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NASA has already used it to plan routes for the Perseverance rover on Mars

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Over the last few years, artificial intelligence has crept into our routines as a practical tool: generate images, summarize, analyze, program. But in recent times it is crossing a more demanding frontier, that of systems that make decisions with physical consequences in the real world. And that also includes space. NASA JPL just announced that the Perseverance rover has completed the first drives on another world whose route was planned by AI. In terms of planetary exploration, we are not talking about a great leap in distance, but about something more delicate: proving that a technology designed to interpret information and propose actions can begin to be integrated, with supervision, into the way in which other worlds are explored. What exactly did the AI ​​do. The test materialized in two drives carried out on December 8 and 10, 2025, both inside the crater Jezero. In those two days, the team incorporated AI models with visual capacity for a very specific task: proposing waypointsthat is, the intermediate locations on which the driving plan is then built and sent to the rover. This type of planning is normally done manually by specialists who analyze images and data of the terrain. On this occasion, AI generated these waypoints so that Perseverance could safely navigate a complex area, under the leadership of the rover’s own operations center at JPL and in collaboration with Anthropic. A basic limitation. Mars is far away, and you can’t drive a rover like a remote-controlled car. JPL itself remembers that the red planet is, on average, about 225 million kilometers from Earth, a distance that generates delays in communication and makes real-time control unfeasible. For this reason, the missions operate with a different logic: the terrain is analyzed, routes are drawn in sections and instructions are sent through the Deep Space Network. The rover executes them and the result is confirmed with a delay. It is a well-proven workflow, but it is also slow, especially when the goal is to advance through complex areas without putting the vehicle at risk. The milestone figures. JPL details that, in the first demonstration on December 8, 2025, Perseverance advanced about 210 meters. In the second, on December 10, he traveled around 246 meters. In total, just over four hundred meters in two days. It is not an epic feat nor does it pretend to be. What is relevant is that these routes were based on a different scheme than usual: the planning was built from the aforementioned waypoints and the rover then executed the plan on terrain that requires precision because it does not forgive mistakes. A demonstration that AI continues to gain ground. “This demonstration shows how far our capabilities have advanced and expands how we will explore other worlds,” said NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman. And he finished with an idea that serves as an editorial guide for the entire experiment: “Autonomous technologies like this can help missions operate more efficiently, respond to challenging terrain, and increase scientific performance as distance from Earth increases.” For now, the demo is limited, but it’s hard not to read it as a warning. Autonomy is no longer discussed only in laboratories, it is also being tested on Mars. In context. We are not talking about any AI. Claude, Anthropic models, have been gaining ground as a tool for programming tasks for some time, becoming a reference option, even threatening ChatGPT. And that reputation has not stayed in the developer community: according to Mark Gurman (Bloomberg), Apple would be beginning to integrate it in a structured way into its AI strategy for Xcode; and, according to Insider, Meta has incorporated Claude into “Devmate”, an internal debugging-oriented tool. Images | NASA | Anthropic In Xataka | Anthropic has rewritten his 25,000-word “Constitution” for Claude. It is the manual for how AI should behave

South Korea has designed a rover with wheels that change size to explore them

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The dream of colonizing the Moon has been around since we set foot in it more than five decades ago. Settling on our satellite poses innumerable challenges; from how to get oxygen, what the food should be likeeven of course what is the best place to do it. We already have an answer to the latter: in caves. The problem is that you have to explore them first. A new rover. They count in Futurism that a team of South Korean scientists and researchers have designed a rover specially designed for the exploration of these lunar caves. The work has been published in Science Roboticswhich includes a video showing how the rover is capable of moving through difficult terrain, withstanding extreme temperatures and even being launched from a drone without suffering damage. The key is in the wheels. They are made up of metal sheets assembled to form a type of helix. The peculiar thing is that the wheels are soft and are capable of changing their diameter from 23 to 50 centimeters. This makes it much easier for you to overcome obstacles, enter smaller gaps when necessary, and also cushion falls. It is a very simple design, without hinges or bearings or complex parts; They simply fold or unfold by torsion, as if they were a spring. Moon cavesyes. As we said, there are many, but the main one is that the conditions are extreme. During the day, the temperature can reach 127ºC and at night it drops to -173ºC, which is not feasible. There is also the problem of long-term radiation. This is on the surface, but there is good news and that is that the Moon has a series of pits or caves where the temperature is much more stable, around 17ºC. A lunar tunnel. There is still more. By mid-2024 NASA discovered a huge cave in the Mare Tranquillitiatis crater, near the area where the Apollo 11 mission landed in 1969. It is estimated that the cave (actually a lava tube) measures about 45 meters wide and reaches up to 80 meters long, and the ground is also quite flat, so placing a settlement inside it could be viable. At the moment this cave has not been explored, although Solutions have already been proposed to do so. Artemis Program. Returning to the Moon is one of the most important space projects currently underway. Artemis It not only proposes setting foot on our satellite again, but also establishing our presence on it. The first unmanned mission was launched in 2022 and the plan is that Artemis II takeoff in February 2026. Artemis III will be the first manned mission, although this could still be missing several years. Image | Kaist In Xataka | We are sending cannabis samples to space. They are going to be key to knowing if we can colonize the Moon or Mars

Jaguar Land Rover continues in crisis for a cyber attack. The magnitude is such that the British government has had to intervene

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August 31Jaguar Land Rover was forced to make a drastic decision: off the majority of its systems to stop a cyber attack. The gesture had immediate consequences. Its factories in the United Kingdom were paralyzed and the interruption also extended to other production centers abroad. Thousands of employees were forced to stay at home in the middle of a global break that lasted almost a month. Now, The company is planning A staggered return of his activity, although not without challenges. September 2, The company spread Your first official statement. He talked about a “cybercormer,” defended the decision to disconnect systems and wanted to reassure customers indicating that there was no data filtration tests. At that time it was thought that the interruption would be brief, just a few days. However, the reality was another: the break continued until September 24 And then one more week was extendedwith October 1 marked as the minimum date to initiate a gradual and phase recovery. The attack that has put Jaguar Land Rover in check Preventive disconnection not only stopped production, much of the internal systems of Jaguar Land Rover also knocked down. Design and management tools They were out of service and engineering processes were interrupted For weeks. The commercial network also suffered: retail and logistics were blocked, forced to operate with manual methods. In spite of everything, the company managed to keep its dealers open and established alternative procedures to process payments, deliver already finished vehicles and ensure the supply of replacement pieces. The blow was global. In addition to British plants, production was interrupted in other international centers, such as Slovakia, Brazil and India. The epicenter was in West Midlands, where Jaguar Land Rover concentrates its headquarters and key factories, surrounded by hundreds of suppliers. The break unleashed a domino effect that left many of those companies without orders. The company itself acknowledged that the impact extended to the entire supply chain, both in the United Kingdom and in other countries. Forensic research has not yet concluded, But the indications suggest a ransomware attack. Shortly after the crisis exploded, a self -denominated group “Scattered Laps $ Hunters” appeared on Telegram that published images of internal systems of Jaguar Land Rover. The denomination points to a collaboration between groups such as Scatrtered Spider, Lapse $ and Shinyhunters, all with history in attacks against large companies. Internal data filtration reinforces the extortion hypothesis, although the company has avoided confirming the authorship and has not revealed whether it received a specific rescue request. Attack management involves multiple actors beyond Jaguar Land Rover. ANDThe National Cybersecurity Center leaders Together with private specialists, the analysis of what happened, while the government receives regular information about the progress of recovery. Company managers They have attended meetings with ministers And they have explained that the lap should be done step by step. From there arises the restart strategy in phases: first critical systems proven in controlled environments, then a progressive resumption of production. It is a process still underway, with the priority set to run more risks. The cost of the break is measured in tens of millions. Every week without production was for Jaguar Land Rover losses close to 50 million pounds (about 59 million euros), a blow that forced the Moody’s A agency lower your perspective positive to negative financial. The interruption not only affected the company: Hundreds of suppliers They saw their orders frozen and some smaller companies began to cut template. To contain the crisis, the British government offered a loan guarantee for 1.5 billion pounds (about 1,790 million euros), to which Jlr added one Own financing line with commercial banking of 2,000 million pounds (about 2,360 million euros). The crisis has not only evidenced the fragility of Jaguar Land Rover, it has also lit the alarms throughout the automotive. A manufacturer of this size, with global resources and experience, has needed almost a month to try to start back after a computer attack. This vulnerability forces to review cybersecurity strategies in the industry, from network segmentation to continuity plans. The case will serve as a reference for other manufacturers: the question is no longer whether there will be new attacks, but how to minimize its effects when they arrive. Images | Robin Mee him | Jaguar Land Rover In Xataka | 200 people paid to see a drone show in Valencia. The problem is that the event did not exist

Jaguar Land Rover was beaten by a cyber attack. The complicated thing came when trying to reactivate its production plants

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In Solihullnear Liverpool and in its plant in Slovakia, it is usual to see how every minute some of the vehicles that mark the top of the British industry leave the line. Today those chains are still, and not due to lack of pieces or demand. A computer attack He has forced To Jaguar Land Rover to stop the production and to review its systems with magnifying glass. The image is not just that of some detained factories, it is that of a sector that discovers how vulnerable it can become. Chronology helps dimension the magnitude of the case. On August 31, Jaguar Land Rover arrested operations in his British factories as a preventive measure, According to Financial Times. Days later, the company reported that the restoration of the systems would require more time than expected, with October 1 as a new horizon. The aforementioned medium, however, points out that the interruption could be extended for several months, leaving the production chains on the air. What do we know about the attack. The first thing that confirmedThe company was that their systems had been compromised and that some data were affected, although it pointed out that there was no evidence of theft of customer information. In parallel, a Telegram channel spread messages attributed to Lapsus $, Shinyhunters and Scatrtred Spider, with screenshots and the statement of having accessed the company’s source code. However, this type of displays should be taken cautiously. Specialists cited by The Wall Street Journal They estimate that each day without production is about seven million dollars in sales not made. The company has chosen to continue paying its workers despite the fact that the plants remain closed, a measure that mitigates work voltage but increases financial pressure. The result is an invoice that grows day by day, even before evaluating the technical damage of the attack. Domino effect. Beyond the factories, the crisis is transmitted to the workshops and suppliers that supply Jaguar Land Rover. Some 100,000 people work in that gear that delivers pieces to the exact rhythm required by the assembly line. Every day without production complicates the treasury of small and medium enterprises, which depend almost exclusively on keeping the connection with the JLR plants open. Safe against cyber attacks. According to Reutersthe company did not close a policy to cover losses and costs derived from a computer attack. It was being intermediate by Lockton, a global insurance broker. This suggests that JLR was without specific coverage when the incident occurred. The British government has been dragged into the crisis. Two ministers held meetings in JLR to analyze how to reactivate production. In parallel, the Executive considers an unusual plan: to acquire pieces of suppliers to support their treasury and place them in the market when production starts again. The sector, however, questions how to decide what to buy and where to store the components, which leaves the proposal in an exploratory phase. Will sales be lost? Despite the break, the company is not completely unfit. The aforementioned American newspaper indicated that their country’s dealers had an inventory equivalent to 113 days of sales, one of the highest levels in the sector. That mattress can absorb part of the commercial impact in the short term. The problem appears if unemployment extends until November, with losses of 3.5 billion pounds in revenues (about 4,009 million euros). Jaguar Land Rover’s crisis is not limited to a manufacturer stopped by a computer attack. It exposes to what extent the modern automotive depends on digital systems that can become invisible until the day they fail. In a sector accustomed to measuring every second of production, a blockade like this not only paralyzes factories and suppliers, it also introduces a new variable in the equation, resilience against threats that no longer arrive from markets or road, but from a system. Images | Loris Marie | Martin Katler In Xataka | China has the largest censorship system in the world. Now he has decided to export it and sell it to other countries

The Curiosity Rover has been climbing a mountain of Mars for 12 years. I just sent an impressive video from above

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He Increased Rover Curiosity He has sent to Earth a new Marte video that is simply a jewel: an immersive panoramic view of 30 seconds that transports us directly to the slopes of Mount Sharp. Look at it full screen because this is the closest thing to a walk on the red planet that we will have until Elon Musk puts the starship flights at the balance price. A family world. At first glance, the images captured by NASA’s rover last February could remind us of a desert landscape in Chile or the southwest United States. But do not deceive your eyes: that “saw” that is seen in the distance is actually the edge of the gigantic Gale crater, formed by the impact of an asteroid billions of years ago. Curiosity, a rolling laboratory to the size of a mini cooperation, was then ascending on the slopes of Mount Sharp, an imposing mountain of almost 5 kilometers of height sculpted by the time inside the crater itself. Since its arrival in 2012, the Curiosity Rover has traveled about 32 kilometers on the dusty Martian land, exploring the Gale Crater without rest. What we are seeing. The area where these images were taken, formally known as “sulfate carrier unit”, is full of saline minerals. Scientists believe that these minerals are the legacy of streams and ponds that dried eones, before Mars went from being a world potentially similar to Earth to the ice cream desert we know today. NASA invites us to get carried away by imagination: “You can imagine the silent and dim wind, or perhaps even the waves of a disappeared lake have long licking an old shore.” Rumbo to new mysteries. Although it has been on Mars for almost 13 years, the Curiosity expedition does not stop here. Left behind the Gediz Vallis channel, where about a year ago accidentally discovered elementary sulfur (A disconcerting finding, since on Earth it is usually associated with volcanic gases or bacterial activity). And now he is now heading towards a region with some intriguing geological formations called “Boxwork”. These structures, seen from the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter orbiter, seem like a kind of spider web, with ridges extending for several kilometers that will probably need warm groundwater to form. And where there is water, it is already known, there is potential to find past life clues. The researchers wonder If you are “Boxwork” They could have housed old unicellular microorganisms and have sent the Curiosity Rover to find out. The Curiosity Rover seen from above for the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter probe Another point of view. While Curiosity covers these long journeys on the Martian surface, the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Follow it from above. On February 28, the Hirise Chamber of the ship captured the first orbital image of the rover in full displacement by the red planet In the image, Curiosity appears as a dark mota in front of a long trace of fingerprints that extend about 320 meters. Curiosity’s footprints can remain visible for months before the Martian wind erases them. Images | POT In Xataka | Curiosity continues to send us videos about Mars. Thanks to him we have discovered something weird: his clouds

The Curiosity Rover has found its best track so far that Mars was a habitable planet

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NASA’s indefatigable Curiosity Rover has found one of the most forceful evidence until the date of the past habitability of Mars. But also of the fragility of this habitable ecosystem. The finding. Curiosity arrived in Mars on August 6, 2012. Covered with dust and with deteriorated wheelscontinues to put the Gale crater in which he landed. In a stretch of 89 meters of rocky strata, on the slopes of Mount Sharp, a discovery has caught the attention of scientists. According to a study Published in Science magazineX -ray crystallography instruments and Curiosity gas analysis have detected large amounts of siderita, an iron carbonate ore, between sulfate rich rocks. Why it is important. Although I know They had detected carbonates on Marsthis discovery is exceptional for several reasons. First, the abundance of Siderita: it reaches between 4.8 and 10.5% of the weight of three perforated samples, which have been baptized as Tapo Caparo, Ubajara and Sequoia. Second, the purity of the siderita. It is almost pure feco3, with very little magnesium or calcium, which contrasts with other Martian carbonates. Third, its coexistence with highly soluble salts in water: calcium sulfates and magnesium sulfates. All this fits with an ancient evaporation process. What tells us about the old Mars. The formation of this siderite implies that the Martian atmosphere contained sufficient carbon dioxide to dissolve in water and react with the rocks. When precipitating as mineral, the CO2 was kidnapped In the rocks. The Gale crater was a lake that gradually dry out over time, leaving behind these layers of different salts or minerals. The study estimates that recent samples could house between 2.6 and 36 millibars of atmospheric CO2, up to six times the current CO2 pressure on Mars, confirming that There was once an important carbon deposit interacting with surface water, a key requirement for habitability. An incomplete cycle. But the story does not end there. The team found evidence that part of the siderite that formed was subsequently destroyed. A close sample (nicknamed Canaima) lacked a siderite, but contained abundant iron oxyhydroxides. Samples with siderita (tapo caparo, ubajara, sequoia) also contained these oxides in variable quantities. Researchers believe that it is due to a diagenesis process. Subsequent fluids interacted with the rocks, partially dissolving the siderite. This destruction oxidized the iron forming oxihydroxides, and released part of the CO2 previously kidnapped again to the atmosphere. This training cycle (CO2 kidnapping) and partial destruction (CO2 release) constitutes the best evidence so far of a Old carbon cycle on Mars. However, Siderita’s persistence indicates that it was a partial and incomplete cycle: more carbon was kidnapped than was subsequently released, unlike the carbon cycle of planet Earth, which has maintained a greater balance over geological time. A fragile habitability. The discovery reinforces the idea of ​​a habitable primitive Mars with liquid water interacting with a CO2 rich atmosphere until The warm and wet days are over. He tells us that the planet was habitable, but also that habitability is something very fragile. Perhaps a lesson about the climatic stability of our own planet in the face of climate change. Mars, once again, serves as a planetary laboratory to understand the evolution and fragility of the habitable worlds. Image | POT In Xataka | NASA’s Curiosity robot has opened a rock on Mars by accident. A yellow treasure has just revealed

A video taken by Rover Curiosity exposes its secrets

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The Curiosity Rover He has been unraveling secrets of the surface of Mars. But it has not been fixed On the ground this timebut in heaven. Strange clouds. NASA has published this week A hypnotic recording taken on January 17 with the Mastcam Chamber of Rover Curiosity during the Sun number 4,426 of the mission. What we see are bright and bright clouds that move gently through the sky of Mars. However, they are not clouds like those of the earth. They are nightly clouds dyed of reddish and greenish tones that aroused the interest of scientists since the first time the Martian robot looked at the sky. What his color tells us. As on Earth, this type of clouds is called “noctilucent” because they shine during twilight, the transition from day to night, thanks to the light dispersed by the west sun. The difference is that, on Mars, these clouds can be composed of water or carbon dioxide ice. The iridescent clouds, whose colored flashes remind of the naches, are specifically those that are formed from the carbon dioxide ice, which condenses at high altitudes, between 60 and 80 kilometers on the Martian floor. A team from the Institute of Space Sciences of Boulder, in the United States, He analyzed thoroughly from Curiosity images In a recent study. What their movements tell us. These clouds are not only different from the color, but also the shape and height to which they move. While carbon dioxide formations rise and produce colorful flashes, water ice are white feathers that move to lower altitudes, around 50 kilometers, and dissipate when they heat up as they approach the surface . Studying the size and growth of cloud particles helps astronomers understand how planet. The incombustible curiosity. The observations of the Curiosity Rover have been key to understanding the physics of the Martian atmosphere. The images were obtained using one of the two Mastcam color modules, specifically the 34 mm camera, although it currently has the partially blocked filter wheel. Even in years, Curiosity continues to obtain valuable data and continues its journey towards new areas of interest, such as channels and craters that could hide clues about Mars. But when he looks at heaven he also opens a window to better understand atmospheric dynamics and the climate of the red planet. Image | NASA-JPL In Xataka | All DNA bases and 14 of 20 amino acids: NASA has found molecules linked to life in Bennu samples

They release electric luxury brand inspired by Range Rover

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The Tata Groupknown for being one of the most important industrial conglomerates of India, is found on the threshold of a transcendental change. Read also: Trump policies cause alert in Volkswagen Although it has been the financial support of Jaguar and Land Rover Since its acquisition in 2008, it now seeks to shine with its own light. Your strategy: launch a new brand of luxury electric vehicles under the name Avinyaa term that in Hindi means “innovation.” You can read: SKI-DOO MXZ 2025: Proof of the best snow motorcycles In the past, Tata had chosen to maintain a discreet position in the management of Jaguar and Land Roverfocusing on providing capital for the development of models such as the new Jaguar electric ones. However, The presentation of Avinya X, a conceptual SUV inspired by the design of the iconic Range Rovermarks the beginning of an independent strategy that could position Tata as a key player in the global luxury segment. Avinya X: A look at the future The Avinya X, recently revealed in the New Delhi Expo.symbolizes Tata’s ambition to create vehicles that are not only technologically advanced, but also visually captivating. This compact SUV shares design elements with the AVINYA EV prototype, presented in 2022. Its sports profile, integrated doors and 22 -inch tires anticipate a sophisticated and modern aesthetic, aimed at capturing attention both in the Indian and international market. According to information from the specialized portal AutocarprofesionalAvinya X could serve as the basis for P3 and P5 models, which will compete with SUVS of the D and Premium segment, such as the Volvo Em90 and the Range Rover Velar. These vehicles They will use the modular Ema of Jaguar Land Rover platformdesigned for electric cars, which guarantees a balance between performance, efficiency and luxury. Millionaire investment and expansion plans To materialize his vision, Tata has allocated $ 2,000 million to the development of your electric vehicle business. Since its incursion into this market in 2017, the company has launched six models, initially directed afloats, and then expanded to private clients in 2019. Now, Tata plans to increase its EV line with ten new models by 2026, of which five will be under the Avinya brand. The first production model based on the AVINYA EV prototype will have an approximate price of $ 42,000a considerably high figure for the Indian market. This positioning suggests that Tata is looking beyond the borders of her country, seeking to conquer more mature and competitive markets, such as Europe and North America. Diversified models for a global market Within the Avinya range, each model responds to a specific segment. The P2 will be a compact SUV of 4.4 meters, ideal for urban environments, while the P3, with 4.9 meters, will compete in segment D. On the other hand, The P4 and the P5 will be positioned as electrical alternatives to the Range Rover Sport and the Range Rover, respectively. These models stand out not only for their size, but also for their advanced technology and premium finishes. In the words of an industry analyst, “Tata is using her experience with Jaguar Land Rover to create a brand that combines the best of both worlds: British design and Indian engineering.” Avinya: luxury and sustainability Tata’s commitment to sustainability is also reflected in Avinya’s design philosophy. The materials used inside the vehicles will be recycled and of sustainable origin, while the batteries of the models will take advantage of the latest technologies to maximize efficiency and durability. In addition, vehicles will include advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) and intelligent connectivity, aligning with the demands of modern consumers. Tata is no stranger to the challenges involved in the luxury market, dominated by established brands such as Tesla, Mercedes-Benz and BMW. However, your focus on creating accessible and sustainable electric vehicles could be your competitive advantage. Also, the use of platforms and technologies shared with Jaguar Land Rover allows the company to reduce costs and accelerate development times. “The Avinya brand symbolizes our vision of sustainable and luxurious mobility that is accessible globally”a Tata spokesman said during the launch event. With the Avinya X as a spearhead, Tata is demonstrating that he is ready to challenge the standards and redefine luxury in the era of electrification. While the path to global success will be full of obstacles, the combination of innovative design, avant -garde technology and a well -defined market strategy could consolidate Avinya as a relevant name in the luxury segment. With a solid investment and a promising products portfolio, Avinya’s future seems as bright as electrifying. Continue reading: (Tagstotranslate) Range Rover

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