[ad_1] LAKE SALDA, Turkey – As NASA’s Perseverance rover explores the surface of Mars, scientists looking for signs of ancient life on the distant planet are using data collected on a mission much closer to home in a lake in southwestern Turkey. NASA says the minerals and rock deposits at Salda are the closest on … Read more
[ad_1] These two views from July 2020 show the elongated cloud extending from the Arsia Mons volcano on Mars. ESA / GCP / UPV / EHU Bilbao In 2018, some corners of the Internet thought there might be a massive volcanic eruption on Mars, but it was a trick of the eye. A long, thin … Read more
[ad_1] Credit: CC0 Public Domain Wormholes play a key role in many science fiction films, often as a shortcut between two distant points in space. In physics, however, these tunnels in space-time have remained purely hypothetical. An international team led by Dr Jose Luis Blázquez-Salcedo from the University of Oldenburg has now presented a new … Read more
[ad_1] SN10’s touchdown was more crisp than smooth. SpaceX The 3 of March SpaceX finally appeared to be making a soft landing of the latest prototype of its next-generation Mars rocket. But a few minutes later, SN10, as the third prototype to perform a high-altitude test flight was known, made an unscheduled second flight after … Read more
[ad_1] The main Fox Business Flash titles are here. Find out what clicks on FoxBusiness.com. SpaceX got closer than ever to a successful landing of one of its Starship prototypes last week, and the next test could be when the company finally passes it. The Elon Musk-backed rocket maker delivered its latest prototype, called SN11, … Read more
[ad_1] A suspected asteroid crossed the northern Vermont sky on Sunday, moving so fast and creating so much force that it rocked buildings on the ground, according to NASA. The “fireball” was spotted by hundreds of sky watchers around 5:38 p.m., NASA said on Facebook. It first appeared 52 miles above the Mount Mansfield State … Read more
[ad_1] NASA TV to provide coverage as astronauts venture out for spacewalkNASA Delay of the launch by NASA-SpaceX of the next crew of the International Space StationThe Japan Times The first woman on the moon could be one of these bay area-born astronautsChronicle of San Francisco Op-ed | Don’t undo the space station’s new culture … Read more
[ad_1] The rare meteorite, which fell to Earth on February 28, 2021. Picture: Manchester University A piece of black rock from the early days of the solar system has fallen on a residential driveway in the UK. Late last month, a boulder weighing about 10.6 ounces (300 grams) rang on a driveway owned by Rob … Read more
[ad_1] A meteorite found in the UK contains an extremely rare combination of minerals that could give scientists some insight into the formation of the solar system and even the emergence of life on Earth. The meteorite fell to Earth on February 28, when a dazzling fireball flew over the southwest of England, Previously reported … Read more
[ad_1] A piece of meteorite found in Algeria could be part of an ancient planet that never fully formed. According to an analysis of the rock, its composition and age suggest that not only is it older than planet Earth, but that it could also have formed volcanically. This is important because it means that … Read more