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• Kenneth Chang
Perseverance reached 28.10 miles (45.22 kilometers) driven on Mars on Oct. 11, surpassing the 28.06-mile (45.16-kilometer) mark set by NASA’s Opportunity rover, which operated from 2004 to 2018. The milestone makes Perseverance the farthest-driving vehicle on any world beyond Earth.
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Perseverance reached 28.10 miles (45.22 kilometers) driven on Mars on Oct. 11, surpassing the 28.06-mile (45.16-kilometer) mark set by NASA’s Opportunity rover, which operated from 2004 to 2018. The milestone makes Perseverance the farthest-driving vehicle on any world beyond Earth.
SpaceX and NASA are preparing to launch a cargo mission to the International Space Station on Tuesday morning. The flight is set to deliver 6,300 pounds of cargo, including new solar arrays, extending the station’s resupply operations and supporting its infrastructure.
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A Falcon 9 is scheduled to launch the CRS-35 Dragon cargo mission from Cape Canaveral on Oct. 13, carrying thousands of pounds of supplies and science experiments to the International Space Station. The spacecraft is expected to arrive about 52 hours after launch with the final pair of iROSA solar arrays among its cargo.
Researchers analyzing archival observations from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope found a chemical signature suggesting the white dwarf HS 0209+0832 may host a second-generation planet. The finding, reported in Nature Astronomy, shows how existing space-telescope data can yield new evidence about planetary systems around stellar remnants.
NASA is seeking ideas to mitigate static electricity that could build up on astronauts and critical hardware during Moon missions. The agency says charged lunar explorers could act like “walking, high voltage capacitors,” posing a risk of accidental discharges to spacecraft and equipment.
NASA’s X-59 experimental aircraft reached Mach 1.53 during a four-day campaign of six flights, setting a new speed record for the supersonic demonstrator. The flights expanded its flight envelope as NASA tests technology intended to enable quieter supersonic flight over land.
Growing fresh food on the Moon could help move astronauts beyond freeze-dried rations, but doing so depends on managing water in lunar conditions. The article examines how water might flow there, a basic resource challenge for efforts to cultivate food during future lunar missions.
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