Lebanon Meteorite: NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover discovered this huge meteorite, called “Lebanon” on July 15th, 2014. A small piece of the meteorite, called “Lebanon B”, is allowed to be seen in the foreground. The cavities on the surface of the meteorite may have been cavities, once filled with olivine crystals, or, they may be...
Iron Meteorite: We are all shown this detail of a polished and etched slice of a a siderite (iron) meteorite found at Brenham Field, Kansas, in 2005 by professional meteorite hunter Steve Arnold. The slice was recorded with a mild nitric acid based solution to reveal a pattern of iron-nickel alloys, taenite and kamacite....
This photograph from 2016 reveals a rift that widened even further and launched a large Delaware-sized iceberg from Antarctica's Larsen C ice sheet in the space of a few months. Credit rating: NASA/GSFC/OIB The scientists have found an ice process that may have caused a Delaware-sized iceberg to break off Antarctica's massive Larsen and sea...
The physical scientists will no doubt amazingly discover it, nevertheless there are many people worldwide who genuinely believe that the Planet is flat. Rachel Brazil finds out why such viewpoints are significantly held and how the physical vicinity should remain the ideal response. Sometime in 2017, American rap artist B.o.B (real name Bobby Ray Simmons...
After more than three decades of simmering debate in specialized physics groups and cutting-edge research communities, the debate over cold fusion (also known as low-energy nuclear reactions or LENRs) refuses to die. From another present, ardent supporters have lacked the consistent, reproducible findings and theoretical basis that general acceptance requires. On the other hand,...
Santa Claus isn't expected to notice smoke. Misty smoke of raging Arctic wildfires has reached the North Pole for the first time in recorded history, and NASA satellites have photographs to prove it. On the sixth of August, NASA's MODIS, a photographic sensor on the Aqua satellite, captured true-color images of a "vast, thick, acrid...
Map of World's Largest Volcanoes. Credit: Hobart M. King, Ph.D. The map displayed above illustrates the locations of the world's major volcanoes. The Tamu Massif, which is located on the Shatsky Rise in the northwest corner of the Pacific Ocean, has the greatest mass and footprint. Mauna Kea, located on the Hawaiian island of Oahu, has...
An international group of scientists made a tiny chemistry lab for a rover that will drill below the Martian surface, searching for previous or existing life signs. For ExoMars Reconnaissance is a joint venture involving the European Space Agency and the Russian aerospace company Roscosmos. NASA made a significant contribution to MOMA, the laboratory...
Some physical systems, particularly in the quantum world, do not reach stable equilibrium, even after long. An ETH researcher has now discovered a sophisticated description of this phenomenon. If a bottle of beer is placed in a huge bathtub loaded with icy water, it will not be long before you can enjoy a chilly beer....
A male western lowland gorilla inside its enclosure at Zoo Atlanta last year. Credit: Erik S Lesser/EPA Several members of a group of western lowland gorillas at Zoo Atlanta have tested positive for the coronavirus after trainers observed a lot of the great apes were displaying symptoms of moderate coughing, drippy noses as well as a...
