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☆ New mosaic of Mars could enable humans to settle on another world
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-09 | by ( Ashley Strickland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —When the Perseverance rover landed on Mars in February 2021, it wasn’t alone. The instrument’s capabilities demonstrated that oxygen for life support systems and rocket fuel could be created on Mars rather than transported from Earth. The device is another tool enabling the eventual exploration of Mars by humans. Other worldsThis map of Mars, created by researchers at New York University Abu Dhabi, uses color photographs of the entire planet. That’s what researchers at New York University Abu Dhabi are aiming to do with the Mars Atlas.

Persons: Percy, Dimitra Atri, ”, Fujianvenator, Christopher Owen Hunt, Ralph Solecki, Arlette Leroi, Gourhan, Chris Hunt, Nicolas Reusens, Jack Zhi, ” Zhi, —, REx, Comet Nishimura, Ashley Strickland, Katie Hunt Organizations: CNN, New York University, NYU Abu Dhabi Center for Astrophysics, Mars, United, United Arab Emirates, Mars Research, Liverpool John Moores University, Amagusa, CNN Space, Science Locations: Mars, New York University Abu, New York University Abu Dhabi, United Arab, China, Fujian, Kurdistan, Iraq, United Kingdom, Japan, Israel

☆ How mapping Mars could help us live there
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-08 | by ( Rebecca Cairns | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

“It might sound silly, but maybe in the future it will be very common for people to go to Mars and even live there,” says Atri. EMM/EXI/Dimitra Atri/NYU Abu Dhabi Center for Astrophysics and Space ScienceDust and desertificationAstronomers have been mapping Mars for nearly two centuries. NASA’s Goddard Institute of Space Sciences is now using NYUAD’s map in its Mars 24 software, which maintains precise timings on Mars. The new images show details of Mars’ topography, like the Valles Marineris, which is known as the “Grand Canyon of Mars,” in stunning detail. But elsewhere, other researchers are already examining how innovations being developed to grow food on Mars could impact Earth.

Persons: Dimitra Atri, ”, Wilhelm Beer, Johann von Mädler, Giovanni Schiaparelli’s, NASA’s, Scott Dickenshied, Mars, Atri Organizations: CNN, Planet, NASA, European Space Agency, ESA, New York University Abu Dhabi, Mars, United, United Arab Emirates, Mars Research, NYUAD, NYU Abu Dhabi Center for Astrophysics, NASA’s Goddard Institute of Space Sciences, United Arab Locations: Texas, United Arab, Mars, Germany, Italian, Africa, United Arab Emirates, Canada

☆ Astronomers solve the puzzle of an unusual pulsing dead star
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-30 | by ( Ashley Strickland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

The spinning dead star and the companion star that it closely orbits were first discovered in 2007. Once the pulsar began siphoning off material from the companion star, its characteristic pulsing beam disappeared. Instead, the pulsar entered a constant, alternating cycle of operating in what astronomers call “high” mode and “low” mode. They discovered that an exchange of matter between the pulsar and its companion star triggers the unusual behavior of the pulsar. As the pulsar tugs at its companion star, gas releases from the companion and forms a disk around the pulsar before slowly falling toward it.

Persons: ”, Maria Cristina Baglio, Francesco Coti Zelati, Coti Zelati, Sergio Campana Organizations: CNN, Astrophysics, New York University, Italian National Institute for Astrophysics, Institute of Space Sciences, Astronomers, Southern, Italian National Institute for Astrophysics ’, Observatory Locations: New York University Abu Dhabi, Barcelona, Spain, Chile

☆ Erdogan survived the biggest test of his political career. What’s next?
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-29 | by ( Nadeen Ebrahim | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Official results showed Erdogan winning with 52.1% of the vote, while opposition leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu emerged with 47.9%. Murat Somer, a political science professor at Koc University in Istanbul, expects a hardened approach by Erdogan towards the opposition and his critics. “[Erdogan is] likely to continue his unorthodox economic policies because these actually serve his interests,” Somer told CNN. Becky Anderson's full interview with Turkish President Erdogan 20:52 - Source: CNNKorhan Kocak, an assistant professor of political science at New York University Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates, worries about Erdogan’s moves after the election. And Erdogan is the man that delivered that to them.”Cagaptay said that Erdogan’s foreign policy is unlikely to change.

☆ The forest growing in the world’s hottest sea
▼ + stars: | 2022-08-04 | by ( Barry Neild | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Jubail Mangrove Park is a green expanse of gray mangrove trees on the northeastern edge of Abu Dhabi’s Al Jubail island, where shallow tidal waterways spill out into the clear blue Arabian Sea. It’s a tranquil world away from the shimmering skyscrapers and heat-hazed hustle of downtown Abu Dhabi, albeit just a short drive away. Dreamlike destinationThe Jubail Mangrove Park is an unexpected green escape from the deserts of Abu Dhabi. And observing those genes in action in Abu Dhabi could be a good sign. “It is the only place in Abu Dhabi where you can see so much green.”

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