A lava fountain during the 1959 Kilauea Iki eruption. Credit: USGS Scientists trying to figure out how and when volcanoes might erupt face a challenge: Many of the processes take place underground in lava tubes bubbling with dangerous molten Earth. At the time of the eruption, any underground markers that …
Read More »Scientists predict volcanic eruptions by looking at decades-old lava crystals
Lava crystals that erupted from volcanoes more than half a century ago may reveal secrets about when they might erupt next time, says a new study. US scientists analyzed the crystals formed inside a type of porous rock that exploded by the Kīlauea volcano in Hawaii in 1959. The crystals …
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How to build a house on the moon
The house is hit by bullet-fast micrometeorites and pushed by earthquakes that last for hours. Temperatures can exceed 250 degrees during the day and drop below -200 degrees at night. Looking out the window risks exposure to radiation. A plumbing leak could spell doom. But if the Resilient Extra-Terrestrial Habitats …
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Read More »NASA will pay a firm $ 1 to go to the moon and get a sample
The eyebrow-raising contract comes as corporate engagement in the space heats up. 4 December 2020, 18:13 • 4 minutes of reading Share on FacebookShare on TwitterEmail this article NASA said it will pay a private company $ 1 to collect a sample of the moon as part of its initiative …
Read More »The Japanese spacecraft approaches Earth to launch asteroid samples
A Japanese spacecraft is on its predicted trajectory, space agency officials said, as it approaches Earth to deliver a capsule containing samples of a distant asteroid that could provide clues to the origin of the solar system and life on Earth. Hayabusa2 left the asteroid Ryugu, about 180 million miles …
Read More »Voyager spacecraft find completely new “unique physics” outside the solar system
Voyager probes have detected an entirely new type of electron blast outside the solar system. It is the first time that this “unique physics” has been detected by a spacecraft and it could allow new breakthroughs in our understanding of the “interstellar medium”, or the space between stars. The two …
Read More »First physics results from prototype detector published
The DUNE collaboration has published its first scientific article based on data collected with the ProtoDUNE single-phase detector located at CERN’s Neutrino platform. Credit: CERN The DUNE collaboration has published its first scientific article based on data collected with the ProtoDUNE single-phase detector located at CERN’s Neutrino platform. The results …
Read More »Rocks of an asteroid set for delivery to Earth
Hayabusa 2 A Japanese spacecraft is about to deliver the first large sample of rock and soil from an asteroid to Earth. The Hayabusa-2 spacecraft will release its valuable sample cache, which is expected to parachute towards a safe landing in the Australian outback. He grabbed the cosmic treasure last …
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