by rmil2k | Nov 2, 2023 | News
When a giant meteor crashed into Earth 66 million years ago, the impact pulverized cubic kilometers of rock and blasted the dust and debris into the Earth’s atmosphere. It was previously believed that sulfur from the impact and soot from the global fires that followed...
by rmil2k | Nov 2, 2023 | News
These are test versions of electromagnetic coils – versatile tools for space missions – which have been 3D printed in pure copper to produce the required magnetic field shapes.These are the outputs of just one of more than 2 000 research contracts undertaken during...
by rmil2k | Nov 2, 2023 | News
On Nov. 1, NASA confirmed its Lucy spacecraft successfully completed a flyby of asteroid Dinkinesh, a relatively small space rock located in the main belt between Mars and Jupiter. This marks a milestone in Lucy’s journey, as Dinkinesh, or ‘Dinky,’...
by rmil2k | Nov 1, 2023 | News
Back to Article List Saturn’s largest moon has vast resources, an atmosphere, and the potential for ‘safe habitation.’ Titan’s dense atmosphere (dark blue) extends hundreds of miles above the world’s surface, as seen in this false-color mosiac...
by rmil2k | Nov 1, 2023 | News
If you, like me, have used telescopes to gaze out at the wonders of the Universe, then you too may have been a little captivated by the topic of gravitational lensing. Think about it: how cool is it that the very universe we are trying to explore is actually...
