Scientists grow plants in lunar dirt, next stop moon
For the first time, scientists have grown plants in soil from the moon collected by NASA's Apollo astronauts.
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Sandtrapped Rover Makes a Big Discovery
Homer's Iliad tells the story of Troy, a city besieged by the Greeks in the Trojan War. Today, a lone robot sits besieged in the sands of Troy while engineers and scientists plot its escape.
Space Exploration
Dec 3, 2009
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New Mars research shows evidence of a complex mantle beneath the Elysium volcanic province
Mars' mantle may be more complicated than previously thought. In a new study published today in the Nature-affiliated journal Scientific Reports, researchers at LSU document geochemical changes over time in the lava flows ...
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Feb 24, 2017
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Researchers discover hottest lavas that erupted in past 2.5 billion years
An international team of researchers led by geoscientists with the Virginia Tech College of Science recently discovered that deep portions of Earth's mantle might be as hot as it was more than 2.5 billion years ago.
Earth Sciences
May 22, 2017
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Monster volcano gave Mars extreme makeover: study
A volcano on Mars half the size of France spewed so much lava 3.5 billion years ago that the weight displaced the Red Planet's outer layers, according to a study released Wednesday.
Space Exploration
Mar 2, 2016
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Massive lava stream exploding into ocean in Hawaii (Update)
A dramatic "firehose" stream of molten lava continued to shoot out of a sea cliff Wednesday on Hawaii Island, splashing into the Pacific Ocean below and exploding upon impact.
Earth Sciences
Feb 2, 2017
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The 'firewalkers' of Karoo: Dinosaurs and other animals left tracks in a 'land of fire'
In southern Africa, dinosaurs and synapsids, a group of animals that includes mammals and their closest fossil relatives, survived in a "land of fire" at the start of an Early Jurassic mass extinction, according to a study ...
Archaeology
Jan 29, 2020
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Beneath La Palma volcano, scientists collect lava 'to learn'
As soon as he heard that La Palma's volcano had erupted, Australian geologist Matt Pankhurst loaded his microscope into his car and raced to catch a ferry to the Spanish island.
Earth Sciences
Dec 18, 2021
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Perseverance has a pet rock
How do you choose a rock on Mars? Sometimes you don't—it chooses you.
Space Exploration
Jun 8, 2022
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Guatemala volcano erupts but no evacuations yet
Guatemala's Fuego volcano began a strong eruptive phase on Thursday, spewing lava and ash in a series of explosions that have not yet forced any evacuations, authorities said.
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Sep 24, 2021
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