[ad_1] NASA / JPL Solar System Ambassador Mark A. Brown created quite a bit of conversation with this Perseverance Mars life-size snow sculpture. Mark A. Brown When it snows, you might take in the wintry scenery and think about making a snowman with a carrot nose. Mark A. Brown, Solar System Ambassador for NASA / … Read more
[ad_1] (Journalist) – This is a first for paleontology, and one that could make you laugh. For the first time, scientists have been able to describe in detail the cesspool of a dinosaur. If you’re not familiar with this part of the body, CNET translates it: It’s basically “a jack of all trades asshole.” The … Read more
[ad_1] Artist’s concept of the InSight spacecraft on Mars, with the mole of his HP3 instrument shown below right. Credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech NASA officials last attempted to get the InSight lander’s underground heat probe long stuck in Martian soil earlier this month, but after seeing no further progress, teams at sol decided to end … Read more
[ad_1] The invention of money might ask one of humanity’s oldest questions: when was it invented and who was its creator? Archaeologists curious about this ancient question have struggled to pinpoint the exact moment when silver was created. Until now. A research team based in the Netherlands has discovered a point in the history of … Read more
[ad_1] The landing of NASA’s next Mars rover is less than a month away. The car-sized Perseverance rover, the heart of NASA’s $ 2.7 billion Mission March 2020, will land on February 18, marking the start of a new era of exploration of the Red Planet. On this fateful day, a rocket-powered celestial crane will … Read more
[ad_1] International Space Station detects blue ‘jets’ of lightning pulling upward storm clouds that could influence greenhouse gas concentrations in Earth’s atmosphere The phenomenon was detected by the ASIM device of the European Space Agency It is a collection of cameras, photometers and an X / gamma ray detector The blue jet was seen coming … Read more
[ad_1] But two new studies have shown that a commonly used pesticide disrupts the sleep of bees and flies – with big consequences for important insects. In one study, researchers looked at the effect of pesticides on bumblebee behavior by giving creatures nectar sugar containing neonicotinoids – one of the most commonly used pesticides – … Read more
[ad_1] Jupiter’s moon, Ganymede, is the largest planetary satellite in the solar system. It is also one of the most intriguing: Ganymede is the only moon with its own magnetic field, it is the most differentiated of all the moons, and it probably has an ocean of liquid water below the surface. It was investigated … Read more
[ad_1] After the head of NASA Jim Bridenstine resigned yesterday (Jan. 20), President Joe Biden’s administration appointed Steve Jurczyk as interim administrator until the post is permanently filled. Jurczyk has been the agency’s associate administrator since May 2018, according to his NASA biography; all in all, he’s been with NASA since 1988. Jurczyk is one … Read more
[ad_1] The underwater lair of a giant worm that ambushed passing sea creatures 20 million years ago has been discovered by fossil hunters in Taiwan. Researchers believe the 2-meter-long burrow found in ancient marine sediment was once home to a prehistoric predator that erupted from the seabed and dragged unsuspecting animals to its lair. The … Read more