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The Mars helicopter Ingenuity’s original 30-day mission ended in May. But as of late November, it’s completed 17 flights. To understand just how much of a difference Ingenuity is making to Perseverance’s mission, we talked to one of the Mars rover drivers at JPL, Olivier Toupet.
Mysterious News Briefly — November 26, 2021 Researchers studying a recovered Neanderthal ‘baby’ tooth found evidence that milk teeth emerged earlier and grew faster in Neanderthals than in modern humans – allowing them to eat solid foods sooner. How long did it take to teach these Neanderthal babies that their own thumbs are not solid... Read more »
Morgan McMullenGetty Images A low-budget sci-fi movie from 1968 begins with this ominous broadcast from alien invaders headed for Earth: “Mars needs women!” The best and brightest scientists from Planet Earth are currently working on making that trip in the other direction. In the process, they're testing a theory that women could be the most efficient option for colonizing the Red Planet. HI-SEAS, the Hawaii Space Exploration Analog and Simulation complex, recently concluded a one-month all-female mission simulation to examine how such a crew would handle life where only Mars Rovers ha...
China aims for total space dominance by 2043. Plans to build a Mars Base, Sky Ladder and a fleet of Spaceships in the coming years.