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EPISODE · Feb 25, 2026 · 28 MIN

Detecting plastics from space and how rovers can think for themselves

from Are We There Yet?

NASA's EMIT mission uses a spectrometer to detect dusts and minerals from space, and it now can detect plastics from land. Plus, the Mars rovers can move around the red planet and do science, without human help.

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