Last year was the year of Mars launches, and this one will be the year of Mars landings. The Hope Mars mission, launched by the United Arab Emirates, entered its orbit around Mars on February 9, while China’s Tianwen-1 rover, now orbiting the planet, will land in May. Meanwhile, Nasa’s Perseverance rover will land on the red planet come February 18….
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Bitcoin Consumes ‘More Electricity Than Argentina’
Thelasko shares a report from the BBC: Bitcoin uses more electricity annually than the whole of Argentina, analysis by Cambridge University suggests. ‘Mining’ for the cryptocurrency is power-hungry, involving heavy computer calculations to verify transactions. Cambridge researchers say it consumes around 121.36 terawatt-hours (TWh) a year — and is unlikely to fall unless the value of the currency slumps. Critics say…
Two probes arrive at Mars mere hours apart
Space probes sent by China and the United Arab Emirates have both entered into orbit around Mars. On February 9th, the UAE became the fifth nation to … Source: https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/338270/two-probes-arrive-at-mars-mere-hours-apart…
Mars atmosphere shedding charged particles onto Phobos?
New research suggests that particles escaping from Mars’ atmosphere have been accumulating on the surface of the planet’s largest moon Phobos for billions of years. They could provide important new details about the history of both worlds. Source: https://earthsky.org/space/mars-atmosphere-history-phobos-soil…
Chinese spacecraft nearing Mars, world’s 2nd in 2 days
A Chinese spacecraft appears poised to enter orbit around Mars, one day after an orbiter from the United Arab Emirates did so and about a week ahead of an American attempt to put down another spacecraft on the surface of the red planet. Source: https://phys.org/news/2021-02-chinese-spacecraft-nearing-mars-world.html…
Welcome to Mars! UAE’s Hope probe enters orbit around Red Planet.
After a nail-biting 27 minutes, the United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) first-ever interplanetary mission has successfully reached orbit around Mars. Source: https://www.livescience.com/uae-hope-mars-mission-orbit-insertion-success.html
UAE’s ‘Hope’ probe enters Mars orbit in first for Arab world
The United Arab Emirates’ “Hope” probe on Monday successfully entered Mars’ orbit, making history as the Arab world’s first interplanetary mission. Source: https://phys.org/news/2021-02-uae-probe-mars-orbit-arab.html…
UAE’s Hope mission to Mars arrives today: How to watch
The Emirates Mars Mission “Hope” is a United Arab Emirates Space Agency uncrewed mission to Mars. It’s slated to enter Mars orbit on February 9, 2021. It’ll be followed on February 10 by China’s Tianwen-1 mission and, on February 18, by NASA’s Perseverance mission. Source: https://earthsky.org/space/missions-to-mars-uae-hope-china-tianwen-1…
How the NSA’s Hubris Left America Vulnerable
A new book promises “the untold story of the cyberweapons market — the most secretive, invisible, government-backed market on earth — and a terrifying first look at a new kind of global warfare.” Its author — a New York Times cybersecurity reporter — shares the book’s story about David Evenden, a former National Security Agency analyst who later worked in Abu…
The United Arab Emirates’ Hope orbiter is about to arrive at Mars
The Hope spacecraft will enter orbit around Mars on 9 February, which will require a tricky manoeuvre on auto-pilot to get into position for observing the planet’s atmosphere Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2266796-the-united-arab-emirates-hope-orbiter-is-about-to-arrive-at-mars/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…