Ingenuity Scopes Out the Road Ahead on Mars

Published: Aug. 6, 2021, 5:49 a.m.

The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast.
SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 90
*Ingenuity scopes out the road ahead on Mars
Scientists studying NASA\u2019s Mars Ingenuity helicopter\u2019s ninth flight have revealed a spectacular landscape of dunes and ancient rocky outcrops spread across the dried river delta and lakebed of Jezero Crater.
*Dark matter slowing the spin of the Milky Way's central bar
A new study claims the rotation of the Milky Way's galactic bulge has slowed by about a quarter since its formation due to dark matter.
*New observations test the Standard Model of particle physics
Scientists with the world\u2019s largest atom smasher \u2013 the Large Hadron Collider at CERN have observed the simultaneous creation of three massive W bosons for the first time.
*SkyWatch August
Coming up on August Skywatch we look at the red supergiant Antares, Barnard\u2019s star \u2013 the second nearest star system to the Sun, and the annual Perseids meteor shower.

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