Category: 7. Science

NASA scrapped its $11 billion plan to return samples from Mars to Earth by 2040. It now has not one but two new options to choose from — both are faster and cheaper. The samples could return as soon as 2035 and may contain the first-ever signs of ancient alien life. The Perseverance rover is…

ORLANDO, Fla. — Rocket Lab is asking the incoming administration to reconsider NASA’s plans for Mars Sample Return (MSR), arguing it can offer an approach that is faster and less expensive than the agency’s alternatives. NASA announced Jan. 7 it would spend the next year and a half studying two new architectures for MSR. One…

Kaleigh Harrison A pioneering copper-based catalyst has been developed by a research consortium, achieving an impressive 92% efficiency in converting CO2 into acetaldehyde, marking a transformative moment in sustainable chemistry. This novel approach directly challenges the Wacker process, a traditional method used for over 60 years in… Continue Reading News Source: https://www.environmentenergyleader.com/stories/copper-catalyst-breakthrough-could-revolutionize-green-chemistry,61061

Scientists devise new method to detect permanent distortions in space-time left by massive supernova explosions  National Science Foundation (.gov) Continue Reading News Source: https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiigFBVV95cUxOcEd5OUh2VEhyaFZZRUJSbE90REw2TFE0YUxYREh6S0JoUldBVXlIUTQ4TVZ4U2NEdDJFU0s0c0tpT205TW8zOXhPS093bmhMZllCNE44Nmt0b3FHT1E3aWloUjQwWUEzN0otYVo2UW9GYnVlTkwxR2FMSkhpTVItbElRbVVhM29nSXc?oc=5&ucbcb=1&hl=en-US&gl=US&ceid=US:en

Here it is the Potentially Hazardous Asteroid 2024 UD26, going to have a relatively close, but obviously safe encounter with the Earth next 16 February, coming as close as 6.4 millions of km from us. Potentially Hazardous Asteroid 2024 UD26: 21 Dec. 2024. The image above comes from the average of 2, 300-second exposures, remotely…

Mount Erebus, Antarctica, is the most southerly active volcano on Earth. Credit: Josh Landis/National Science Foundation, Public Domain When glaciers melt, they expose more than just ancient landscapes. Beneath the West Antarctic Ice Sheet lies a fiery secret—active volcanoes that may become more restless as the ice retreats. In a new study, researchers reveal how the……

A new study finds that one of the hottest periods in Earth’s history may have driven lampreys apart — genetically speaking. The work could have implications for how aquatic species respond to our current changing climate. “Lampreys are simultaneously creepy and special — even though people tend to think of them as just tubes with…

Researchers have unearthed two fossils, named Punk and Emo, revealing that ancient molluscs were more complex and adaptable than previously known. Molluscs are one of life’s most diverse animal groups and analysis of the rare 430 million year old fossils is challenging long-held views on their early origins. The fossils dating from the Silurian period…