Recently‚ NASA highlighted the imperative to send humans to Mars‚ citing the advantages that human capabilities offer over robots. The assertion that “we can accomplish in hours what robots take years to do” has generated interest in the potential for manned missions to the Red Planet. While rovers and robotics have been the primary means of exploring Mars’ surface for an extended period‚ the Mars Exploration Program Analysis Group (MEPAG) now contends that the time is ripe for human missions. MEPAG experts argue that humans excel at processing data‚ outpacing the slower rovers and consequently accelerating the exploration of Mars. Bruce Jakosky‚ the study leader‚ informed Space.com that planning for manned Mars missions is actively underway. He acknowledged a lack of adequate discussion on the scientific objectives of these missions and criticized NASA’s forthcoming Artemis missions. Jakosky emphasized the crucial collaboration between science and engineering for the success of exploration endeavors. Of particular importance‚ Jakoski highlighted the role of human involvement in collecting data and samples from Mars’ surface. He stressed that astronauts on-site can perform these tasks more swiftly and efficiently than robots. Jakosky called for the development of specialized tools and technologies to support astronauts in conducting impactful scientific research on Mars. Additionally‚ Jakosky expressed confidence that any Mars mission holds the potential for significant scientific discoveries‚ underscoring the urgency to send people to this enigmatic planet. However‚ he underscored the necessity for multiple missions to comprehensively explore the diverse facets of Mars‚ recognizing that a single mission cannot unveil the entire truth about this mysterious planet. Experts advocate for a new phase of Mars exploration‚ envisioning humans as the key researchers capable of unraveling the mysteries of this geologically complex planet more effectively than ever before. The post NASA calls for sending humans to Mars: “We work years faster than robots” appeared first on Anomalien.com.

Blending the sweeping‚ world-conquering strategy of Civilization 6‚ the smaller-scale decision making of Frostpunk 2‚ and‚ erm‚ Jean-Paul Sartre’s famous assertion that “Hell is other people‚” Jumplight Odyssey creator League of Geeks is about to launch one of the coolest new strategy games of 2024. A twisted battle of demonic might‚ bureaucratic poison‚ and social subterfuge‚ while Manor Lords and Millennia remain two of the most anticipated strategy launches of the next year‚ LoG’s latest - a full remake of an underground classic from 2009 - has a distinctive personality unmatched across the genre. Unfortunately‚ it’s just been delayed. We need to wait just a short while longer to play one of 2024’s most promising new releases. Continue reading Mixing Frostpunk and Hell‚ 2024’s coolest new strategy game is delayed MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best strategy games‚ Best RTS games‚ Best upcoming games

Analysis of two iron objects in the Treasure of Villena‚ the Bronze Age gold hoard discovered in southeastern Spain in 1963‚ have identified the metal as meteorite iron. The treasure is the largest and most important Bronze Age hoard ever found in the Iberian Peninsula‚ and the second largest set of prehistoric goldsmithing in Europe after the riches found in the Royal Tombs of Mycenae‚ Greece. Now we know it is also the only hoard on the Iberian Peninsula to contain objects made from meteoric iron. The first pieces of the treasure were found loose in a gravel pit on December 1‚ 1963. Workers found a gold bracelet and took it to a jewelry store where they were informed it was enormously valuable by weight alone‚ never mind its historic significance. Archaeologist José María Soler heard about the find and quickly followed up with an excavation of the pit. Soler and local volunteers unearthed the rest of the treasure grouped together in a large ceramic vessel. The hoard consists of 66 pieces‚ most of them gold‚ nine of them 23.5 carat gold. The 11 bowls‚ 28 bracelets‚ three bottles and miscellaneous fragments of decorative elements made of gold all together weigh 9.75 kilos (21.5 lb). There are also three bottles made of silver (600 grams‚ 1.3 lb‚ total weight)‚ a gold and amber button and the two iron pieces that were the subject of the recent study. Iron was extremely rare in Bronze Age Spain‚ and therefore considered a precious metal like gold and silver. The iron in the Villena hoard is the oldest in Spain. The objects are an open bracelet with rounded ends and a hollow hemisphere of iron covered with thin bands of gold incised with decorated lines that may have been a sword pommel. The corrosion of the iron over the centuries has broken and deformed some of the gold strips. The discovery of the treasure caused a sensation at the time‚ and garnered enormous scholarly attention. Experts have long debated its date range. The metal analysis that revealed the meteorite iron also conclusively answered the dating question: the Villena Treasure dates to the Late Bronze Age (1‚400-1‚200 B.C.) Their analysis has been able to determine that these are not pieces made with terrestrial iron produced by the reduction of minerals existing in the mantle of planet Earth. Instead‚ they are “extraterrestrial and [were] made during the Late Bronze Age.” To obtain this data‚ two tiny extractions were made‚ under the supervision of the technical staff of the Alicante museum. The samples were then taken to Madrid for analysis at the laboratory of the National Archaeological Museum. “Meteorite iron is found in certain types of aerolites that‚ since they come from outer space‚ are composed of an iron-nickel alloy with a variable nickel composition greater than 5% by weight. They also contain other minor and trace chemical elements‚ cobalt being one of the most significant. However‚ the levels of nickel in terrestrial iron are generally low or very low and frequently not detectable in analysis‚” the study explains. The study has been published in the journal Trabajos de Prehistoria and can be read here. The treasure‚ which has been on display at the Villena Museum since its discovery‚ will soon move to a new state-of-the-art facility. The new Villena Museum (MUVI)‚ located in a restored 1909 flour mill‚ opens on May 17th with the Treasure front in center in a spacious 800-square-foot room.

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