[ad_1] Dark matter map of the KiDS survey region (G12 region). Credit: KiDS survey Scientists have calculated the mass range of dark matter – and it’s narrower than the scientific world thought. Their findings – which should be published in Physics Letters B in March – drastically reduce the range of potential masses of dark … Read more
[ad_1] Seven minutes of heart-wrenching descent to the Red Planet is in the not-so-distant future for the agency’s Mars 2020 mission. NASA’s Mars 2020 Perseverance rover mission is just 22 days away from landing on the surface of Mars. The spacecraft has approximately 25.6 million miles (41.2 million kilometers) remaining in its 292.5 million mile … Read more
[ad_1] Paul M. Sutter is an astrophysicist at SUNY Stony Brook and the Flatiron Institute, host of Ask a Spaceman and Space radio, and author of How to die in space. He contributed this article to Space.com Expert voices: opinions and ideas. Where are the ingredients for life on earth comes from? A team of … Read more
[ad_1] See the Northern Lights from space: International Space Station astronauts share stunning images of ‘Earth’s air glow’ as they orbit more than 250 miles above the surface Auroras occur when cosmic rays interact with gases in the upper atmosphere and hang over the horizon ISS astronauts shared images of the event as seen from … Read more
[ad_1] Rare 20 million year old petrified tree measuring 62 feet tall discovered in Greece with branches and roots still intact has been preserved by ancient volcanic eruption 62ft petrified tree discovered during roadworks in western Lesbos It is the first fossil tree in the region to still have branches in good condition The orientation … Read more
[ad_1] A seismometer is lifted near one of the study sites.Picture: University of Southampton In March 2016, a research team dropped 39 seismometers to the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean off the western tip of Africa, to listen to the rumbles of earthquakes near and far. A year later, they uncovered a hidden story of … Read more
[ad_1] The Appalachian Trail Conservancy (ATC), the organization responsible for the management and protection of the famous trail, advises all long-distance hikers who wish to try their hand at completing the entire trail or multi-day hikes in the area. ‘wait until 2022. “We really base our advice on the best information we have,” Sandra Marra, … Read more
[ad_1] NASA’s Rover Perseverance 22 days before Mars landingNASA NASA space helicopter is one month away from landing on MarsScience ZME 3 spaceships to reach Mars next month, in search of life, water and weatherBusiness intern Picture. Possible path for Rover perseveranceJet propulsion laboratory nasa helicopter marsSmart aerospace View full coverage on Google News [ad_2] … Read more
[ad_1] Enlarge / The small particle accelerator in Switzerland where, surrounded by farms, the work took place. Physicists, who dedicate their lives to studying the subject, don’t seem to really like physics since they always hope it is broken. But we will have to forgive them; finding out that a little theory can’t explain experimental … Read more
[ad_1] Researchers have discovered the first fossils of baby tyrannosaurs in Alberta and Montana. Experts say the fossils are a rare find because little is known about young tyrannosaurs and their development, according to a study published Monday in the Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences. The study, led by Greg Funston, was based on two … Read more