Technology
Watch NASA test the Mars Perseverance rover ahead of launch
NASA’s Mars 2020 Perseverance rover is getting ready for its big launch day, when it will become the envy of all and leave this cursed Earth behind. But before it can get its ass to Mars, NASA needs to be sure its rover can handle the adventure.
In a new video filmed in late 2019, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory puts Perseverance through its paces to make sure that it’s grown up big and strong. It seems like one giant leap to go from Rover’s first unassisted stand to a driving test within just four months, but apparently rovers mature much more quickly than humans.
Perseverance’s launch window opens July 17. It’s scheduled to land on Mars on 18 Feb. 2021, where it will search for aliens and collect cool rocks to show its parents.
‘Assassin’s Creed Shadows’ has a little something for everybody
A meteorite fell at their doorstep. The doorbell camera caught it all.
Every Samsung Galaxy Unpacked announcement, including S25 phones
10 Sundance films you should know about now
What drives John Cena? The ‘What Drives You’ host speaks out
‘The Brutalist’ AI backlash, explained
OnePlus 13 review: A great option if you’re sick of the usual flagships
‘Night Call’ review: A bad day on the job makes for a superb action movie
How ‘Grand Theft Hamlet’ evolved from lockdown escape to Shakespearean success
If TikTok is banned in the U.S., this is what it will look like for everyone else
What’s new to streaming this week? (Dec. 27, 2024)
2025’s public domain works and how you can use them, from Popeye to ‘The Sound and the Fury’
The greatest ’90s films on Prime Video
How to watch ‘Wicked’ at home: Release date, streaming deals, and more
CES 2025 highlights: 12 new gadgets you can buy already
‘American Primeval’ review: Can Netflix’s grimy Western mini-series greatest ‘Yellowstone’?
Tesla launched the new Model Y in China. Here’s what you need to know
Eight ways Mark Zuckerberg changed Meta ahead of Trump’s inauguration
Meta ditches fact-checking for community notes ahead of second Trump term
Space calendar 2025: Here are the moments you won’t want to miss
‘Assassin’s Creed Shadows’ has a little something for everybody
A meteorite fell at their doorstep. The doorbell camera caught it all.
Every Samsung Galaxy Unpacked announcement, including S25 phones
10 Sundance films you should know about now
What drives John Cena? The ‘What Drives You’ host speaks out
‘The Brutalist’ AI backlash, explained
OnePlus 13 review: A great option if you’re sick of the usual flagships
‘Night Call’ review: A bad day on the job makes for a superb action movie
How ‘Grand Theft Hamlet’ evolved from lockdown escape to Shakespearean success
If TikTok is banned in the U.S., this is what it will look like for everyone else
-
Entertainment7 days agoIf TikTok is banned in the U.S., this is what it will look like for everyone else
-
Entertainment7 days ago‘Night Call’ review: A bad day on the job makes for a superb action movie
-
Entertainment7 days agoHow ‘Grand Theft Hamlet’ evolved from lockdown escape to Shakespearean success
-
Entertainment7 days ago‘September 5’ review: a blinkered, noncommittal thriller about an Olympic hostage crisis
-
Entertainment7 days ago‘Back in Action’ review: Cameron Diaz and Jamie Foxx team up for Gen X action-comedy
-
Entertainment7 days ago‘One of Them Days’ review: Keke Palmer and SZA are friendship goals
-
Entertainment4 days ago‘The Brutalist’ AI backlash, explained
-
Entertainment4 days agoOnePlus 13 review: A great option if you’re sick of the usual flagships
