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Double Trouble for Mars explorers

Two glitches in Mars exploration, in orbit and on the surface

Two glitches in Mars exploration this week as, in orbit, one of the Mars Express antennae has difficulty unfolding and, on the surface, the Opportunity Rover gets stuck in a sand drift. A self-replicating robotic cube that can self-replicate. Competition between strains of malaria could make it less deadly. Could the Sirens of Greek legend been seals?

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成人快手 World Service Archive

This programme was restored as part of the World Service archive project

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