If the rover continues to drive south from its landing site, this HiRISE view shows the kind of terrain and features Zhurong may explore in Utopia Planitia.

Narration: Tre Gibbs
https://uahirise.org/ESP_070377_2050

The Zhurong Rover Explores Utopia Planitia

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SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 107
*The Perseverance rover collects a second sample of Martian history
NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover successfully collected its first pair of rock samples, and scientists already are gaining new insights into the Jezero Crater region of the red planet.
*ExoMars 2020 on track for launch a year from now
Well, it was slated to fly in 2020, but ongoing technical delays and the COVID-19 Corona virus pandemic forced the ExoMars 2020 mission to miss its original launch window.
*The Hapith I rocket in flames on its Whalers Way launch pad
Taiwanese company TiSpace’s attempt to launch its new Hapith I rocket has ended in flames with the rocket catching alight on the launch pad.
*SpaceX 16th launch of the year
SpaceX has successfully launched another 51 Starlink broadband internet satellites aboard one of its Falcon 9 rockets.
*China’s 33rd launch for the year
China has successfully launched a new direct broadcast telecommunications satellite.
*The Science Report
A new study confirms that the Sun's 11-year cycle cannot explain global warming.
Study shows 26 out of 27 scientists rejecting COVID-19 lab link were actually linked to the lab.
A new species of meat eating theropod dinosaur discovered in southeastern Brazil.
A new study has identified seven key personality traits in cats.
Alex on Tech: looks at the new iphone13.
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Perseverance Rover Gets Busy

Quasars, those incredibly bright and distant sources powered by supermassive black holes, may have a trick to their radiation that let's us use them as standard candles. We'll dive into that and take a dive in close to the Sun with the Parker Solar Probe to learn about its discoveries of new populations of dust in the inner solar system. Plus, impactor trivia, and how long would you want to stay in space?

Taking the Measure of the Universe with Quasars

This year, the September equinox arrives on the 22nd which marks the first day of Fall for the northern hemisphere.  The term “equinox” means “equal day equal night” because the length of day and night are about the same on this date.

9/20/21 - The Autumn Equinox

Astronomer Marc D'Antonio talks about "Shock Doc: Alien Invasion: Hudson Valley" now on Discovery+.  Hudson Valley is the undisputed UFO capital of the world with over 3k encounters the past 10 years.  Marc talks about the town, fossils, what the government has released and his own strange expriences. www.discoveryplus.com

Marc D'Antonio (astronomer)

At 3:21 pm EDT on Wednesday, September 22, the September equinox will occur – kicking off autumn in the Northern Hemisphere!

2.22 Autumn in the North Begins!

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Space Nuts Episode 271 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley 
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Evidence of Dark Energy?

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SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 108
*Time for a revision for the Milky Way galaxy’s formation
Scientists will need to rethink how the Milky Way galaxy formed and evolved after new observations showed the galaxy’s gases aren’t homogeneously mixed – as originally thought.
*NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope ready for launch
After successful completion of its final tests, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope is now being prepped for shipment to the launch pad.
*A year since death of the Arecibo Radio Telescope
It’s been a year since the iconic 305 metre Arecibo Radio Telescope in Puerto Rico first began snapping support cables – a process that would ultimately lead to the collapse of the main dish on December first.
*OneWeb’s constellation continues to grow
A Russian rocket has blasted off carrying another 34 OneWeb internet broadband communications satellites.
*The Science Report
Smoke from Australia’s black summer bushfires spawned a massive phytoplankton bloom.
Defiant X rotorcraft proposal for US Army’s Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft programme.
New lithium sulfur batteries could let you drive Sydney to Melbourne on a single charge.
Fossilized dinosaur skin discovery.
Skeptic's guide to freedom of speech.

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Revision Time

As we head into Fall, and with solar activity on the upswing, the chances of catching a display of Northern Lights increases.

9/27/21 - The Aurora Borealis

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SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 109
*Super volcanoes discovered on Mars
Scientists found evidence that a region of northern Mars called Arabia Terra experienced thousands of “super eruptions,” the biggest volcanic eruptions known, over a 500-million-year period.
*Uncovering the secret mushballs of Neptune and Uranus
Mushballs – giant, slushy hailstones made from a mixture of ammonia and water – may be responsible for an atmospheric anomaly at Neptune and Uranus that has been puzzling scientists.
*461 new outer solar system objects found -- but no Planet 9
The Dark Energy Survey has discovered 461 new outer solar system objects.
Since 2013 the survey has been studying the properties of a mysterious force known as dark energy which is causing the expansion of the universe to accelerate.
*Two Australian satellites included in the latest dragon cargo ship mission
SpaceX have launched another Dragon resupply mission to the International Space Station. Included in the payload are the Australian Research Council’s CUAVA-1 satellite which is carrying four experimental payloads for the University of Sydney and Macquarie University and Curtin University’s Binar-1 spacecraft which will test new technology designed for eventual use in the Binar Prospector spacecraft which will be flown in lunar orbit in 2025.
*The Science Report
The hole in the ozone layer larger than usual this year.
A new more efficient electrocatalyst to make green hydrogen from water.
New research suggests T-rex wagged its tail like a puppy.
Skeptic's guide to anti-vaxxers pushing flawed studies.
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Super Volcanoes Discovered on Mars

HiRISE (High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment) is the most powerful camera ever sent to another planet: Mars! We're one of six instruments onboard the MRO spacecraft, offering up audio of our captioned images release.

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Mike Murray from the Delta College Planetarium takes a look at what's up in the night sky. Things are happening all the time in the backyard universe, and many of them don't require a telescope to see and enjoy.

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