A New Era of Mars Exploration Begins

juillet 09, 2021

The Age of Perseverance

As part of a decades-spanning, multiple-mission plan to search for evidence of life, NASA’s Mars Perseverance Rover is poised to change history. In this month’s eBook, we examine the path to Perseverance and what it could mean to the future of human space exploration. For further reading, check out these other titles.

Mars: A New Era of Exploration

Was there ever life on Mars? Could life exist there? The latest of nearly 50 missions, NASA’s Mars Perseverance Rover is the opening shot of an ambitious plan to find answers. In this eBook, we look at the current state of Mars exploration: what past rovers have told us, the challenges of space travel and searching for life and how Perseverance could change everything we know for decades to come.

How to Do Anything Better

When we think about the things we do every day—driving, working, parenting—we realize that even with tasks we are generally good at, there is always room for improvement. As always, science is on the case. This eBook contains a collection of columns written by Sunny Sea Gold, a health and psychology journalist whose work has appeared in O: The Oprah Magazine and Parents. These selections, published by Scientific American between 2009 – 2017, offer practical tips for acing life from nailing that job interview to giving the perfect gift.

The Science of Climate Change

As evidence for human interference in the Earth’s climate continues to accumulate, scientists have gained a better understanding of when, where and how the impacts of global warming are being felt. In this eBook, we examine those impacts on the planet, on human society and on the plant and animal kingdoms, as well as effective mitigation strategies including resourceful urban design and smart carbon policies.