The hunt for hidden impact craters that could reveal Earth's deep past | New Scientist
CRATERS caused by the impact of asteroids or comets long ago are more common on Earth than you might think. They are just a good deal trickier to locate than those peppering the barren, unchanging surface of the moon.
Geologist Ludovic Ferrière is the curator of the meteorite collection at the Natural History Museum Vienna in Austria, but he has a sideline in crater hunting – a difficult and dangerous pursuit that has taken him to some of the world’s most remote places and even seen him spend time in ...
Decoder: Mining asteroids for minerals can help spare Earth
In the future, mankind will go to the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter to mine for the vast wealth that is within the asteroids. (AP Photo/Stocktrek Images)
Green technology, which generates energy from renewable sources, has never been in greater demand. But there is an environmental cost to producing wind turbines, batteries for electric vehicles or solar panels.
Scientists Warning Of A Mass Extinction Event On The Way
Scientists can often give the world some of the best breakthroughs. However, they can also be responsible for freaking out the public just the same. A new study has been enacted with findings that sound much worse than the impending doom of an asteroid striking the planet.
The importance of these findings is that the planet has gone through mass extinction events before, however, evolution was able to catch up in the time it took for those events to take place.
Breakdown: August night sky- when & why you should look up
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MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) -Planets, asteroids, and meteors ate all things you can see in August. August for some is noted for the best month to look into the night sky thanks to the Perseid meteor shower. Many regard the Perseids as the best meteor shower of the year.
On August 4th , comet C/2017 K2 (PANSTARRS) will be at its brightest. The comet will be well aligned to catch the light of the sun which will allow it to appear bright. Look for it in the constellation Scorpius.
Review: Riley Black's "The Last Days of the Dinosaurs" | Merion West
N othing piques the human imagination quite like prehistoric animals. There is something almost mythical and fantastic about these creatures. Of these, dinosaurs come foremost to mind.
One of the prevailing suppositions regarding the end of the Age of Dinosaurs is the theory that an Earth-shattering asteroid caused extensive ecological annihilation. (Scientists put forward the Chicxulub crater as an indicator of this cataclysm.
Next SBAG Meeting (#28): January 24–26, 2023 | Planetary News
The Small Bodies Assessment Group’s (SBAG’s) next meeting (SBAG #28) will be on January 24-26, 2023 at IPAC on the Caltech Campus in Pasadena, CA, and online.
In-person attendees will be required to adhere to Caltech’s COVID prevention policies. At the present time, these include a strict vaccine mandate and wearing a medical-grade mask while indoors. All in-person attendees will be required to show proof of vaccination.
Jupiter Retrograde 2022: What You Need to Kow
In astrology, Jupiter, that massive planet with that big ol' red spot that's been swirling on its side for a couple of centuries, is associated with luck, expansion, and abundance. And in your birth chart — you know, that map of the sky from the exact time and place that you were born?
Jupiter is the first planet on the far side of the asteroid belt, which classifies it as an outer planet. Unlike the planets closer to the Sun, which have relatively fast orbits, the outer planets have longer journeys … and thus longer cycles.
Survive a business crisis by creating the right plan now - The Business Journals
What would you do if a disaster happened? If you're like most small and midsize business owners, you might not know — and that might lead to failure. The United States Small Business Administration found that over 90% of companies fail within two years of being struck by a disaster.
The Cretaceous predator, Meraxes gigas, hints that giant carnivores may have had more uses for their comically smal… https://t.co/cgGElroV2C NatGeo (from Global) Fri Jul 29 06:04:00 +0000 2022
Newly discovered deep sea species – in pictures https://t.co/0OLX32kmRi guardian (from London) Tue Jul 26 21:27:30 +0000 2022
Orion Nebula's shell is leaking gas and dust from a newly discovered tear https://t.co/rQvegss90Z https://t.co/hWed0D9QAR SPACEdotcom (from NYC) Thu Jul 28 12:45:48 +0000 2022
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