The Queen makes new virtual appearance and reacts to pictures of Mars by NASA’s Perseverance rover By Heather Cichowski March 12, 2021 The Queen marked British Science Week with a video call to British scientists, educators and schoolchildren. It was her first appearance since Oprah Winfrey on March 7 and followed her subsequent statement on March 9. British Science Week, which is actually 10 days, is a celebration of all things STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics). Her Majesty heard about some of the historic moments in the U.K. in science and technology, and she shared her personal connection to a few. The 94-year-old also found out about modern developments. For instance, the Queen was shown the