Uh Oh! NASA's Space Ear Threatened by Wildfires!
Imagine trying to hear a whisper from Mars, but a giant fiery monster is stomping nearby!
Hey Space Explorers! Zappi here with some news that's a bit of a bummer. You know how NASA talks to spacecraft way out in space, like the ones exploring Mars? Well, they have super-duper-sized antennas, like giant ears, that listen for those whispers from far away. One of these 'space ears' is in Spain, near a city called Madrid.
Recently, some big, scary wildfires, like fiery dragons, started spreading around that area. These fires got super close to NASA's listening station! Imagine your favorite treehouse, and suddenly, a scorching hot campfire gets built right next to it β thatβs kind of what happened.
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Based on reporting by Wired Science.