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A miniature rover being developed to explore the Moon's surface is on track to join the search for water there, its Hungarian inventors believe - using a device that weighs less than a bag of sugar.

Named after a Hungarian breed of dog, the Puli rover is a low-cost platform designed to carry different payloads, including the ice water snooper, which won the 2020 "Honey, I Shrunk the NASA Payload" challenge, a competition organised by the US space agency.

Weighing less than 400 grams (14 oz), its purpose is to probe for water ice by identifying and mapping the subsurface hydrogen content of the lunar soil.

Miniature Moon Rover From Hungary to Join Search for Water on Lunar Surface The Puli rover won ‘Honey, I Shrunk the NASA Payload’ challenge organised by the US space agency in 2020.

Facebook has apologised for rejecting a businessman's advert designed to encourage black and Asian people to have the Covid-19 vaccine.

Wilfred Emmanuel-Jones wanted to raise awareness about the importance of being vaccinated and shared a picture of him receiving the jab.

But when he tried to promote the post on Facebook, it was rejected because it said the content was "shocking".

Facebook said it had made a mistake and the advert had since been approved.

"Our team processes millions of posts and images daily and occasionally we make a mistake. We have restored the ad and apologise to Mr Wilfred Emmanuel-Jones for any inconvenience caused," said a spokesman.

Mr Emmanuel-Jones runs The Black Farmer, a firm selling meats and deli products from his Devon farm.

He had his vaccination last week and posted the picture to his personal page. But he said he wanted to "do something more to raise awareness" and reach a wider audience.

Covid-19: Facebook rejects businessman's jab advert Wilfred Emmanuel-Jones wanted to raise awareness in the black and Asian communities about the Covid-19 jab.

Even the Earth wanted 2020 to be over in a hurry: Our planet spun faster than normal last year, scientists say.

Usually, the Earth is an excellent timekeeper, according to TimeandDate.com. On average, with respect to the sun, it rotates once every 86,400 seconds, which equals 24 hours. This is known as a mean solar day.

The recent acceleration in Earth's spin has scientists talking for the first time about a negative leap second, LiveScience said. Instead of adding a leap second, which has been done several times before to make up for a slowing of the Earth's rotation, they might need to subtract one.

Scientists say Earth is spinning faster than it has in decades Even the Earth wanted 2020 to be over in a hurry: Our planet spun faster than normal last year, scientists say.

Bangladesh wins gold medals in 22nd Int’l Robot Olympiad Junior teams have bagged gold medals for three years straight in the creative category