Tag: Planetary Sciences & Geobiology
November 11, 2020
The Oldest Bug
A 425-million-year-old millipede fossil from the Scottish island of Kerrera is the world’s oldest “bug” — older than any known fossil of an insect, arachnid…
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UT Scientists’ Fossil-Finding Board Game is a Success in Classrooms
Becoming a fossil is the ultimate game of chance. From the manner of death, to the place where the corpse is buried, to the transformational…
Read MoreDecember 16, 2019
3D Print a Piece of Mars for the Holidays
There’s a galaxy of gifts out there for space nerds. Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin may have just the thing to set…
Read MoreFebruary 14, 2019
Ceres’ Crust Kept Cryomagma Liquid for Millions of Years, Researchers Say
Forged billions of years ago from rock and ice and far enough from the influence of other planets, planetary scientists had thought that Ceres’…
Read MoreNovember 16, 2018
Overflowing Crater Lakes Carved Canyons Across Mars
Today, most of the water on Mars is locked away in frozen ice caps. But billions of years ago it flowed freely across the surface,…
Read MoreDecember 4, 2017
Trickle-down is the solution (to the planetary core formation problem)
Scientists have long pondered how rocky bodies in the solar system — including our own Earth — got their metal cores. According to research conducted…
Read MoreDecember 4, 2017
Trickle-down is the Solution (to the Planetary Core Formation Problem)
Scientists have long pondered how rocky bodies in the solar system—including our own Earth—got their metal cores. According to research conducted by The University of…
Read MoreNovember 28, 2017
Moon’s Crust Underwent Resurfacing After Forming From Magma Ocean
The Earth’s Moon had a rough start in life. Formed from a chunk of the Earth that was lopped off during a planetary collision, it spent…
Read MoreNovember 21, 2017
Moon’s Crust Underwent Resurfacing After Forming from Magma Ocean
The Earth’s Moon had a rough start in life. Formed from a chunk of the Earth that was lopped off during a planetary collision, it…
Read MoreJuly 5, 2017
Calm Lakes on Titan Could Mean Smooth Landing for Future Space Probes
The lakes of liquid methane on Saturn’s moon, Titan, are perfect for paddling but not for surfing. New research led by The University of Texas…
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