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Curiosity Shakes Loose a Pesky Rock

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After NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover drilled a sample from this rock on April 25, 2026, it withdrew its robotic arm and pulled the entire rock off the surface with it. Engineers spent several days repositioning the arm and vibrating the drill to try and get the rock loose. When it finally detached on May 1, the rock broke into pieces.

This close-up image of the rock was produced by Curiosity’s Mast Camera, or Mastcam, on May 6. Nicknamed “Atacama,” the rock is estimated to be 1.5 feet in diameter at its base and 6 inches thick. It would weigh roughly 28.6 pounds on Earth (and about a third of that on Mars). The circular hole produced by Curiosity’s drill is visible in the rock.

See Atacama stuck on Curiosity’s drill.

u/CurtisLeow — 5 days ago
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My TV has mild coil whine. I stuck 5 acoustic foam panels to the back. The coil whine is no longer audible. Is this safe?

The coil whine is audible when the TV is muted. It's annoying. So I bought a pack of 24 acoustic foam panels on Amazon designed to absorb sound. They're 12 by 12 inches. I stuck five panels on the back of the TV where there are no vents. The coil whine is gone now.

The ventilation isn't affected from what I can tell. None of the vents are covered. The panels aren't touching any wires. Is it safe to leave the panels there long term?

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u/CurtisLeow — 8 days ago
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Three years since the first flight of Starship, the next generation is here. New ship. New booster. New engines. New pad and new test site. SpaceX engineers are working to solve one of the most difficult engineering challenges in history: developing a fully, rapidly reusable rocket. “Test Like You Fly” launches a series that takes you inside the factories and onto the launch pads where humanity's future in space is unfolding.

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