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Mars 2020: Searching for signs of past life on the red planet
Launch: July 30, 2020Arrival: February 18, 2021Mission status: Active Rovers sent to Mars – like Spirit, Opportunity, and Curiosity – are designed to be the eyes and hands of scientists. Using their miniaturized tools and instruments, they analyze hundreds of rock and soil samples right on the spot and send data back to Earth. NASA’s Mars 2020 rover, Perseverance, will use a drill to collect samples in precise […]
March 16, 2022
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NASA’s Mars Perseverance Rover Picks Up an Unwanted Hitchhiker
TOPICS:JPLMarsMars 2020 Perseverance RoverNASA By EVAN GOUGH, UNIVERSE TODAY MARCH 13, 2022 NASA’s Mars Perseverance rover acquired this image of the area in front of it using its onboard Front Left Hazard Avoidance Camera A. This image was acquired on February 25, 2022 (Sol 362) at the local mean solar time of 14:24:43. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech It looks […]
March 13, 2022
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Europe’s joint Mars mission with Russia postponed by war
The European Space Agency says the launch this year of a joint mission with Russia to Mars is now “very unlikely” due to sanctions linked to the war in UkraineBy FRANK JORDANS Associated Press28 February 2022, 17:58• 3 min read 1:49 Sanctions begin to impact RussiaABC News’ James Longman reports from Moscow on how the country is […]
March 2, 2022
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2022 Olympic Winter Games Medal Table（February 4-20）
https://olympics.com/beijing-2022/olympic-games/en/results/all-sports/medal-standings.htm?utm_campaign=dp_google All Sports All Medalists Search Order NOC Total OrderbyTotal 1 Norway 16 8 13 37 1 2 Germany 12 10 5 27 3 3 People’s Republic of China 9 4 2 15 11 4 United States of America 8 10 7 25 5 5 Sweden 8 5 5 18 6 6 Netherlands 8 5 4 17 […]
February 21, 2022
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Ukraine-Russia crisis: What to know in the escalating crisis
https://ca.news.yahoo.com/ukraine-russia-crisis-know-amid-132758168.html Mon, February 21, 2022, 4:48 p.m. WARSAW, Poland (AP) — World leaders are making another diplomatic push in hopes of averting a Russian invasion of Ukraine, but those efforts were dealt a serious blow when Russian President Vladimir Putin signed decrees Monday recognizing the independence of two separatist regions in eastern Ukraine. The move, made […]
February 21, 2022
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60 Years Ago: Astronaut John Glenn, the First American to Orbit the Earth Aboard Friendship 7
February 21, 2022
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Canadian capital cleared after weeks-long protest
The demonstrations began as protests by truckers angry with vaccine requirements. Source: Reuters.February 21, 2022Web Desk OTTAWA: Canadian police on Sunday secured the downtown core of the capital with fencing as city workers cleaned up trash and snowplows cleared streets after two days of tense standoffs and 191 arrests ended a three-week occupation of Ottawa. […]
February 20, 2022
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Harris will be the first female, Black and Asian vice president. But not the first VP of color.
Harris will be the first female, Black and Asian vice president. But not the first VP of color. By Gillian BrockellNovember 12, 2020 at 7:00 a.m. EST Vice president-elect Kamala D. Harris is a trailblazer in many ways. She is the first female vice president. The first Black vice president. The first South Asian vice president. And, perhaps, […]
November 12, 2020
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A GREAT AND SUDDEN CHANGE: THE GLOBAL POLITICAL VIOLENCE LANDSCAPE BEFORE AND AFTER THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC
https://acleddata.com/2020/08/04/a-great-and-sudden-change-the-global-political-violence-landscape-before-and-after-the-covid-19-pandemic/ In this special report, ACLED Research Analyst Melissa Pavlik reviews key findings from 16 weeks of data recorded by our COVID-19 Disorder Tracker, highlighting the most significant changes to global political violence and demonstrations trends since the onset of the pandemic. Introduction The coronavirus pandemic has brought at least half of the world under lockdown […]
August 18, 2020
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UNSC vote, a refutation of US claim about trigger mechanism
Aug 15, 2020 07:56 Asia/Tehran [Updated: Aug 15, 2020 14:39 Asia/Tehran] Iran’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations called the Security Council’s decision to reject a US-sponsored resolution on Iran’s arms embargo a US isolation in the international arena. Iran Press/America: Full text of Iranian envoy’s speech before the security council on Friday (local time) […]
August 15, 2020
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