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Microphone on NASA Rover Records Large Dust Devil on Mars
Researchers working with a microphone aboard the Perseverance rover have managed to record sounds of a passing dust devil. The audio data was enough for them to determine the physical characteristics of the Martian whirlwind, which crossed right over the NASA rover.
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NASA Hid These Easter Eggs for Space Nerds on the Artemis 1 Orion Capsule
Following its trip to the Moon and back, NASA’s Orion spacecraft splashed down into the Pacific Ocean on Sunday. The inaugural flight for the Artemis program may have been uncrewed, but Orion carried five souvenirs to honour a legacy of lunar exploration.
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Nuclear Fusion Power Has Reached a Turning Point, in a Good Way
To date, developments in fusion power have been funded almost exclusively by the public sector. However, something is changing.
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The Quickest Way to Improve Great Barrier Reef Water Quality is Repairing Gullies
Back-to-back bleaching events have highlighted the critical threat that climate change poses to the Great Barrier Reef. But few people are aware of the network of gullies pumping out about half the sediment that is polluting reef water quality and threatening its World Heritage status. These gully networks are like miniature Grand Canyons, some with…