# Detecting plastics from space and how rovers can think for themselves

An episode of [Are We There Yet?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1094372050), 25 Feb 2026, 28 min.

Audio: https://wmfe-od.streamguys1.com/awty/awty515.mp3

NASA's EMIT mission uses a spectrometer to detect dusts and minerals from space, and it now can detect plastics from land. Plus, the Mars rovers can move around the red planet and do science, without human help.

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