People have been exploring the surface of Mars for over 50 years. According to the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs, nations have sent 18 human-made objects to Mars over 14 separate missions. Many of these missions ...
Space Exploration
Sep 21, 2022
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NASA confirmed Monday that its Perseverance Mars rover succeeded in collecting its first rock sample for scientists to pore over when a future mission eventually brings it back to Earth.
Planetary Sciences
Sep 6, 2021
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Out in the cold, empty void beyond Earth, NASA's latest Mars mission is hurtling at 43,000 miles per hour toward the Red Planet. The mission, Mars 2020, passed the halfway point of its journey in October 2020 and is expected ...
Space Exploration
Feb 4, 2021
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Porous rock containing oil and natural gas are buried so deep inside the earth that shale operators rely on complex models of the underground environment to estimate fossil fuel recovery. These simulations are notoriously ...
Environment
Jun 22, 2020
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The bit carousel—a mechanism that will play a key role in the acquisition, containment and eventual return to Earth of humanity's first samples from another planet—has been incorporated into NASA's Mars 2020 rover.
Space Exploration
Aug 16, 2019
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A drill originally developed to break through Martian rocks is set to be deployed to Antarctica on a mission which could help us understand the history of Earth's changing climate.
Space Exploration
Jan 2, 2019
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NASA's Curiosity rover could soon be drilling rocks on Mars again.
Space Exploration
May 18, 2018
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NASA's Mars Curiosity rover has conducted the first test of a new drilling technique on the Red Planet since its drill stopped working reliably.
Space Exploration
Mar 1, 2018
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Improving the design of drills capable of excavating deep holes should increase their performance and longevity. Scientists from A*STAR develop a computational model that can determine the ideal drill design, achieving significant ...
Engineering
Oct 5, 2017
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By simulating the removal of chips during the drilling of deep holes in metals and metal alloys, A*STAR researchers have paved the way for gun drills that are more durable, reliable, and have longer lifespans.
Environment
Mar 8, 2017
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