TheJakartaPost

Please Update your browser

Your browser is out of date, and may not be compatible with our website. A list of the most popular web browsers can be found below.
Just click on the icons to get to the download page.

Jakarta Post

LOG IN / REGISTER

LOG IN

Don’t have an account? Register here Give your organization full access to The Jakarta Post. Register here

Mars

Mars rover data confirms ancient lake sediments on red planet

Science & Tech 1 year ago

Mars rover data confirms ancient lake sediments on red planet

The findings from ground-penetrating radar observations conducted by the robotic rover substantiate previous orbital imagery and other data leading scientists to theorize that portions of Mars were once covered in water and may have harbored microbial life.

NASA's historic Mars helicopter Ingenuity grounded for good

Science & Tech 1 year ago

NASA's historic Mars helicopter Ingenuity grounded for good

The fate of Ingenuity was sealed when imagery beamed back to Earth after its 72nd and final flight on Jan. 18 showed that a portion of one of the miniature whirligig's twin rotor blades had broken off, leaving it incapable of further operation, NASA officials said.

Mars once had wet-dry climate conducive to supporting life: study

Science & Tech 2 years ago

Mars once had wet-dry climate conducive to supporting life: study

Though the surface of Mars is now an arid desert, billions of years ago rivers and vast lakes are thought to have stretched across its surface.

NASA's Mars helicopter 'phones home' after no contact for 63 days

Science & Tech 2 years ago

NASA's Mars helicopter 'phones home' after no contact for 63 days

The mini rotorcraft, which hitched a ride to the Red Planet with the Perseverance rover in early 2021, has already survived well beyond its initial 30-day mission to prove the feasibility of its technology in five test flights.

Mars rover finds rippled rocks caused by waves: NASA

Science & Tech 2 years ago

Mars rover finds rippled rocks caused by waves: NASA

"This is the best evidence of water and waves that we've seen in the entire mission," said Ashwin Vasavada, Curiosity's project scientist at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California.

Small asteroid 'serendipitously' detected using James Webb telescope

Science & Tech 2 years ago

Small asteroid 'serendipitously' detected using James Webb telescope

The asteroid measuring between 300 and 650 feet (100 to 200 meters) in length is the smallest object observed to date using the telescope, the US space agency NASA said Monday.

Is there life on Mars? Maybe, and it could have dropped its teddy

Science & Tech 2 years ago

Is there life on Mars? Maybe, and it could have dropped its teddy

The beaming face of a cute-looking teddy bear appears to have been carved into the surface of our nearest planetary neighbor, waiting for a passing satellite to discover it.

NASA, Pentagon developing nuclear-powered rocket for Mars voyage

Science & Tech 2 years ago

NASA, Pentagon developing nuclear-powered rocket for Mars voyage

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson said Tuesday that the US space agency will team up with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to "develop and demonstrate advanced nuclear thermal propulsion technology as soon as 2027."

Once in 50,000-year comet may be visible to the naked eye

Science & Tech 3 years ago

Once in 50,000-year comet may be visible to the naked eye

The comet is called C/2022 E3 (ZTF) after the Zwicky Transient Facility, which first spotted it passing Jupiter in March last year.

‘Like the Moon’: Astronauts flock to Spanish isle to train

Science & Tech 3 years ago

‘Like the Moon’: Astronauts flock to Spanish isle to train

Kneeling on the edge of a deep crater, astronaut Alexander Gerst uses a chisel to collect a sample of volcanic rock which he carefully puts inside a white plastic bag.

The Jakarta Post - Premium Subscription Banner

follow our Social media