Scientists have conducted laboratory experiments to simulate the conditions on Mars and test different materials to see which ones could produce the blue - like appearance. By comparing the results of these experiments with the data from the Martian dunes, they hope to identify the exact composition...
The next step is to measure how quickly LTT 9779b is losing mass, Adams says. If it’s rapid, that could explain why no other ultrahot Neptunes have been discovered: They shift from gas giant to rocky core too quickly. Finding one mid-transition may have been a stroke of luck. AI co...
is important for predicting future climate changes on Mars and for understanding how the planet's climate has changed over time. For example, if the dune movement patterns change over the years, it could indicate a shift in the global climate system. Thirdly, the discovery of the blue dunes ...
and the sky is always bright, always daytime) and polar night (the sun never rises, ...
They all combine to pull polar motion toward the east, Adhikari said. Jianli Chen, a senior research scientist at the University of Texas' Center for Space Research, first attributed the pole shift to climate change in 2013 and he said this new study takes his work a step further. ...
Thebackhoe-like arm was built by Alliance Spacesystems, Inc. (ASI) of Pasadena,California. Once on Mars in May 2008, the arm is assigned a key duty of digginga two-foot deep trench in Mars' north-polar region. At thebusiness end of the arm is a scoop about the size of a garden ...
screening technologies, the ways the world treats and detects cancer could shift dramatically in the coming years. But there are many challenges ahead, as countries deal with rising costs of oncology drugs, low participation rates in clinical trials and unanswer...
This is important for predicting future climate changes on Mars and for understanding how the planet's climate has changed over time. For example, if the dune movement patterns change over the years, it could indicate a shift in the global climate system. Thirdly, the discovery of the blue ...
The Atlas 5 program had also become reliant on Russia for engines used to launch NASA and other satellites into space. While the Atlas 5 has been reliable as a launch vehicle; it is somewhat of an antique in the space industry. The Atlas 5 was the launch platform for Mercury missions in...
A NASA statement said scientists expect to shift the powered-down computer on Curiosity back to full operation in the coming days. The $2.5 billion Curiosity mission, which is set to last at least two years, aims to study the Martian environment and to hunt for evidence of water in preparat...