.
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Carbon dioxide monitoring satellite given the shakes
A new satellite destined to be Europe’s prime mission for monitoring and tracking carbon dioxide emissions from human activity is being put through its paces at ESA’s Test Centre in the Netherlands. With nations at COP26 pledging net-zero emissions by 2050, the pressure is on to reduce the amount of greenhouse gases we pump into the atmosphere – but the race is also on to support the monitoring that shows targets are being met. ESA, the European Commission, Eumetsat and industrial partners are therefore working extremely hard to get the Copernicus Anthropogenic Carbon Dioxide Monitoring mission ready for liftoff in 2025.
European software-defined satellite starts service
A telecommunications satellite that can be reprogrammed in-orbit, offering unprecedented mission reconfiguration capacity, has successfully passed its in-orbit acceptance review.
NASA engineers, scientists and more shine bright this Native American Heritage Month
This November is Native American Heritage Month, and NASA is taking the opportunity to highlight its indigenous scientists, engineers and more.
Rocket Lab to launch satellites, recover booster tonight. How to watch live.
Rocket Lab plans to recover a booster after launching two satellites to orbit tonight (Nov. 10), and you can watch the action live.
Virgin Galactic sells 100 new tickets for space tourist launches
About 100 people have bought a ticket to ride to suborbital space since Virgin Galactic reopened sales in August, at $450,000 apiece.
How to prepare for a SpaceX astronaut launch rescue (video)
A lot goes into a SpaceX launch, and that includes preparing for the possibility that things might not go according to plan.
SpaceX to launch Crew-3 astronauts for NASA today. Here's how to watch it live.
SpaceX will launch a crew of four astronauts Wednesday evening (Nov. 10) on its third operational crewed flight for NASA, and you can watch the action online.
Why the outdated technology in the Alien series makes sense
Technology in the Alien franchise might seem a bit all over the place, but it all make sense when you think about it.
Interview with Thomas Pesquet on return to Earth a second time
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ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet gives a brief interview in Cologne, Germany, less than 48 hours after leaving the International Space Station.
Marvel TV shows ranked, worst to best
Here are 12 of the best Marvel TV shows from across Disney Plus and Netflix, ranked from worst to best.
Astronaut training in the land of volcanoes
A team of astronauts, engineers and geologists is travelling to Spain’s Canary Islands, one of Europe’s volcanic hot spots, to learn how to best explore the Moon and Mars during ESA’s Pangaea geological training course.
Satellites detect large methane emissions from Madrid landfills
High-resolution satellites have detected substantial quantities of methane leaking from adjacent landfill sites close to the centre of Madrid, Spain. Using data from the Copernicus Sentinel-5P mission combined with GHGSat’s high-resolution commercial imagery, scientists from the SRON Netherlands Institute for Space Research and GHGSat discovered both landfill sites combined emitted 8800 kg of methane per hour in August 2021 – the highest observed in Europe by GHGSat.
'Twins' of NASA's Perseverance Mars rover and Ingenuity helicopter are touring the US
Life-size replicas of NASA's Perseverance rover and Mars helicopter Ingenuity are touring the United States over the next year.
Perseverance rover on Mars bites into layered rocks in hunt for clues of ancient water
NASA's Perseverance rover on Mars has begun scraping away at an intriguing set of layered rocks that may have formed in liquid water.
NASA’s Target for Landing the First Artemis Astronauts on the Moon Slips to 2025
NASA has pushed back the timetable for landing astronauts on the moon for the first time in more than a half-century from 2024 to no earlier than 2025.
NASA's Artemis astronauts won't land on the moon by 2024 deadline
NASA has let go of its goal to return humans to the moon's surface by 2024.
Save $25 on an Amazon Fire TV Stick with Alexa Voice Remote from Best Buy
Best Buy are offering a guaranteed Black Friday price on this Amazon Fire TV stick with Alexa Voice Remote.
Pandemic lockdowns reduced greenhouse gas levels in some areas, satellite views show
Satellite data shows small but highly specific decreases in atmospheric carbon dioxide due to pandemic-related lockdowns, a new study shows.
Third Gravitational-Wave Catalog Released
The latest results from LIGO, Virgo, and KAGRA bring several key revelations, including that black holes tend to come with certain masses.
China’s first female spacewalker helps outfit space station robotic arm
One of the two spacewalker on Sunday’s excursion is seen outside China’s space station, with a part of the lab’s robotic arm in the background. Credit: CMSA
Astronauts Zhai Zhigang and Wang Yaping, the first Chinese woman to perform a spacewalk, stepped outside China’s space station Sunday for an excursion lasting more than six hours to ready the orbiting lab’s robotic arm for operations.
