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Sky Shorts: Our Red Planet fascination Suzie Dills For centuries, humans have been intrigued by the bright, reddish object that wanders our night sky, the planet Mars. We loved it, feared it, and hoped for signs of life. We even convinced ourselves that Mars was like our planet Earth, with ice caps, seasons, similar rotation, and it is also a rocky planet. This made it easy to believe that life emerged on Mars and we could visit someday, due to its proximity to Earth. The first person to observe Mars with a telescope was Galileo Galilei in 1610. In the 1800’s, larger observatories were buil...

NASA is thinking about changing the orbit of probably the oldest Mars spacecraft, a move planned to help the Mars 2020 mission subsequent to landing however which could influence the two its science and support of different missions. NASA dispatched the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) in 2005 with a suite of six science instruments, including a high-resolution camera. The spacecraft has progressively been utilized as a communications relay, supporting spacecraft on the outside of Mars. In 2018, concerned about aging segments on the shuttle, NASA proposed a possible change to the space appar...

Common calendar, Packet papers, January 29 Common calendar, Packet papers, January 29 Ongoing Princeton University Concerts (PUC) is expanding its digital offerings for the remainder of the 2020-21 season to replace planned in-person concerts, many of which will be rescheduled to future seasons. The university’s performing arts series has recast all of its virtual programming to directly address socially relevant topics. This includes: a new podcast series, Breathe in Music, bringing PUC’s popular Live Music Meditation series to a digital format; a new series of conversations with musici...

NASA will spend the next three weeks preparing its biggest and most sophisticated Mars rover yet, Perseverance, to make a dangerous seven-minute landing Feb. 18 on the Red Planet.

Cincinnati, OH (PRUnderground) January 25th, 2021 Additive Manufacturing Media has announced that the first episode of the new season of The Cool Parts Show will focus on pieces that are about to touch down on Mars as part of NASA’s Perseverance rover. Perseverance’s main goal is to look for signs of ancient life and collect samples of rock and soil for possible return to Earth. The mission includes a multitude of 3D printed parts. “The whole world will be watching when the Perseverance Rover lands and begins its work on Mars,” says Pete Zelinski, Co-Host and Co-Creator of the show. �...