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#24841378 at 2026-07-18 15:47:34 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #30331: America is Back Edition
>>24841377
Magnetic Mars
Like the gamma-ray and neutron spectrometer, the mission's magnetometer has been operating since the spacecraft's journey began with its 2023 launch.
Designed to measure the asteroid Psyche's magnetic field, the instrument will help the mission test the idea that the object is the metallic core of a planetesimal - a building block of a rocky planet.
While the instrument has constantly been measuring the solar wind's magnetic field during cruise - including when occasional coronal mass ejections washed over the spacecraft - this is the first magnetic field signature of a celestial body that the magnetometer has measured.
"As the spacecraft passed close to Mars, the magnetometer saw an intense uptick in magnetic field corresponding to the bow shock region, where the solar wind slams into the planet's magnetic field," said Ben Weiss, Psyche's deputy principal investigator and the magnetometry investigation lead at Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge.
"This flyby calibration effort validated the instrument's performance under dynamic conditions while also revealing the fascinating physics of planetary magnetism."
Red Planet imaging
Starting in early May and throughout the flyby, the spacecraft's multispectral imager - a pair of identical cameras designed to photograph the surface of the asteroid in different wavelengths of light - had been delivering views of Mars to the mission's raw image feed.
Because of the high-phase angle at which the spacecraft approached the planet, Mars initially appeared as a thin, bright crescent, with sunlight scattering through its atmosphere.
During close approach, the imager team captured detailed views of the Martian surface, including windblown craters, the south polar ice cap, and the large double-ringed Huygens crater. They're all visible in a time-lapse video that captures the monthlong flyby sequence of images.
"The imager performed brilliantly, delivering some rarely seen views of the Red Planet," said Jim Bell, the Psyche imager instrument lead at Arizona State University in Tempe.
"Besides the obvious beauty of the photos, we were also able to fully test its calibration and sensitivity to scattered light, including picking out the Martian moons Phobos and Deimos from very far away as a part of a practice for the satellite search that we'll use at the asteroid Psyche to look for any moonlets there."
To help characterize and calibrate the imager, the team is comparing flyby images with imaging data from other missions at Mars, including NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, 2001 Mars Odyssey orbiter, and Curiosity and Perseverance rovers, along with ESA's (European Space Agency's) Mars Express and ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter, and the United Arab Emirates Mars Mission's Hope Orbiter.
The Psyche spacecraft is now headed directly toward its target asteroid, located in the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter.
"This gravity assist was years in the making, and the navigation team nailed it - Psyche flew by Mars on exactly the trajectory we needed to set us on a path to rendezvous with the asteroid in the summer of 2029," said Bob Mase, Psyche's project manager at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California.
"The spacecraft is in great shape, and we're on schedule to resume sustained thrusting with the solar-electric propulsion system later this fall."
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#24626456 at 2026-05-20 15:59:01 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #30053: GM Halfway Humpsters: Dumocrats N RINOs Defeated Edition
>>24626455
"We've captured thousands of images of the approach to Mars and of the planet's surface and atmosphere at close approach.
This dataset provides unique and important opportunities for us to calibrate and characterize the performance of the cameras, as well as test the early versions of our image processing tools being developed for use at the asteroid Psyche," said Jim Bell, the Psyche imager instrument lead at Arizona State University (ASU) in Tempe.
"As the spacecraft continues its journey after the flyby, we'll continue calibration imaging of Mars for the rest of the month as it recedes into the distance."
Bell also leads the Mastcam-Z imaging investigation on NASA's Perseverance Mars rover mission team, which was among several missions that provided complementary surface and atmospheric imaging as well as navigation data during the flyby to help with calibration efforts.
Other missions involved include NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, 2001 Mars Odyssey orbiter, and Curiosity rover, along with ESA's (European Space Agency's) Mars Express and ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter.
In addition to the imager, early calibration measurements made by Psyche's magnetometers may have detected Mars' bow shock as the spacecraft passed the planet.
The gamma-ray and neutron spectrometer team was also quickly gathering data to calibrate the instrument by comparing their measurements with the large pool of existing Mars data.
Onward to asteroid Psyche
With Mars in the rearview mirror, the spacecraft will soon resume using its solar-electric propulsion system to make a beeline to the main asteroid belt.
When it arrives in August 2029, it will insert itself into orbit around the asteroid Psyche, which is thought to be the partial core of a planetesimal, a building block of an early planet.
Through a series of circular orbits that go lower and then higher in altitude around Psyche, which is about 173 miles (280 kilometers) across at its widest point, the spacecraft will map the asteroid and gather science data.?
If the asteroid proves to be the metallic core of an ancient planetesimal, it could offer a one-of-a-kind window into the interior of rocky planets like Earth.
"We've been anticipating the Mars flyby for years, but now it's complete. We can thank the Red Planet for giving our spacecraft a critical gravitational slingshot farther into the solar system," said Lindy Elkins-Tanton, principal investigator for Psyche at the University of California, Berkeley.
"Onward to the asteroid Psyche!"
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#24587408 at 2026-05-09 15:16:43 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #30000: GM SRV Caturday Dissin DS 30K And Counting Save America Act Now Edition
>>24587407
What Psyche will see
Mars won't initially look like the illuminated reddish disk seen in so many photos of the planet.
"We are approaching Mars at a very high phase angle, which means we are catching up with the planet from its night side with only a sliver of sunlight creating a thin crescent," said Jim Bell, the Psyche imager instrument lead at Arizona State University in Tempe.
"The thin crescent on approach and the nearly 'full Mars' view after we fly past create opportunities for the imaging team for both great calibration observations as well as just plain beautiful photos."
It's possible that Mars may possess a faint dusty ring, or torus - the result of micrometeorites striking the surfaces of the planet's two moons, Phobos and Deimos, and ejecting dust particles into space.
The Sun's alignment with Psyche and Mars may cause dusty material to scatter sunlight, making it visible in the processed observations.
The imager will also capture "satellite search" observations of the space surrounding the planet - a practice run for when the team will be searching for any moonlets around the asteroid Psyche.
There could be an opportunity to learn more about Mars as well. The spacecraft's magnetometer will likely detect the planet's magnetic field redirecting charged particles from the Sun, and the gamma-ray and neutron spectrometer will monitor how the flux of cosmic rays (highly energetic subatomic particles from interstellar space) changes during the flyby.
"Ultimately, though, the only reason for this flyby is to get a little help from Mars to speed us up and tilt our trajectory in the direction of the asteroid Psyche," said Lindy Elkins-Tanton, principal investigator for Psyche at the University of California, Berkeley.
"But if all our instruments are powered up, and we can do important testing and calibration of the science instruments, that would be the icing on the cake."
Tracking Psyche
To confirm that the flyby was a success, the mission team will be monitoring the radio frequency signals traveling to and from Psyche through NASA's Deep Space Network (DSN).
Any change in spacecraft speed will be recorded in the Doppler shift of the signals from the spacecraft as it passes Mars, so its new speed and trajectory will be quickly known as Psyche departs Mars and continues its journey to the main asteroid belt.
Several Mars missions - NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, Mars Odyssey orbiter, and Curiosity and Perseverance rovers, along with ESA's (European Space Agency) Mars Express and ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter - will also provide complementary surface and atmospheric imaging observations as well as navigation data during the flyby.
Comparing Psyche's images and other data to measurements from these missions will help the team calibrate their instruments, and synchronized radio communications with the DSN will help the planning for future spacecraft approaching Mars.
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#23485177 at 2025-08-20 14:39:17 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #28612: DC Edition
NASA's Psyche Captures Images of Earth, Moon
Aug 19, 2025
Headed for a metal-rich asteroid of the same name, the Psyche spacecraft successfully calibrated its cameras by looking homeward.
On schedule for its 2029 arrival at the asteroid Psyche, NASA's Psyche spacecraft recently looked back toward home and captured images of Earth and our Moon from about 180 million miles (290 million kilometers) away.
The images were obtained during one of the mission team's periodic checkouts of the spacecraft's science instruments.
On July 20 and July 23, the spacecraft's twin cameras captured multiple long-exposure (up to 10-second) pictures of the two bodies, which appear as dots sparkling with reflected sunlight amid a starfield in the constellation Aries.
The Psyche multispectral imager instrument comprises a pair of identical cameras equipped with filters and telescopic lenses to photograph the asteroid Psyche's surface in different wavelengths of light.
The color and shape of a planetary body's spectrum can reveal details about what it's made of. The Moon and the giant asteroid Vesta, for example, have similar kinds of "bumps and wiggles" in their spectra that scientists could potentially also detect at Psyche.
Members of the mission's science team are interested in Psyche because it will help them better understand the formation of rocky planets with metallic cores, including Earth.
When choosing targets for the imager testing and calibration, scientists look for bodies that shine with reflected sunlight, just as the asteroid Psyche does.
They also look at objects that have a spectrum they're familiar with, so they can compare previous telescopic or spacecraft data from those objects with what Psyche's instruments observe.
Earlier this year, Psyche turned its lenses toward Jupiter and Mars for calibration - each has a spectrum more reddish than the bluer tones of Earth. That checkout also proved a success.
To determine whether the imager's performance is changing, scientists also compare data from the different tests. That way, when the spacecraft slips into orbit around Psyche, scientists can be sure that the instrument behaves as expected.
"After this, we may look at Saturn or Vesta to help us continue to test the imagers," said Jim Bell, the Psyche imager instrument lead at Arizona State University in Tempe.
"We're sort of collecting solar system 'trading cards' from these different bodies and running them through our calibration pipeline to make sure we're getting the right answers."
Strong and Sturdy
The imager wasn't the only instrument that got a successful checkout in late July: The mission team also put the spacecraft's magnetometer and the gamma-ray and neutron spectrometer through a gamut of tests - something they do every six months.
"We are up and running, and everything is working well," said Bob Mase, the mission's project manager at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California.
"We're on target to fly by Mars in May 2026, and we are accomplishing all of our planned activities for cruise."
That flyby is the spacecraft's next big milestone, when it will use the Red Planet's gravity as a slingshot to help the spacecraft get to the asteroid Psyche.
That will mark Psyche's first of two planned loops around the solar system and 1 billion miles (1.6 billion kilometers) since launching from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in October 2023.
https://www.nasa.gov/missions/psyche-mission/nasas-psyche-captures-images-of-earth-moon/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gCmIZ_sZbEM
https://science.nasa.gov/mission/psyche/
#23444845 at 2025-08-09 15:39:06 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #28566: Discovery Will Bury TheYm Edition
Clear As Day
Aug. 6, 2025
'Float rocks,' sand ripples, and vast distances are among the sights to see in the latest high-resolution panorama by the six-wheeled scientist.
The imaging team of NASA's Perseverance Mars rover took advantage of clear skies on the Red Planet to capture one of the sharpest panoramas of its mission so far.
Visible in the mosaic, which was stitched together from 96 images taken at a location the science team calls "Falbreen," are a rock that appears to lie on top of a sand ripple, a boundary line between two geologic units, and hills as distant as 40 miles (65 kilometers) away.
The enhanced-color version shows the Martian sky to be remarkably clear and deceptively blue, while in the natural-color version, it's reddish.
"Our bold push for human space exploration will send astronauts back to the Moon," said Sean Duffy, acting NASA administrator.
"Stunning vistas like that of Falbreen, captured by our Perseverance rover, are just a glimpse of what we'll soon witness with our own eyes.
NASA's groundbreaking missions, starting with Artemis, will propel our unstoppable journey to take human space exploration to the Martian surface.
NASA is continuing to get bolder and stronger."
The rover's Mastcam-Z instrument captured the images on May 26, 2025, the 1,516th Martian day, or sol, of Perseverance's mission, which began in February 2021 on the floor of Jezero Crater.
Perseverance reached the top of the crater rim late last year.
"The relatively dust-free skies provide a clear view of the surrounding terrain," said Jim Bell, Mastcam-Z's principal investigator at Arizona State University in Tempe.
"And in this particular mosaic, we have enhanced the color contrast, which accentuates the differences in the terrain and sky."
Buoyant Boulder
One detail that caught the science team's attention is a large rock that appears to sit atop a dark, crescent-shaped sand ripple to the right of the mosaic's center, about 14 feet (4.4 meters) from the rover.
Geologists call this type of rock a "float rock" because it was more than likely formed someplace else and transported to its current location.
Whether this one arrived by a landslide, water, or wind is unknown, but the science team suspects it got here before the sand ripple formed.
The bright white circle just left of center and near the bottom of the image is an abrasion patch. This is the 43rd rock Perseverance has abraded since it landed on Mars.
Two inches (5 centimeters) wide, the shallow patch is made with the rover's drill and enables the science team to see what's beneath the weathered, dusty surface of a rock before deciding to drill a core sample that would be stored in one of the mission's titanium sample tubes.
The rover made this abrasion on May 22 and performed proximity science (a detailed analysis of Martian rocks and soil) with its arm-mounted instruments two days later.
The science team wanted to learn about Falbreen because it's situated within what may be some of the oldest terrain Perseverance has ever explored - perhaps even older than Jezero Crater.
Tracks from the rover's journey to the location can be seen toward the mosaic's right edge. About 300 feet (90 meters) away, they veer to the left, disappearing from sight at a previous geologic stop the science team calls "Kenmore."
A little more than halfway up the mosaic, sweeping from one edge to the other, is the transition from lighter-toned to darker-toned rocks. This is the boundary line, or contact, between two geologic units.
The flat, lighter-colored rocks nearer to the rover are rich in the mineral olivine, while the darker rocks farther away are believed to be much older clay-bearing rocks.
https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/nasas-perseverance-rover-captures-mars-vista-as-clear-as-day/
https://science.nasa.gov/mission/mars-2020-perseverance/
https://www.space.com/space-exploration/mars-rovers/what-would-mars-look-like-under-an-earth-like-blue-sky-nasa-perseverance-rover-just-showed-us
#23436574 at 2025-08-07 14:53:12 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #28556: Hard Earned And Easily Lost. The More You Know. Edition
NASA's Perseverance Rover Captures Mars Vista As Clear As Day
Aug 06, 2025
'Float rocks,' sand ripples, and vast distances are among the sights to see in the latest high-resolution panorama by the six-wheeled scientist.
The imaging team of NASA's Perseverance Mars rover took advantage of clear skies on the Red Planet to capture one of the sharpest panoramas of its mission so far.
Visible in the mosaic, which was stitched together from 96 images taken at a location the science team calls "Falbreen," are a rock that appears to lie on top of a sand ripple, a boundary line between two geologic units, and hills as distant as 40 miles (65 kilometers) away.
The enhanced-color version shows the Martian sky to be remarkably clear and deceptively blue, while in the natural-color version, it's reddish.
"Our bold push for human space exploration will send astronauts back to the Moon," said Sean Duffy, acting NASA administrator.
"Stunning vistas like that of Falbreen, captured by our Perseverance rover, are just a glimpse of what we'll soon witness with our own eyes.
NASA's groundbreaking missions, starting with Artemis, will propel our unstoppable journey to take human space exploration to the Martian surface. NASA is continuing to get bolder and stronger."
The rover's Mastcam-Z instrument captured the images on May 26, 2025, the 1,516th Martian day, or sol, of Perseverance's mission, which began in February 2021 on the floor of Jezero Crater. Perseverance reached the top of the crater rim late last year.
"The relatively dust-free skies provide a clear view of the surrounding terrain," said Jim Bell, Mastcam-Z's principal investigator at Arizona State University in Tempe.
"And in this particular mosaic, we have enhanced the color contrast, which accentuates the differences in the terrain and sky."
Buoyant Boulder
One detail that caught the science team's attention is a large rock that appears to sit atop a dark, crescent-shaped sand ripple to the right of the mosaic's center, about 14 feet (4.4 meters) from the rover.
Geologists call this type of rock a "float rock" because it was more than likely formed someplace else and transported to its current location.
Whether this one arrived by a landslide, water, or wind is unknown, but the science team suspects it got here before the sand ripple formed.
The bright white circle just left of center and near the bottom of the image is an abrasion patch. This is the 43rd rock Perseverance has abraded since it landed on Mars.
Two inches (5 centimeters) wide, the shallow patch is made with the rover's drill and enables the science team to see what's beneath the weathered, dusty surface of a rock before deciding to drill a core sample that would be stored in one of the mission's titanium sample tubes.
The rover made this abrasion on May 22 and performed proximity science (a detailed analysis of Martian rocks and soil) with its arm-mounted instruments two days later.
The science team wanted to learn about Falbreen because it's situated within what may be some of the oldest terrain Perseverance has ever explored - perhaps even older than Jezero Crater.
Tracks from the rover's journey to the location can be seen toward the mosaic's right edge. About 300 feet (90 meters) away, they veer to the left, disappearing from sight at a previous geologic stop the science team calls "Kenmore."
A little more than halfway up the mosaic, sweeping from one edge to the other, is the transition from lighter-toned to darker-toned rocks. This is the boundary line, or contact, between two geologic units.
The flat, lighter-colored rocks nearer to the rover are rich in the mineral olivine, while the darker rocks farther away are believed to be much older clay-bearing rocks.
https://www.nasa.gov/missions/mars-2020-perseverance/perseverance-rover/nasas-perseverance-rover-captures-mars-vista-as-clear-as-day/
https://science.nasa.gov/mission/mars-2020-perseverance
#13365247 at 2021-04-05 14:57:01 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #16932: Shaping The Narrative Takes Work, DS Working OT So Should (You) Edition
NASA reveals more hidden Easter eggs aboard Mars rover
It's no secret that NASA scientists love to hide messages aboard its missions. Space fans thought they knew about all of the Easter eggs on the Mars Perseverance rover - but more surprises were revealed over the weekend, on Easter Sunday.
The first is a unique, 17-digit ID on the mission nameplate, reading "AONREHMELN1730055" - the first official, off-planet Product Identification Number (PIN).
NASA compared it to a Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) on a car. PIN numbers are given to off-road vehicles, which now includes the six-wheeled, self-driving Mars rover.
PINs and VINs contain unique sets of letters and numbers that can be "decoded" to reveal details about the vehicle. NASA said future spacecraft could also be assigned their own PINs.
Decoding the messageAON: Characters assigned by the Society of Automotive Engineers R: The primary vehicle type is RoverE: The primary vehicle power is ElectricH: The secondary vehicle type is HelicopterM: The location of operation is MarsE: The objective is Science ExplorationL: Character assigned by the Society of Automotive Engineers N: The year predicted to meet the primary vehicle objective is N=20221: Mission operator plant is 1=NASA7: There are 7 instruments onboard 3: Earth is the originating planet (numbered from the sun) 0055: Of five attempts, Perseverance is the fifth vehicle that has successfully landed on Mars
The second new Easter egg is a drawing inside the front left wheel of the rover, which shows that "exploration is in our DNA."
Two small illustrations highlight the rover's wheel tracks. One appears as normal, as if printed into Martian sand, "highlighting the technical achievements required to traverse the unknown."
The other is twisted into the shape of DNA, "a reminder that our space robots are of human origin."
"Humanity's insatiable desire to explore the unknown is encoded in our DNA, and we have, from our earliest history, invented the tools to make that exploration possible," NASA said, explaining the engraving. "Our impulse for both exploration and innovation will help pave the way for future human exploration of Mars."
NASA has hidden plenty of other messages aboard Perseverance, as well as past rovers.
The rover's parachute contained the phrase "Dare mighty things" hidden in its pattern, with parts of the pattern representing different numbers in binary code. The outer rings of the pattern also feature GPS coordinates for JPL's offices in Pasadena, California: 34°11'58" N 118°10'31" W.
The names of 11 million people, as well as the essays of 155 finalists of NASA's "Name the Rover" contest, were stenciled onto three microchips and attached to a commemorative aluminum plate on the rover. The plaque also featured a hidden message in Morse code within a graphic of Earth and Mars joined together by the sun, reading "Explore As One."
"These kinds of emBellishments add artistic elements on missions that are otherwise solely dominated by science and technology, as well as lasting tributes to colleagues who have helped pave the way for humanity's exploration of space," said Jim Bell of Arizona State University, who has helped festoon almost all of NASA's Mars rovers, including Perseverance.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/nasa-reveals-more-hidden-easter-135348088.html
#13042002 at 2021-02-25 01:42:37 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #16610: Wall Street Bets Strikes Again Edition
'The war continues': Small investors up in arms after GameStop stock trades halted amid price surge & reports of Reddit outages
GameStop shares have again soared, surging by more than 100 percent until a trading halt slowed the rally before markets closed, stoking suspicions among small investors, some pointing to mysterious Reddit issues during the spike.
$GME was up by nearly 104 percent when trading stopped on Wednesday, more than doubling its value over the last 24 hours, but the surge was stopped in its tracks by a trading halt imposed some 15 minutes before markets closed.
Observers online noted that while halts are typically short-lived and last only a few minutes, the suspension of GameStop trades endured until markets closed at 4pm eastern.
The sudden trading pause was met with outrage by some investors, one even calling for a Congressional probe into what he deemed "obvious market manipulation."
"What they just did to GameStop is absolutely disgusting," one commenter wrote. "Again. Halt the last 15 minutes of the day, and then allow trading immediately following the close. Corrupt as s**t. The SEC is absolutely worthless."
The price rally followed reports on Tuesday that GameStop's Chief Financial Officer Jim Bell was ousted over strategic disagreements, set to be replaced by an executive more in line with the vision of board member Ryan Cohen, who made a substantial investment into the firm last year to aid its transition from brick-and-mortar to online sales. Cohen's arrival helped to kickstart a buying craze in GameStop shares that culminated last month, seeing the stock price swell by more than 1,800 percent at some points while inflicting billions in losses on Wall Street hedge funds heavily shorting the company.
https://www.rt.com/usa/516506-gamestop-surge-trade-halt/
#9454112 at 2020-06-03 21:30:41 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #12100: Narrative Shift Now Working? Protestors with Covid? KEK Edition
Addressing a Former President of the United States
https://emilypost.com/advice/addressing-a-former-president-of-the-united-states/
When addressing a former President of the United States in a formal setting, the correct form is "Mr. LastName." ("President LastName" or "Mr. President" are terms reserved for the current head of state.) This is true for other ex-officials, as well.
When talking about the person to a third party, on the other hand, it's appropriate to say, "former President LastName." This holds for introductions, as well: A current state governor is introduced as "Governor Tom Smith," while you'd introduce an ex-governor as "former Governor Jim Bell."
Now, let's look a little closer. In an informal setting (such as a private lunch), it's acceptable to use the title the ex-official held. Here, you could refer to former President Jimmy Carter as either "President Carter" or "Mr. Carter."
Finally, if the person you're lunching with held more than one previous position-say, judge and ambassador-you'll want to know which title he or she prefers.