The naming of Tooley crater
Like Einstein, Galileo, and Copernicus, former NASA program manager Craig Tooley now has a place on the Moon named in his honor. Tooley crater is a 7 km crater in a permanently shadowed region of Shoemaker crater near the lunar south pole. The new cr.....»»
Death Valley"s Ubehebe Crater reveals volcanic hazard areas are underestimated
When magma bubbles up toward Earth's surface and meets groundwater, steam pressure builds, sometimes bursting into eruptions that spew currents of hot ash, potentially burning and asphyxiating people and burying nearby cities. Take, for example, simi.....»»
Simulations of impact crater show small asteroids are probably young
The impact experiment conducted on the asteroid Ryugu by the Japanese Hayabusa2 mission that took place two years ago resulted in an unexpectedly large crater. With the use of simulations, a team led by the University of Bern and the National Center.....»»
Possible organic compounds found in Mars crater rocks
A study published in Science analyses multiple rocks found at the bottom of Jezero Crater on Mars, where the Perseverance rover landed in 2020, revealing significant interaction between the rocks and liquid water. Those rocks also contain evidence co.....»»
No sign of the expected lake bed where Perseverance rover landed
Minerals that normally get altered in watery environments are still present. Enlarge / No, those donut tracks aren't mine, officer. (credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS) The Perseverance rover landed in Mars' Jezero Crater lar.....»»
NASA"s Perseverance Rover investigates intriguing Martian bedrock
NASA's Perseverance Mars rover has begun exploring an area the science team calls "Yori Pass" near the base of Jezero Crater's ancient river delta. They've been eager to explore the region for several months after spotting a rock similar to one Perse.....»»
Used-car prices reaching a ‘cliff edge" is unlikely, J.D. Power expert says
Used-vehicle prices are unlikely to crater in the coming months partly because of the strength of lingering new-vehicle demand, a J.D. Power expert said......»»
"Like the Moon": Astronauts flock to Spanish isle to train
Kneeling on the edge of a deep crater, astronaut Alexander Gerst uses a chisel to collect a sample of volcanic rock which he carefully puts inside a white plastic bag......»»
Enormous meteor strike blows 500 foot-wide crater into Martian surface
One of the biggest meteor strikes ever witnessed in the solar system has been recorded by two different Mars missions......»»
Study finds effect of Earth"s orbit on ancient microorganisms
Curtin University researchers studying molecular fossils or "biomarkers" from deep beneath the Chicxulub impact crater have found evidence of how microorganisms changed in response to fluctuations in the Earth's climate, offering clues about how the.....»»
First probable impact crater discovered in Spain
The first probable impact crater in Spain has been identified in the southern province of Almeria. The discovery was presented last week at the Europlanet Science Congress (EPSC) 2022 by Juan Antonio Sánchez Garrido of the University of Almeria......»»
Scientists depict Dragonfly landing site on Saturn moon Titan
When NASA's 990-pound Dragonfly rotorcraft reaches the Selk crater region—the mission's target touchdown spot—on Saturn's moon Titan in 2034, Cornell's Léa Bonnefoy will have helped to make it a smooth landing......»»
A virtual hiking map for Jezero crater, the Mars 2020 Perseverance rover landing site
Prospective Mars explorers can now take a hike around the landing site of NASA's Mars 2020 Perseverance rover with an interactive map loaded with orbital imagery, terrain data as well as synthetic and real 3D panoramic views of Jezero crater and its.....»»
Scientists unveil new system for naming majority of the world"s microorganisms
What's in a name? For microorganisms, apparently a lot......»»
Exquisite Fossils Show an Entire Rain Forest Ecosystem
The fossil-filled volcanic crater Foulden Maar was almost destroyed. A new book documents its ancient-ecosystem wonders.....»»
AMD decides it has so many laptop CPUs coming, they need new names
Hopefully the new naming scheme will work well for non-techie types as well as PC enthusiasts......»»
AMD is making laptop CPU model numbers simultaneously less and more confusing
Numbers will accommodate a range of new CPUs that sometimes use older Zen cores. Enlarge / AMD's new naming scheme for Ryzen 7000 laptop CPUs, broken down. (credit: AMD) Even for someone who pays a lot of attention to them, p.....»»
Apple may revive "Plus" name for larger iPhone 14 model
Apple is rumored to be calling the larger iPhone 14 model "Plus" instead of "Max," a revival of a naming convention last used in 2017.Apple's upcoming refresh of its flagship iPhone like is expected to eliminate the "mini" model in favor of a larger.....»»
Discovery and naming of Africa"s oldest known dinosaur
An international team of paleontologists led by Virginia Tech has discovered and named a new, early dinosaur. The skeleton—incredibly, mostly intact—was first found by a graduate student in the Virginia Tech Department of Geosciences and other pa.....»»
Perseverance rover uncovers clues to the history of Mars
The Perseverance rover has been exploring Mars's Jezero crater and now scientists have used its data in a batch of new research on Mars's history and geology......»»
New research sheds light on when Mars may have had water
Scientists on NASA's Perseverance mission made a surprising discovery about the composition of rock in Jezero Crater, one that will help them get a better idea of when water existed on Mars, and ultimately, help them understand if the red planet was.....»»