NASA's Perseverance Mars rover has now collected two rock samples, with signs that they were in contact with water for a long period of time boosting the case for ancient life on the Red Planet.
Planetary Sciences
Sep 11, 2021
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New research more than doubles the estimated volume of ancient, salty groundwater stored deep within Earth's crust.
Environment
Sep 9, 2021
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NASA confirmed Monday that its Perseverance Mars rover succeeded in collecting its first rock sample for scientists to pore over when a future mission eventually brings it back to Earth.
Planetary Sciences
Sep 6, 2021
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In its search for signs of ancient microbial life on Mars, NASA's Perseverance rover is once again preparing to collect the first of many rock core samples that could eventually be brought to Earth for further study.
Planetary Sciences
Aug 26, 2021
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A new analysis of 2.5-billion-year-old rocks from Australia finds that volcanic eruptions may have stimulated population surges of marine microorganisms, creating the first puffs of oxygen into the atmosphere. This would ...
Earth Sciences
Aug 26, 2021
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The Earth's deepest diamonds are commonly made up of former living organisms that have effectively been recycled more than 400 kilometers below the surface, new Curtin research has discovered.
Earth Sciences
Aug 24, 2021
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A new study led by the University of Colorado Boulder reveals the complex history behind one of the Grand Canyon's most well-known geologic features: A mysterious and missing gap of time in the canyon's rock record that covers ...
Earth Sciences
Aug 19, 2021
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New research shows changes in tides and hurricane activity played a part in upending the Maya civilization centuries ago.
Earth Sciences
Aug 18, 2021
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A new video rings in the rover's ninth year on Mars, letting viewers tour Curiosity's location on a Martian mountain.
Space Exploration
Aug 18, 2021
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NASA is blaming unusually soft rock for last week's sampling fiasco on Mars.
Space Exploration
Aug 12, 2021
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