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	Science Daily update ⋅ February 28, 2021
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	CNN 'Dare mighty things': The man behind the secret message in the Mars rover's parachute CNN The 70.5-foot supersonic parachute was an extraordinary engineering challenge, said Ian Clark, systems engineer at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California. Clark, who has been at JPL since 2009, worked on the parachute for years. Flag as irrelevant
	EarthSky Parker Solar Probe captures a glimpse of Venus EarthSky Large, crisp white-edged orb with mottled surface, and short thin white lines. The Parker Solar Probe flew past Venus in July 2020 and captured this image of the planet with streaking cosmic rays, dust ... Flag as irrelevant
	Newsweek 51 Famous Firsts in Space History Newsweek We tend to think of the middle-to-end of the 20th century as a time when many of the firsts in space occurred, and this is for good reason. The Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union was a major factor influencing the proliferation of space ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Weather Channel Incredible Image of Blue and Red Lightning Captured by Hawaii Telescope The Weather Channel A stunning image of red and blue lightning in the night sky was captured by a telescope at Hawaii's Mauna Kea Gemini Observatory. The photo, seen above, was released this week by the National Science Foundation's NOIR Lab, which operates the ... Flag as irrelevant
	Space.com Mysterious stripes spotted over Russia in satellite images — and NASA is perplexed Space.com Scientists can't agree on why these hills in the Russian Arctic ripple with stripes. Flag as irrelevant
	Grand Island Independent Mars rover's giant parachute carried secret message, and more of this week's weirdest news Grand Island Independent Systems engineer Ian Clark used a binary code to spell out "Dare Mighty Things" in the orange and white strips of the 70-foot (21-meter) parachute. He also included the GPS coordinates for the mission's headquarters at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in ... Flag as irrelevant
	Newsday LIers' contributions to Mars mission out of this world Newsday Stony Brook University geology professors Joel Hurowitz and Scott McLennan watchedbreathlessly last week as the Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover completed its 293-million-mile journey, landing safely on its new home — the Red Planet. The university ... Flag as irrelevant
	BollyInside Utah teachers selected for NASA flight to the stratosphere fox13now.com The noises of tinkering tools and chattering students filled Clief Castleton's classroom at Hillcrest High School on Friday afternoon. With T-minus one day to a big robotics competition, students made last minute tweaks to their ... Flag as irrelevant
	Ars Technica Atlantic currents seem to have started fading last century Ars Technica The major currents in the Atlantic Ocean help control the climate by moving warm surface waters north and south from the equator, with colder deep water pushing back toward the equator from the poles. The presence of that warm surface water plays a key ... Flag as irrelevant
	Mashable 200000 Buddhists celebrated a holy day over Zoom and the pictures are beautiful Mashable When the Buddha was alive thousands of years ago, 1,250 of his followers came to see him in India without a scheduled meeting; they all came on what is now known as Makha Bucha Day. These followers were said to be "enlightened ones," and Buddha ... Flag as irrelevant
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