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Max Q: Psyche(d) | TechCrunch

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Hello and welcome back to Max Q! In this issue: SpaceX launches NASA asteroid mission News from Relativity Space and more Godspeed, Psyche. The large NASA spacecraft is officially en route to a metal-rich asteroid (also named Psyche) after taking off on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket last week. The mission marked the first time … Read more

Why NASA is psyched about these bizarre Martian mud patterns

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Whereas rumbling over Mount Sharp on Mars, NASA’s Curiosity rover discovered an odd crackled terrain. These distinct patterns in dry mud, discovered over 100 million miles away in house, are an exhilarating discovery for geologists. The cracks kind a lattice of hexagons, signaling that the land has gone by way of intermittent spells of wetness … Read more