Perseverance rover sends back first ever recording of driving on Mars – video

Nasa’s latest Mars rover, Perseverance, has sent back the sounds of its six metal wheels driving across the planet’s surface. The recording was captured by one of its two onboard microphones, with Nasa releasing 16 minutes’ worth. Engineers are investigating whether a high-pitched scratching noise is caused by electromagnetic interference or the rover’s movement. Perseverance will continue to look for somewhere to launch the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter, a drone that it is carrying

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Met deputy says he 'can't apologise' for officers over Sarah Everard vigil

Thu Mar 18 , 2021
Sir Stephen House says officers were ‘doing their duty as they saw it’ and he will not second-guess them The deputy commissioner of the Metropolitan police has said he “can’t apologise for my officers” over their handling of the Sarah Everard vigil in south London last weekend. Speaking to the […]

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