There are deposits of ice at Mercury"s poles, too
Although the Arecibo radio telescope is no more, it continues to deliver scientific discoveries. There is a wealth of Arecibo data astronomers continue to mine for new discoveries, and one of them is thanks to an astronomical technique known as plane.....»»
European-Japanese space mission gets 1st glimpse of Mercury
A joint European-Japanese spacecraft got its first glimpse of Mercury as it swung by the solar system's innermost planet while on a mission to deliver two probes into orbit in 2025......»»
Europe-Japan space mission captures images of Mercury
The European-Japanese BepiColombo spacecraft has sent back its first images of Mercury, the nearest planet to the Sun, the European Space Agency said Saturday......»»
BepiColombo mission snaps images of Mercury on its first flyby
The European and Japanese mission BepiColombo has made its first flyby of Mercury, capturing images of the planet it will eventually be exploring in more depth......»»
Europe, Japan probes to get 1st look at destination Mercury
A joint European-Japanese spacecraft is set to fly by Mercury for the first time late Friday on its path to deliver two probes into the planet's orbit in 2025......»»
How mercury gets into the sea
Mercury released into the atmosphere by industry enters the sea and from there makes its way into the food chain. Now, an analysis by the University of Basel has revealed how the harmful substance enters seawater in the first place. This is not prima.....»»
ESA orbiter will encounter Mercury October 1
The ESA/JAXA BepiColombo mission to Mercury will make the first of six flybys of its destination planet on 1 October before entering orbit in 2025......»»
NASA wants to harvest water on moon and Mars, and students think they can help
Deep beneath Mars' red clay surface lie ancient oceans now frozen into ice sheets. Earth's moon has hidden water deposits, too—pockets embedded deep inside its rocks......»»
Scientists use seasons to find water for future Mars astronauts
An international team of researchers has used seasonal variations to identify likely sub-surface deposits of water ice in the temperate regions of Mars where it would be easiest for future human explorers to survive. The results are being presented t.....»»
Could low-altitude reconnection power Jupiter"s polar aurorae?
Like Earth, Jupiter's magnetic field channels electrically charged particles into its atmosphere, resulting in the formation of brilliant aurorae near its poles. However, the brightness and variety of Jupiter's auroral emissions exceed those generate.....»»
Fire weather is getting worse in the American West
Climate change is driving more days that are hot, dry, and windy Enlarge (credit: Kyle Monoon | Mercury News | Getty) California is famous for its beach weather, but it’s also growing increasingly infamous for its “fire weather,” which i.....»»
36,000 gigatons of carbon heralded history’s biggest mass extinction
New insights into the end-Permian mass extinction 252 million years ago. Enlarge / Some of the massive volcanic deposits that are part of the Siberian Traps. (credit: MIT) The end-Permian mass extinction was a big deal. It was the largest mass.....»»
Is Venus volcanically active? New approach could provide an answer
Out of all planets in the solar system, Venus has the most volcanoes. Much of the planet is covered in volcanic deposits that are less than 300 million years old, and volcanic activity has played a pivotal role in its history. Although the precise ti.....»»
Humpback whales as bioindicators of Antarctic mercury pollution
A Griffith University-led study provided the first evidence of mercury accumulation in humpback whales and screened levels in other marine megafauna foraging in the Southern Ocean......»»
Physicist observes the first unpaired Weyl magnetic monopole
Similar to a magnet that always has both south and north poles, a kind of special quasiparticles in condensed matter called "Weyl Fermions" always appear in pairs with opposite chirality. There had been no experimental report that unpaired Weyl point.....»»
Bluefin tuna reveal global ocean patterns of mercury pollution
Bluefin tuna, a long-lived migratory species that accumulates mercury as it ages, can be used as a global barometer of the heavy metal and the risk posed to ocean life and human health, according to a study by Rutgers and other institutions......»»
Rivers are largest global source of mercury in oceans
The presence of mercury in the world's oceans has ramifications for human health and wildlife, especially in coastal areas where the majority of fishing takes place. But while models evaluating sources of mercury in the oceans have focused on mercury.....»»
Comet ATLAS may have been a blast from the past
It's suspected that about 5,000 years ago a comet may swept within 23 million miles of the Sun, closer than the innermost planet Mercury. The comet might have been a spectacular sight to civilizations across Eurasia and North Africa at the end of the.....»»
Homeless Encampment Grows On Apple Property In Silicon Valley
An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Mercury News: A large homeless encampment is growing on the site Apple earmarked for its North San Jose campus, two years after Apple made waves with a $2.5 billion pledge to combat the Bay Area's affordab.....»»
RentCheck raises $2.6M in seed funding to help renters get their security deposits back
We’ve all been there. (Or at least I have.) You’re getting ready to vacate a property you’ve rented, only to be told by the landlord that you won’t be getting your security deposit back. This happened to me the first time I ever rented a plac.....»»
NASA rover has been exploring surface sediments, not lake deposits, for last eight years: study
In 2012, NASA landed the rover Curiosity in the Gale crater on Mars because the crater was thought by many scientists to be the site of an ancient lake on Mars more than 3 billion years ago. Since that time, the rover has been driving along, carrying.....»»