Meet a robot that can explore caves on other planets – Yalla Match

These twisted underground caverns can be home to long-running mysteries and tales and lead to pirate treasure or a vampire’s nest — if you’ve watched ’80s movies like “The Goonies” or “The Lost Boys.”

However, many of these hidden natural networks and the wonders within them remain unexplored, as they are dangerous and sometimes inaccessible.

Technological advances can help scientists overcome the challenges of investigating these underground systems – and beyond. In our quest for extraterrestrial life, extraterrestrial caves may contain the clues we hope to find.

other worlds

A robot called ReachBot may become the first explorer to crawl into the caves of Mars to search for microbes.

ReachBot is a concept for a machine the size of a multi toaster oven Extendable arms can help him crawl through the treacherous caves of Mars The way spider-man swings through town.

The robot will communicate with a surface vehicle that can provide power, analyze cave samples and relay images back to Earth.

The ReachBot team has received funding to build and test a prototype in caves on Earth similar to what might be encountered on Mars.

Meanwhile, the Chinese probe Tianwen-1 has Shared photos from over a year I spent photographing the Red Planet.

ocean secrets

The reef of Central America, the second largest barrier reef in the world, is somewhat A highway for the sharks, turtles and rays that live in the Caribbean.

Coral reefs, which extend for more than 600 miles (965.6 kilometers) from Mexico to Honduras, provide food and rich habitats for marine life. But the endangered species that use these reefs to move between north and south could swim straight into danger and fall prey to illegal fishing practices.

Now, sharks that use this route have unexpected new allies in the local communities along the reef – fishermen intent on protecting the vital ecosystem.

Meanwhile, researchers recently found a different threat to great white sharks that live off the coast of South Africa: a A pair of orcas killed the shark.

we are Family

Fossils of early human ancestors found inside the Sterkfontein Caves in South Africa are a million years older than previously thought.

The fossils belong to the genus Australopithecus, an ancient hominin that was initially thought to have lived 2 million to 2.6 million years ago. Now, researchers believe these ancient ancestors were about 3.4 million to 3.6 million years ago.

This new date makes Cave fossils are older than the famous Lucy fossilAnd A member of the Australopithecus afarensis species that was found in Ethiopia and lived 3.2 million years ago.

Initially, it was believed that the Australopiths of South Africa evolved from those living in East Africa, such as Lucy But the new dates turn this theory upside down. Now, researchers hope to discover who the great common ancestor of these two ancient groups was.

around the universe

Soon, we will be able to see the universe in a whole new way.

On July 12, astronomers will share the first high-resolution, color images captured by the James Webb Space Telescope. One of these is The deepest picture of our universe ever takensaid NASA Administrator Bill Nelson.

The images are expected to show how galaxies interact and grow, offer a glimpse into the violent life cycle of stars and even a colorful peek inside the spectrum of an exoplanet — or how wavelengths of light reveal properties of other worlds.

wonderful creatures

Giant pandas taste bamboo, but that wasn’t always the case. The ancestors of rare bears had a more diverse diet, which included meat.

If you look closely at a panda’s claw, you will notice that it has an extra toe. analysis The ‘false thumb’ of the ancestors of the fossilized panda 6 million years agoFound in Yunnan Province in China, it was identified when bamboo preference began, according to a new study.

The panda developed the figure to help it stick to the woody stems of the plant.

The fossil also revealed a mystery about the thumb, which turned out to be an evolutionary compromise of the giant panda.

discoveries

You have to see this:

– a A carnivorous plant that captures subterranean organisms Found in Borneo. It is the first known pitcher to go underground in search of prey.

Miners were prospecting for gold in Klondike, Canada when they were “Almost Complete” Mummified Baby Woolly Mammoth Discovered that died more than 30,000 years ago.

NASA orbiter spotted A surprising new double crater on the moon. The cavity formed when a mysterious rocket hit the moon’s surface on March 4.

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