New Scientific Discoveries, Part Drei

[Lexx]

Speculation is that it happened on engine relight. The fog became orange for a second and then debris was falling down.

I'm really annoyed that they tried to do this in the heavy fog. Now we don't even have new footage of anything.

Edited March 30, 2021 by Lexx

[Raithe]

https://www.universal-sci.com/article/discovered-bacteria-strains-aid-martian-crop-growth

[Gfted1]

NASA's Mars helicopter Ingenuity touches down on the Red Planet.

[Lexx]

I'm honestly surprised it takes so long. I kinda thought they'd drop it down and start flying, in like an hour or what.

[rjshae]

1 hour ago, Lexx said:

I'm honestly surprised it takes so long. I kinda thought they'd drop it down and start flying, in like an hour or what.

It's an expensive piece of hardware, so I'm sure they will be ultra-cautious.

[Lexx]

I just can't imagine what it is that they have to check for weeks.

[Guard Dog]

51 minutes ago, Lexx said:

I just can't imagine what it is that they have to check for weeks.

Charging the battery is the delay I read

[InsaneCommander]

What happens if a dust storm comes?

[rjshae]

Trained dogs can sniff out COVID-19 samples with 96% accuracy.

Will governments start using them at airports?

[rjshae]

On 4/5/2021 at 12:34 PM, InsaneCommander said:

What happens if a dust storm comes?

The rover is nuclear powered, so it should be okay. I'm not sure about Ingenuity, but maybe they don't expect it to last long anyway?

[InsaneCommander]

17 hours ago, rjshae said:

The rover is nuclear powered, so it should be okay. I'm not sure about Ingenuity, but maybe they don't expect it to last long anyway?

Yes, I mean the helicopter. Could it be damaged by a storm?

[Gfted1]

NASA's Mars helicopter Ingenuity takes off on historic 1st powered flight on another world.

[rjshae]

On 4/16/2021 at 1:45 PM, InsaneCommander said:

Yes, I mean the helicopter. Could it be damaged by a storm?

Probably not; the atmosphere is too thin. The biggest hazards are the cold nights and dust covering the solar cells.

[rjshae]

7 hours ago, Gfted1 said:

NASA's Mars helicopter Ingenuity takes off on historic 1st powered flight on another world.

Full frame-rate video of the flight:

 

[Gfted1]

NASA's Mars helicopter Ingenuity will attempt its 2nd flight Thursday.

"According to Aung, the images from Ingenuity's second flight should begin to arrive at approximately 9:21 a.m. EDT (1321 GMT)."

[Guard Dog]

Experiments on perseverance rover extracts O2 from Martian atmosphere

As extremely cool as the helicopter is this is a much bigger deal I think

[rjshae]

The Brain ‘Rotates’ Memories to Save Them From New Sensations

Turns out parts of the brain are operating on a whole other level, at the same time. Fascinating really.

[Gorth]

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20210423-how-grass-and-gel-could-make-condoms-better

"From condoms that self-lubricate to ones with in-built medication that protects against STDs, the contraception of the future is already in development."

...

"There are a variety of reasons for why people are resistant to using condoms – religious grounds, poor sexual education and a dislike of the way they feel. Condom breakages or slippages are relatively uncommon, but do occur – some studies estimate they occur in between 1% and 5% of cases – and this can also impact confidence and whether people use them.

It has led researchers to search for ways of improving the humble condom with innovative materials and technologies in the hope that it might enable more people to use them.

One promising idea for stronger condoms uses graphene – an ultrathin single layer of carbon atoms that was first identified by Nobel Prize winning scientists at the University of Manchester, UK, in 2004. Aravind Vijayaraghavan, a materials scientist at the National Graphene Institute at the University of Manchester, believes "the world's thinnest, lightest, strongest and best heat conductive material" could be ideal to improve the properties of condoms."

 

That Graphene stuff sounds interesting. Not just for enjoyment purposes

[Gfted1]

Starship flight attempt on schedule for Tuesday afternoon.

[Lexx]

Starship SN15 just landed and did not explode.

[Chilloutman]

came here to say the same. Great success

[Gfted1]

 

[rjshae]

Is it just me, or does anybody else think Elon Musk built that because he's a fan of 1950s sci-fi?

[Lexx]

I think it's more that 1950s sci-fi writers knew what they were writing about. Sci-fi of today is most of the time just fantasy where magic is disguised as technology. 

[Gorth]

I suddenly feel like playing the Flash Gordon sound track by Queen again