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	Science Daily update ⋅ April 20, 2021
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	CNN NASA's Mars helicopter Ingenuity successfully completed its historic first flight CNN (CNN) The Ingenuity helicopter has successfully completed its historic flight on Mars and safely landed back on the surface, according to NASA. The first powered, controlled flight on another planet took place at 3:34 a.m. ET. Unlike when the helicopter's ... Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News Nasa successfully flies small helicopter on Mars BBC News The American space agency has successfully flown a small helicopter on Mars. The drone, called Ingenuity, was airborne for less than a minute, but Nasa is celebrating what represents the first powered, controlled flight by an aircraft on another world. Flag as irrelevant
	Space.com NASA's Mars helicopter Ingenuity takes off on historic 1st powered flight on another world Space.com The aerial exploration of Mars has begun. NASA's Ingenuity helicopter lifted off on the Red Planet early this morning (April 19), performing the first-ever powered flight on a world beyond Earth. The 4-lb. (1.8 kilograms) chopper was scheduled to rise from the ... Flag as irrelevant
	Space.com Watch monster black holes dance in this mesmerizing NASA animation Space.com A stunning new animation from NASA shows the entrancing dance of two monster black holes in orbit around each other. The black holes — which each contain millions of times the mass of the sun — are shrouded in bright, hot, churning gas called an ... Flag as irrelevant
	Space.com NASA's Ingenuity helicopter aced an 'absolutely beautiful flight' on Mars. Here's the video. Space.com And we have high-definition documentation of this otherworldly Wright Brothers moment thanks to NASA's Perseverance rover, which recorded the flight from 230 feet (70 m) away using its powerful Mastcam-Z camera system. Flag as irrelevant
	Space.com Scientists baked meteorites in an oven to investigate the atmospheres of alien planets Space.com In a new study, researchers at the University of Calfornia, Santa Cruz took samples of three pristine meteorites that landed at different times and places around the world and baked them in a furnace at 2,192 degrees Fahrenheit (1,200 degrees Celsius). Flag as irrelevant
	CBS News NASA's Ingenuity helicopter makes maiden flight on Mars in a "Wright brothers moment" CBS News Tipping the scales at just 4 pounds — 1.5 pounds in the lower gravity of Mars — Ingenuity's counter-rotating 4-foot-long rotors, spinning at more than 2,500 rpm, were commanded to change their pitch, "biting" deeper into the thin atmosphere for a liftoff from the ... Flag as irrelevant
	Phys.Org As plant/animal diversity wanes, is microbial life changing too? A perilously 'profound ignorance' Phys.Org Each colour represents a different type of microbe. The white material in the core represents the remnants of human tongue cells about which the microbes grow. Credit: Steven Wilbert, Gary Borisy, Forsyth Institute; Jessica Mark Welch, Marine Biological ... Flag as irrelevant
	Florida Today Follow these guidelines if you're on the roads on Crew-2 launch day Florida Today As the Space Coast prepares for Thursday's scheduled launch of four astronauts to the International Space Station, officials also are preparing for potential traffic tie-ups. There could be 200,000 or more people coming into Brevard County for Thursday's ... Flag as irrelevant
	Phys.Org How scientists are 'looking' inside asteroids Phys.Org The shape of asteroids such as 243 Ida can reveal information about what they're made of, which can, in turn, tell us more about the formation of the solar system. Credit: NASA/JPL/USGS. Asteroids can pose a threat to life on Earth but are also a valuable ... Flag as irrelevant
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