NASA says the Mars Perseverance rover has collected its first sample

NASA says the Mars Perseverance rover has collected its first sample

After initially failing to capture a rock sample, NASA has confirmed that Perseverance succeeded in its second attempt. The space agency has verified that a pencil-width core of rust-colored rock is safely trapped in the rover’s sample tube tube, ready to be processed and sent back to Earth, CNET has reported.  After NASA initially thought…

Amazon is running a Labor Day sale on Kindles and Fire tablets

Amazon is running a Labor Day sale on Kindles and Fire tablets

All products recommended by Engadget are selected by our editorial team, independent of our parent company. Some of our stories include affiliate links. If you buy something through one of these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Amazon is offering discounts on a swathe of Kindles and Fire tablets for Labor Day. While the…