The ‘mole’ on Mars is finally underground after a push from NASA’s InSight lander0
- From Around the Web, Space
- June 6, 2020
But can it still dig?
But can it still dig?
Roboticists at the University of California San Diego have developed flexible feet that can help robots walk up to 40 percent faster on uneven terrain such as pebbles and wood chips. The work has applications for search-and-rescue missions as well as space exploration.
Analysis of a Neolithic skull revealed not only how she looked but also where her people originated far across the Mediterranean.
Sharp-eyed skywatchers in parts of the world may be able to catch a slight lunar eclipse today (June 5) as Earth embarks on a new “eclipse season,” although North American viewers will be out of luck
It exploits the contrast between light and dark to produce a current to power a small gadget
An international team of archaeologists has discovered an artificial structure — which is 1,400 m in length, 10-15 m in height, has 9 causeways radiating out from it, and is about 3,000 years old — at the archaeological site of Aguada Fénix in Tabasco, Mexico, near the northwestern border of Guatemala. This is the oldest monumental construction ever found in the Maya area and the largest in the entire pre-Hispanic history of the region.
The universe’s first stars continue to elude, but astronomers reveal other unexpected finds
Animals that lived over 500 million years ago may have stolen food from their hosts’ mouths
In a forest rebounding after a wildfire 110 million years ago, an armored dinosaur devoured a meal of tender ferns in western Canada before suffering a sudden death – perhaps drowning in a river or a flash flood – and being washed out to sea.
Site at Aguada Fénix found using lidar aerial laser technology