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Marsquakes, recent volcanism suggest Mars still has a mantle plume

Elysium Planitia may be best explained by the same process that powers Yellowstone. Enlarge / One of the rifts in the Cerebrus Fossae area, potentially created by the stretching of the crust driven by a mantle plume. (credit: NAS.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaDec 7th, 2022

Hera asteroid mission"s side-trip to Mars

ESA's Hera asteroid mission for planetary defense will make a swingby of Mars next March, borrowing speed to help reach its target Didymos binary asteroid system......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsApr 25th, 2024

The Mars Sample Return mission has a shaky future, and NASA is calling on private companies for backup

A critical NASA mission in the search for life beyond Earth, Mars Sample Return, is in trouble. Its budget has ballooned from US$5 billion to over $11 billion, and the sample return date may slip from the end of this decade to 2040......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsApr 25th, 2024

If Starship is real, we’re going to need big cargo movers on the Moon and Mars

"I left SpaceX knowing the width of the Starship door." Enlarge / The author tries not to crash a lunar rover. (credit: Eric Berger) As a SpaceX engineer working on the Starship program about five years ago, Jaret Matthe.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsApr 25th, 2024

Mantle heat may have boosted Earth"s crust 3 billion years ago

Little is known about the nature and evolution of Earth's continental crust before a few billion years ago because cratons, or stable swaths of the lithosphere more than 2–3 billion years old, are relatively rare......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsApr 24th, 2024

Signs of "spider" phenomenon on Mars

ESA's Mars Express has snapped the telltale traces of "spiders" scattered across the southern polar region of Mars......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsApr 24th, 2024

A NASA rover has reached a promising place to search for fossilized life on Mars

While we go about our daily lives on Earth, a nuclear-powered robot the size of a small car is trundling around Mars looking for fossils. Unlike its predecessor Curiosity, NASA's Perseverance rover is explicitly intended to "search for potential evid.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsApr 24th, 2024

More evidence surfaces that Beats Solo 4 are coming soon

New animations discovered within the most recent beta of Apple Vision Pro software strongly suggest that Apple is gearing up to release the fourth version of its Beats Solo headphones.Screen capture from one of the videos extracted from the Apple Vis.....»»

Category: appleSource:  appleinsiderRelated NewsApr 24th, 2024

NASA to overhaul mission returning samples from Mars—here"s why it must and will go ahead

NASA recently announced that it is seeking new ways to complete the return to Earth of rock cores drilled by the Perseverance Rover in the Jezero Crater on Mars. This has led to some anxiety among space scientists, who view the Mars Sample Return (MS.....»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsApr 23rd, 2024

New JWST observations reveal black holes rapidly shut off star formation in massive galaxies

New research published in Nature showcases new observations from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) that suggest black holes rapidly shut off star-formation in massive galaxies by explosively removing large amounts of gas......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsApr 23rd, 2024

New iPads Imminent as Latest Hint Comes from Apple

Apple is expected to launch a new iPad models in May and the latest hint comes from the company itself. Rumors suggest Apple is targeting next month for two highly anticipated announcements. The first, a new OLED iPad Pro with an assortment of upgrad.....»»

Category: mobileSource:  gottabemobileRelated NewsApr 22nd, 2024

First discovery in decades of blue whales near Seychelles

Blue whales are fascinating animals. At 24–30 meters in length (longer than a basketball court) they are the largest creatures on Earth. They are also among the rarest. Estimates suggest that there are only about 5,000 to 15,000 blue whales left in.....»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsApr 22nd, 2024

NASA video maps all 72 flights taken by Mars Ingenuity helicopter

NASA has shared a video that maps all 72 of the flights taken on Mars by its trailblazing Ingenuity helicopter during its almost three-year mission......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsApr 22nd, 2024

Io: New image of a lake of fire, signs of permanent volcanism

Juno captures images of Io's violence as study says it has always been that way. Enlarge (credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS/Gerald Eichstädt/Thomas Thomopoulos) Ever since the Voyager mission sent home images of Jupite.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsApr 19th, 2024

Mars rover continues progress along upper Gediz Vallis ridge

Curiosity continues to make progress along the margin of upper Gediz Vallis ridge, investigating the broken bedrock in our workspace and acquiring images of the ridge deposit as the rover drives south......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsApr 19th, 2024

Rocket Report: Starship could save Mars Sample Return; BE-4s for second Vulcan

Australia's first homemade orbital-class rocket makes an appearance on its launch pad. Enlarge / A BE-4 engine is moved into position on ULA's second Vulcan rocket. (credit: United Launch Alliance) Welcome to Edition 6.4.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsApr 19th, 2024

Warming of Antarctic deep-sea waters contribute to sea level rise in North Atlantic, study finds

Analysis of mooring observations and hydrographic data suggest the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation deep water limb in the North Atlantic has weakened. Two decades of continual observations provide a greater understanding of the Earth's cl.....»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsApr 19th, 2024

The largest marine reptile ever could match blue whales in size

Bones from the head of a reptile suggest a body that was well over 20 meters long. Enlarge (credit: Sergey Krasovskiy) Blue whales have been considered the largest creatures to ever live on Earth. With a maximum length o.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsApr 18th, 2024

Drawing a line back to the origin of life: Graphitization could provide simplicity scientists are looking for

Scientists in Cambridge University suggest molecules, vital to the development of life, could have formed from a process known as graphitization. Once verified in the laboratory, it could allow us to try and recreate plausible conditions for life's e.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsApr 18th, 2024

NASA gives green light to mission to send car-sized drone to Saturn moon

NASA’s Mars helicopter mission is now officially over, but following it is an even more complex flying machine destined to explore Saturn’s largest moon......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsApr 18th, 2024

NASA green-lights mission to send car-sized drone to Saturn moon

NASA’s Mars helicopter mission is now officially over, but following it is an even more complex flying machine destined to explore Saturn’s largest moon......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsApr 18th, 2024