The Curiosity rover of Nasa has captured an amazing selfie from Mars.

The image was taken for celebrating a special moment- the robot carried out one chemical experiment in Mars’ Glen Etive clay-bearing region for first time ever.

One can observe two tiny drill holes on the left-hand side of Curiosity where the researchers hope to learn if life existed on Mars millions/billions of years ago.

The Nasa researchers have waited for 7 years to discover the right spot for the robot to carry out wet chemistry experiments in its portable lab.

This is the rover’s second attempt to conduct an experiment that involves wet chemicals as researchers were pressurised to use limited supplies after its drill mechanism malfunctioned in 2016.

The rover landed on Mars back in the year 2012 and began exploring Glen Etive, a ‘strategic spot’ which will help understand more about how this clay-rich region formed.

The results of this recent Curiosity experiment will be established following year.

Notably, clay-based rocky regions preserve chemical compounds well, which later breakdown with time when attacked by radiation from the Sun and the space. The researchers are intrigued to determine if any sort of organic compounds are preserved in rocks present at the Glen Etive region. Understanding how the region formed will help them get an idea about whether Mars supported life ever.

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Astronomers in Australia and the United States have recently spotted a ginormous galaxy that could be straight from the dawn of our universe. The astronomers have named this galaxy as the “Cosmic Yeti”.  This galaxy was accidentally spotted by the experts when they noticed its footprints.

Just like Yeti, these galaxies were generally regarded by the scientific community as folklore due to the absence of proper evidence that could confirm its existence, explained the researchers. This particular signal coming from this galaxy took around 12.5 Billion Years in order to reach our Earth, as confirmed by the research.

The results of this finding were published over the popular journal named The Astrophysical Journal. Christina Williams, the lead author of this study and an astronomer working at the Arizona University, happened to notice this faint blob of light. These observations were made in Chile by the use of the ALMA telescopes.

In her statement, Williams mentioned that this light was particularly mysterious as it wasn’t linked to the galaxies known by the scientists. She also mentioned that when she tried to observe the galaxy, it was very far away as well as hidden by the dust clouds.

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A giant Pumice raft that was spotted at the Pacific is now expected to move towards Australia. This could actually help with the recovery for the deteriorating Great Barrier Reef due to the bleaching episodes.

This pumice raft shall restock millions of the tiny marine ecology which includes coral as well. The overall area of the raft is somewhere around 150sq.km. It was produced due to the underwater volcano located near Tonga. This was initially reported by an Australia based couple named Larissa Brill and Michael Hoult. The couple was sailing on the catamaran to the Fiji dated 16^th August.

In the Facebook post by the couple, it was mentioned that they entered a rubble slick rock which consisted entirely of the pumice stones varying from basketball size to marble size. The post further stated that the waves got knocked back to their calm variant with their boat slowed down to mere 1 knot. This rubble slick could be seen way far in the sea with no visible end for miles.

The steering of the yacht was jammed temporarily by rocks stuck amid the hull and rudders. However, the same was cleared in time and other vessels in the same route were informed of the impending issue.

Nicole Stump

Nicole is a science graduate and professional with a strong experience in content management of Science related articles. Her strength includes the sound knowledge of science as well as astronomy.