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In 1971, the Soviet Union’s Mars 3 became the first spacecraft to soft-land successfully on Mars—but it transmitted for just 14.5 seconds before falling silent, giving it the shortest successful surface mission in Martian history.

6+ day, 11+ hour ago   (897+ words) Mars 3 achieved the first soft landing on Mars, then lost contact within seconds. The surviving records distinguish a successful arrival from a surface investigation that never developed. By The Long View · Edited by Lachlan Brown Published September 8, 2026 · How we edit…...

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Sea level is climbing faster in southern England partly because land in Scotland is rising. GPS records show eastern Scotland lifting roughly a millimetre a year as the crust rebounds, tipping England down at a similar rate, like a plank on a fulcrum

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (616+ words) Scotland's ground is still rebounding from the last ice age, tilting Britain like a seesaw and making southern England's flooding problem worse than global warming alone would suggest. By The Long View · Edited by Mal James Published August 25, 2026 · How we…...