NASA rover Opportunity completes marathon milestone on Mars
NASA says the Opportunity rover has passed the marathon mark for driving on Mars.
Space Exploration
Mar 24, 2015
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Decline in North Sea puffins causes concern
The Isle of May, off Scotland's east coast, is home to one of the UK's biggest colonies of seabirds. Some 200,000 birds, from kittiwakes to guillemots can flock to the rocky outcrop at the height of the breeding season.
Ecology
May 29, 2022
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Solar energy-driven process could revolutionize oil sands tailings reclamation
Cleaning up oil sands tailings has just gotten a lot greener thanks to a novel technique developed by University of Alberta civil engineering professors that uses solar energy to accelerate tailings pond reclamation efforts ...
Environment
Sep 23, 2014
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Hidden order in windswept sand
An interdisciplinary team including researchers from Leipzig University has analyzed an extensive collection of sand samples from so-called megaripple fields around the world and gained new insights into the composition of ...
Soft Matter
Jan 11, 2022
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Mars Rover Update
In January 2004, NASA landed two identical robotic rovers named Spirit and Opportunity on the surface of Mars. The twins were primed for a brief 3-month mission to tell us a story of water and possibly life itself in the ...
Space Exploration
Mar 26, 2009
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Threat from sand and dust storms spreading: UN
The UN warned Wednesday that the number of sand and dust storms are increasing "dramatically" with Central Asia the most hit by the dangerous phenomenon.
Environment
Nov 19, 2023
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Curiosity rover's second scoop discarded, third scoop commanded
(Phys.org)—Commands will be sent to Curiosity today instructing the rover to collect a third scoop of soil from the "Rocknest" site of windblown Martian sand and dust. Pending evaluation of this Sol 69 (Oct. 15, 2012) scooping, ...
Space Exploration
Oct 15, 2012
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Snakes and snake-like robots show how sidewinders conquer sandy slopes
The amazing ability of sidewinder snakes to quickly climb sandy slopes was once something biologists only vaguely understood and roboticists only dreamed of replicating. By studying the snakes in a unique bed of inclined ...
Robotics
Oct 9, 2014
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Race to rescue turtles entangled in plastic on Bangladesh beach
At least 20 turtles were dead and dozens more were rescued Sunday after being entangled in plastic waste washed ashore on one of the world's longest beaches in Bangladesh, officials and conservationists said.
Ecology
Jul 12, 2020
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Where does the sand on Mars come from?
This image from NASA's Mars Reconnaisance Orbiter (MRO) shows one possible place where sand grains are being produced on Mars today. Discovered in images from the Context Camera, this region exhibits dark material that is ...
Space Exploration
Oct 11, 2017
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