Did an astroid strike a Martian ocean and create a cataclysmic tsunami?

In an effort to explain how a tsunami might have been generated, scientists have been looking for the spot (or spots) on the Martian surface where an astroid ... it hit was actually an ocean ... Read More

'Colossal asteroid strike on Mars leaves behind two billion craters'

Groundbreaking discovery of massive asteroid impact on Mars in Elysium Planitia, creating Corinto crater and vast secondary craters. Rare event reshaping the Martian landscape reveals insights ... Read More

How Did an Asteroid Kill The Dinosaurs (And Could It Happen Again)?

From what we can piece together today, an asteroid roughly 12 kilometers (7.5 miles) wide slammed into the ocean near what is ... So how exactly did the dinosaurs die? And could an asteroid ... Read More

Japanese scientists think they know where the Ryugu asteroid came from

As Science News reports, the rock’s color also helped scientists trace its potential parents to just two other known asteroids. The first is a 55-kilometer wide asteroid known as Polana ... Read More

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White House orders NASA to develop lunar time standard for celestial bodies April 3 (UPI) -- The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy announced it will work to create time standards ... Read More

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falling rocks and the possibility of a tsunami The Biden administration has reached an agreement to provide $6.1 billion in government support for Micron Technology to produce advanced memory ... Read More

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Coral Reef Microbes Point to New Way to Assess Ecosystem Health Apr. 16, 2024 — A new study shows that ocean acidification is changing the mix of microbes in coral reef systems, which can be ... Read More

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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service says two more black-footed ferrets have been cloned from the genes used for the first clone of an endangered species in the U.S. These three slinky predators are ... Read More

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Every weekday, Sigma Xi, the Scientific Research Society, selects a set of significant and interesting science-related news articles from the mainstream media so you can stay on top of some of the ... Read More