Today’s physics news: Nasa trains astronauts for asteroid mission, restoring sight with wireless implants and more

Today’s physics news: Nasa trains astronauts for asteroid mission, restoring sight with wireless implants and more

Nasa trains astronauts for asteroid mission
The first official British European Space Agency astronaut Tim Peake is being trained for a mission to land on an asteroid.
Telegraph

Nasa tests next-generation of Mars Rover in preparation for start of £1.6bn mission
The Mojave Desert stood in for the dry earth of the Red Planet yesterday as Nasa scientists tested an engineering model of their next-generation Mars rover.
Independent

Restoring sight with wireless implants
A combination of video goggles and photovoltaic retinal implants could make vision restoration more practicable.
Nature

Bow-shock no-show shocks astronomers
Sun is moving slower than we thought relative to interstellar space
Physics World