Helicopter mock-up in flight over Jezero Crater on Mars.Example: NASA / JPL-Caltech So far, human exploration on Mars has been measured in the circular motion of the Earth’s orbits above and in the rover’s mending trails on the ground below. Early next month, with the unveiling of NASA’s two-X-shaped helicopter …
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In Wummera, a dusty desert town in South Australia, scientists are getting ready. On December 6, 2020, after six years in space, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s Haibusa 2 spacecraft will finally return to Earth. It carries with it a surprisingly rare, precious and hard-won cargo – the planet collects …
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