Perseverance rover chokes on Mars pebbles while collecting rock sample

Perseverance rover chokes on Mars pebbles while collecting 6th rock sample | Monster black hole gobbled up a star in the 1980s. High schoolers helped discover it | Moon 'mystery hut' is just a rabbit-shaped rock, Chinese rover finds Created for ceo.studentlike.spuniv@blogger.com |  Web Version January 11, 2022 CONNECT WITH SPACE.COM       Something amazing every day. SIGN UP ⋅   WEBSITE   The Launchpad Perseverance rover chokes on Mars pebbles while collecting 6th rock sample (NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS) NASA's Perseverance Mars rover has some rocks stuck in its throat. Perseverance drilled and collected its sixth Red Planet rock sample late last month, but the car-sized rover hasn't been able to seal up the titanium tube containing the material yet. Full Story: Space (1/11)      Monster black hole gobbled up a star in the 1980s. High schoolers helped discover it (Sophia Dagnello, NRAO/AUI/NSF) Astronomers have found evidence of a black hole snacking on a star in data gathered back in the 1980s, according to new research. Full Story: Space (1/11)      Moon 'mystery hut' is just a rabbit-shaped rock, Chinese rover finds (OurSpace/CNSA) China's Yutu 2 rover has reached the so-called "mystery hut" on the far side of the moon that attracted widespread attention last month - but don't get too excited. Full Story: Space (1/11)      Spaceflight Powerful European Earth-observation satellite suffers anomaly in orbit (ESA) One of humanity's most powerful Earth-observing satellites is having some problems in orbit. Sentinel-1b hasn't beamed any data home since Dec. 23. Full Story: Space (1/11)      A 'rogue asteroid field' almost delays the Valoria 3 analog Mars mission (MICHAELA MUSILOVA/HI-SEAS) The Valoria 3 crew almost didn't make it to 'Mars' at the HI-SEAS habitat because of a 'rogue asteroid field' - aka a wildfire in Hawaii. Full Story: Space (1/11)      Science & Astronomy NASA's newly launched X-ray space telescope is ready to start observing the cosmos (NASA) NASA's newest space observatory, the Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer, is set to begin spying on some of the universe's most dramatic objects - black holes and neutron stars. Full Story: Space (1/11)      Satellites reveal record high methane concentrations despite reduction pledges (NASA) The annual increase in atmospheric concentrations of potent greenhouse gas methane has doubled in recent years. Full Story: Space (1/11)      Stars might be forming much faster than expected, new study suggests (NASA/ESA/Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA))) China's FAST super telescope has made a surprising find about interstellar magnetic fields. Full Story: Space (1/10)      Technology China's $1 trillion 'artificial sun' fusion reactor just got five times hotter than the sun (VCG via Getty Images) China's "artificial sun" has set a new world record after superheating a loop of plasma to temperatures five times hotter than the sun for more than 17 minutes. Full Story: Space (1/11)      Drone discount: Save $52 on the Holy Stone HS720 on Amazon (Amazon) Amazon is offering a whopping $52 off the Holy Stone HS720, a great drone for video and photo capture that's also ideal for inexperienced flyers. Full Story: Space (1/11)      Skywatching Should Disney reboot Alien vs. Predator? (20th Century Fox) A reboot of Alien vs. Predator, one of the most profitable transmedia sci-fi crossovers ever, might just be the next big film that Disney is looking for. Full Story: Space (1/10)        Sign Up  |    Update Profile  |    Unsubscribe Privacy Policy  |    Cookies Policy  |    Terms and Conditions CONTACT US: FEEDBACK  |    ADVERTISE Future US LLC © 10th floor, 1100 13th Street, Suite #1000, N.W Washington, DC 20005