[ad_1] Martian landslides could help explain the mysterious lines seen on the surface of the Red Planet, according to a new study. For years, scientists analyzing the Martian surface have detected clusters of dark, narrow lines that appear seasonally on steep slopes exposed to the sun in warmer regions. Previous research has suggested that these … Read more
[ad_1] Here is a mission that pays off out of this world. NASA will pay a gourmet scientist up to $ 500,000 if he can figure out a way to feed astronauts more efficiently in deep space. (NASA’s IStock “Deep Space Food Challenge”) The “Deep Space Food Challenge”, in collaboration with the Canadian Space Agency … Read more
[ad_1] Rising sea levels are just one result of climate change, contributing to flooding and threatening coastal habitats. A new study, published Tuesday, the University of Copenhagen reports that future estimates of sea level about to rise in response to climate change are grossly underestimated by some models. Examining data from the Intergovernmental Panel on … Read more
[ad_1] NASA’s InSight mission helped researchers determine that the planet is experiencing earthquakes, which makes it seismically active. And then there’s the mystery of Recurring Slope Lineae, known as RSL, which has puzzled scientists for years. These RSLs are a form of landslide on Mars, but no one knows what causes them, said Janice Bishop, … Read more
[ad_1] Credit: Public domain Pixabay / CC0 Vast sea ice covered the world’s oceans during the last ice age, preventing oxygen from entering the deep ocean waters, complicating the relationship between oxygen and carbon, according to one new study. “Sea ice is actually like a closed window to the ocean,” said Andreas Schmittner, climatologist at … Read more
[ad_1] The camera components are standard models, but the printed circuit board that manages their interface and power supply was designed by JPL. It was then built by Tempo Automation, based in San Francisco. Founded in 2013, right after the announcement of the Mars 2020 mission by NASA, Tempo used this work to improve its … Read more
[ad_1] Two physicists have come up with the exact set of circumstances necessary for a human to enter a black hole, but know that it would be the loneliest one-way trip ever in human history. For the purpose of their proposal, Leo and Shanshan Rodriquez, both assistant professors of physics at Grinnell College, compared two … Read more
[ad_1] Research shows that reductions in aerosol emissions had a slight, temporary warming effect. The lockdowns and reduction of societal activity linked COVID-19 The pandemic has affected pollutant emissions in a way that has warmed the planet slightly for several months last year, according to a new study from the National Center for Atmospheric Research … Read more
[ad_1] Credit: Unsplash / CC0 Public Domain A pair of researchers from the University of Trento have found that some spiders use pre-stretched silk to lift prey from the ground. In their article published in Royal Society Interface Journal, Gabriele Greco and Nicola Pugno describe experiments with two species of spiders, Steatoda paykulliana and Steatodatriangulosa. … Read more
[ad_1] Scientists have successfully studied einsteinium – one of the most elusive and heavy elements of the periodic table – for the first time in decades. This achievement brings chemists one step closer to the discovery of the so-called “island of stability,” where some of the heaviest and most ephemeral elements are believed to reside. … Read more