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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.....»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailJan 27th, 2021

Perseverance discovers a doughnut-shaped rock on Mars

NASA's Perseverance Mars rover captured this doughnut-shaped rock in Jezero Crater from about 328 feet (100 meters) away using its Remote Microscopic Imager (RMI), part of the SuperCam instrument, on June 22, 2023, the 832nd Martian day, or sol, of t.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJul 3rd, 2023

World"s Second Named Heat Wave Strikes Spain

Heat Wave Yago is baking Seville, Spain, the first city in the world to introduce a heat wave naming and ranking system.....»»

Category: scienceSource:  sciamRelated NewsJun 29th, 2023

Anker’s new Prime charging lineup arrives in July with 27,650mAh power bank, 240W charger, more

Anker has a new charging lineup on the horizon that is set to be even more capable than previous releases. The new Anker Prime collection my drop GaN from its naming scheme, but still delivers on the efficiency and compact size offered by Gallium ni.....»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsJun 15th, 2023

New butterfly species named after Smithsonian"s retired museum specialist

When introducing a new species to science, taxonomists always get to choose its scientific name. And while there are some general rules to naming, there's also relative freedom......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 15th, 2023

Philippine villagers flee ashfall, sight of red-hot lava from erupting Mayon Volcano

Truckloads of villagers on Tuesday fled Philippine communities close to the erupting Mayon Volcano, traumatized by the sight of red-hot lava flowing down its crater and fearful of sporadic blasts of ash......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 14th, 2023

Lava pours from crater of Philippines" Mayon Volcano, thousands warned to be ready to flee

Lava poured from the crater of the Philippines' most active volcano Monday, prompting officials to warn tens of thousands of villagers to be prepared to flee if the gentle eruption turns into a violent and life-threatening explosion......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 13th, 2023

Apple faces trademark fight over the name "Vision Pro" in China

China's Huawei registered a trademark for the name "Vision Pro" four years before the unveiling of the Apple Vision Pro — but it's not the first time Apple has had such naming issues.Apple has long since moved away from prefixing new device names w.....»»

Category: appleSource:  appleinsiderRelated NewsJun 12th, 2023

Thousands evacuated as Philippine volcano spews ash, rocks

Thousands of people living near a Philippine volcano have taken shelter in evacuation centers as officials warned Sunday of health risks from ash and toxic gases spewing from the rumbling crater......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 11th, 2023

UN climate chief hails "unique insights" of embattled COP28 head

The UN's top climate official hailed the "unique insight" of a UAE oil executive whose naming as president of the key COP28 climate summit has outraged advocates and experts......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 6th, 2023

Crater confusion caused Japan’s Hakuto lunar mission to fail

After examining all the data, Japanese startup ispace believes it now knows why its privately funded lunar mission ended in failure last month......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsMay 30th, 2023

Indonesia"s Merapi volcano erupts, spewing "avalanche" of lava

Indonesia's Mount Merapi, one of the world's most active volcanoes, erupted on Tuesday, spewing lava more than two kilometers from the crater......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 23rd, 2023

See a 3D view of a martian crater captured by the Perseverance rover

The Perseverance rover recently used its Mastcam-Z instrument to collect over 150 images of Mars' Belva Crater, which have been stitched into a mosaic......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsMay 19th, 2023

Perseverance rover captures view of Mars" Belva Crater

The Mastcam-Z instrument aboard NASA's Perseverance Mars rover recently collected 152 images while looking deep into Belva Crater, a large impact crater within the far larger Jezero Crater. Stitched into a dramatic mosaic, the results are not only ey.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 18th, 2023

Musk says he found new Twitter CEO; NBCUniversal’s Linda Yaccarino is top candidate, reports say

Elon Musk said he has found a new chief executive for Twitter without naming the person and that he will transition to the role of chief technology officer of the social media platform......»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated NewsMay 12th, 2023

Elon Musk says he has found new Twitter CEO

Elon Musk said he has found a new chief executive for Twitter without naming the person and that he will transition to the role of chief technology officer of the social media platform......»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated NewsMay 12th, 2023

SpaceX Starship clobbered Texas launch pad; future Space Coast launches prompt contingency plans

The most powerful rocket to ever launch from Earth left a crater at the SpaceX launch site last week, but Elon Musk said teams could be ready to try another Starship launch in as little as one to two months......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsApr 25th, 2023

Giant SpaceX rocket leaves crater, serious damage at Texas base

Flying chunks of concrete, twisted metal sheets, craters blasted deep into the ground: the thunderous power of SpaceX's first test flight of Starship—the biggest and most powerful rocket ever built—inflicted serious damage on its Texas launch sit.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsApr 24th, 2023

As Colombian volcano rumbles to life, villagers resist evacuation

Smoke billows from the crater of a snow-capped Andean volcano, reminding local inhabitants of the threat of another potential deadly eruption......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsApr 8th, 2023

Perseverance rover collects first Mars sample of new science campaign

NASA's Perseverance rover cored and stored the first sample of the mission's newest science campaign on Thursday, March 30. With each campaign, the team explores and studies a new area. On this one, the rover is exploring the top of Jezero Crater's d.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsApr 1st, 2023

How to watch NASA reveal the Artemis II moon astronauts

NASA is just a short time away from naming the four astronauts who will be taking a trip to the moon. Here's how to watch the big reveal ........»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsMar 31st, 2023