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China's Zhurong rover returns landing footage and sounds from Mars
Space News - 27 Jun 2021 10:40
China has released landing process footage from its Zhurong rover as well as video and sounds of the vehicle roving on Mars. SpaceNews
The First Chinese Crew is Busy on their New Space Station
Universe Today - 27 Jun 2021 01:38
In the past week, the first three Chinese astronauts to go the Tiangong space station prepared for all the operations they will conduct during their 30-day stay. The post The First Chinese Crew is Busy on their New Space...
LightSail 2 Has Now Been in Space for 2 Years, and Should Last Even Longer Before Re-Entering the Atmosphere
Universe Today - 27 Jun 2021 20:04
The Planetary Society’s crowdfunded solar-sailing CubeSat, LightSail 2, launched on June 25th 2019, and two years later the mission is still going strong. A pioneering technology demonstration of solar sail capability,...
This Week at NASA - More Spacewalks to Upgrade Power
SpaceRef - 27 Jun 2021 17:10
Spacewalking astronauts work outside the space station, NASA's new deputy administrator is sworn-in, and putting another piece of our Artemis I Moon rocket in place ... a few of the stories to tell you about - This Week ...
Hear the 1st sounds from China's Mars rover Zhurong and watch it drive in new video
SPACE.com - 27 Jun 2021 16:39
China's first Mars rover has captured its first sounds of the Red Planet and beamed back stunning views of a drive on the dusty world.
Lego unveils epic Imperial Light Cruiser and more new Star Wars Mandalorian sets coming in August
SPACE.com - 27 Jun 2021 16:34
Three new Lego Star Wars spaceships were released Saturday (June 26) at the first-ever Lego Con.
'Observation' video game shows how an AI solves problems in space
SPACE.com - 27 Jun 2021 16:34
After we dug into the game, we spoke with the creative director to learn more about its inspiration and development.
Gravitational-Wave Detector Could Sense Merging Primordial Black Holes With the Mass of a Planet, Millions of Light-Years Away
Universe Today - 27 Jun 2021 15:04
A new idea for detecting gravitational waves might allow us to discover planet-mass primordial black holes. The post Gravitational-Wave Detector Could Sense Merging Primordial Black Holes With the Mass of a Planet, Milli...
Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Panda: Adorable cartoon shows astronaut life on Chinese space station
SPACE.com - 27 Jun 2021 13:54
A new Chinese animated cartoon shows a sample of what the country's astronauts will experience in space on the new Tiangong space station.
Dramatic images capture rapid slide of Antarctic glacier
SPACE.com - 27 Jun 2021 13:32
Scientists studied the acceleration using high-res radar images, captured by satellites.