About 3.4 billion years ago, the same thing might've happened on Mars. Fortunately, there were likely no alien dinosaurs around to worry about it.
The analyses focused on a crater, recently dubbed Pohl after the acclaimed science fiction writer Frederick Pohl, in a region known as Chryse Planitia, north of the Martian equator.
Two Minerals Never Seen Before in Nature Discovered In an Asteroid That Fell to Earth : ScienceAlert
An analysis of a huge chunk of space rock that fell to Earth in Somalia has revealed materials never before seen in nature.
Two new minerals have been analyzed and named, and a possible third is currently under consideration by the International Mineralogical Association.
Dutch space mining startup Karman+ moving to Colorado | 9news.com
DENVER — An asteroid mining startup from Netherlands will move its headquarters to the Denver metro area in the coming months, city and state officials announced Wednesday.
The mission of the company, Karman+ , is to explore near-Earth asteroids for water and mineral resources for the space economy. The Colorado Economic Development Commission approved up to $1,287,128 in tax credits over eight years to help lure the company to Colorado.
Meteorites reveal how they brought space water to Earth | Space
Space rocks that fall to Earth are ancient time capsules, and scientists who merged two imaging techniques may be able to tell us if and how they brought water to Earth.
Meteorites are shards that have broken off of larger objects such as comets or asteroids, and it is thought that asteroids and comets from the outer reaches of the solar system may have left water on nascent Earth after impact.
Mars mega-tsunami may have been caused by asteroid strike, study suggests
A mega-tsunami on Mars may have been caused by an asteroid strike – similar to the one that wiped out land dinosaurs on Earth 66 million years ago – in a shallow ocean region, a new study suggests.
Past research proposed an asteroid or comet impact within an ocean in the Martian northern lowlands may have caused a mega-tsunami approximately 3.4 billion years ago.
Your Stargazing Calendar for December 2022
Uranus will prove tough to see just because of its distance from Earth (about 2.8 trillion miles) and consequent lack of solar illumination. Add a 90-plus-percent illuminated moon to the night sky, and it could be even trickier to get a clear view of Uranus.
But, never fear—Mars is still on offer for folks in North America, during the Red Planet's December 8 occultation. Even with the moon at nearly full illumination, which can wash out part of the planetary view, most of North America and Western Europe can see this event.
Beware! 140-foot 'potentially hazardous' asteroid is rushing towards Earth | DNA India News
Remembering the Arecibo Observatory Dish, Two Years After Its Collapse
The collapse "was an even bigger loss for the island of Puerto Rico, though," Ransom added. "A world-class facility right in their backyard that inspired so many Puerto Ricans that they can also do front-line scientific research."
"The Arecibo telescope was a cultural icon and an inspiration for many young scientists," Pesce added.
University of Western Ontario: Bright fireball may have dropped meteorites in Niagara region ...
Star Chasers of Senegal | NOVA | PBS
A NASA spacecraft named Lucy blasts off from Cape Canaveral on a mission to the Trojans, a group of asteroids over 400 million miles from Earth thought to hold important clues about the origins of our solar system.
Astronomers are finding some intruders in the main belt between Mars and Jupiter. See in this article from @nytimes… https://t.co/bKpCGRJTSl AsteroidDay (from Observed across 193 countries) Thu Dec 01 19:00:42 +0000 2022
A Concert Like No Other
Hop aboard a shuttle to Kepler-1649c. Be there to welcome new lifeforms into the universe. All passengers must have a verified event ticket. There are 10,000 tickets in circulation so no need to panic. Limited seating available per trip. There will be multiple flights each hour shipping off from the NORAD Space Port in Iceland.
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