Yuri Gagarin was a Russian pilot who became the first human to travel to space, in 1961. His story … plus links to a Yuri’s Night celebration near you. Source: https://earthsky.org/space/this-date-in-science-yuri-gagarins-birthday…
Tag: perseverance
Meet Perseverance: Mars rover gets name ahead of July launch
NASA’s next Mars rover finally has a name. Perseverance, a six-wheeled robotic explorer, will blast off this summer to collect Martian samples for eventual return to Earth. Source: https://phys.org/news/2020-03-perseverance-mars-rover-july.html…
NASA’s next Mars rover is called Perseverance and will search for life
Out of 28,000 suggestions, NASA selected the name Perseverance for its Mars 2020 rover, which will search for signs of life on the Red Planet Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2236562-nasas-next-mars-rover-is-called-perseverance-and-will-search-for-life/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
Help name the next Mars rover
Cast your vote to help name the next Mars rover, scheduled to launch in July or August 2020. The names were drawn from 9 finalist essays written by K-12 students. The voting will remain open through January 27. Source: https://earthsky.org/space/vote-name-new-nasa-mars-rover…