First Drive

The Astronomy, Technology and Space Science News Podcast.
SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 24 Episode 29
*First drive for the new Mars Perseverance rover
NASA’s new Mars 2020 Perseverance rover has undertaken its first tentative test drive across the red planet’s surface.
*A new map of binary star systems near the Sun
Astronomers have developed the most comprehensive map ever achieved of binary star systems within the Sun’s local neighbourhood -- covering some 1.3 million binary star systems within three thousand light-years from the Sun.
*New satellite to monitor Russia’s northern frontier
Russia has launched its first Arctic climate satellite. The Arktika-M spacecraft was launched aboard Soyuz 2.1b rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in the central Asian republic of Kazakhstan.
*The Science Report
The South African Variant of COVID-19 even stronger than thought.
Mushrooms found to boost antioxidants and control sugar levels.
Neandertals found to perceive and produce human speech.
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