Unlike the classic Jules Verne science fiction novel "Journey to the Center of the Earth" or movie "The Core," humans cannot venture into the Earth's interior beyond a few kilometers of its surface. But thanks to latest advances ...
Earth Sciences
Feb 14, 2022
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How is our Earth's inner core like a cake? According to Professor Hrvoje Tkalčić and Sheng Wang from The Australian National University (ANU), there are more similarities than you might think.
Earth Sciences
Dec 14, 2021
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Scientists at the University of Southampton have discovered that extensive chains of volcanoes have been responsible for both emitting and then removing atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) over geological time. This stabilized ...
Earth Sciences
Aug 23, 2021
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A Maine company that's developing a rocket to propel small satellites into space passed its first major test on Sunday.
Space Exploration
Feb 1, 2021
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By creating conditions akin to the center of the Earth inside a laboratory chamber, researchers have improved the estimate of the age of our planet's solid inner core, putting it at 1 billion to 1.3 billion years old.
Earth Sciences
Aug 21, 2020
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New research from Mauricio Ibanez-Mejia, an assistant professor of Earth and environmental sciences at the University of Rochester, and Francois Tissot, an assistant professor of geochemistry at the California Institute of ...
Earth Sciences
Dec 19, 2019
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The Antarctic is one of the parts of Earth that we know the least about. Due to the massive ice shield, the collection of geophysical information on site is extremely difficult and expensive. Satellite data from the European ...
Earth Sciences
Dec 9, 2019
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Rocky exoplanets that are around Earth-size are comparatively small, which makes them incredibly difficult to detect and characterise using telescopes. What are the optimal conditions to find such small planets that linger ...
Astronomy
Oct 9, 2019
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Flying on other worlds is the next leap in the exploration of our solar system. The Mars Helicopter will piggyback on the NASA Mars 2020 rover mission to demonstrate the technology. But this is only the start. The real prize ...
Space Exploration
Jul 4, 2019
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A thorough understanding of the 'solid Earth' system is essential for deciphering the links between processes occurring deep inside Earth and those occurring nearer the surface that lead to seismic activity such as earthquakes ...
Earth Sciences
May 16, 2019
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