NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft is on its way to Jupiter's icy moon Europa, using star trackers to navigate and ensure a smooth journey to its 2030 destination.
(IN BRIEF) The Italian Space Agency and Thales Alenia Space have signed a contract for the implementation of NASA’s Surface Biology and Geology – Thermal Infrared (SBG-TIR) mission, aimed at advancing ...
The new model shows blobs within Earth's mantle where seismic waves travel slower than usual (blue), which suggests they may be subducted slab chunks. (Image credit: Sebastian Noe/ETH Zurich ...
Solar System’s moons such as Europa or Enceladus have thin crusts over deep oceans while the planet Mercury has a thin crust over a large metallic core. Thin sheets may wrinkle in universal ways.
"He's just one hell of a man, you know. There's my parents, and there's Walt." Manger was Morton's geology professor at the University of Arkansas. Morton took a geology class to fulfill a science ...