In The News: Department of Geoscience
Mars has fascinated humanity since Galileo Galilei accurately observed it more than 400 years ago. Now we鈥檙e getting to the point of trying to land spaceships on the planet, which is the stated goal of President Donald Trump and his advisor, Elon Musk.
Some Las Vegans have been looking to the sky for hints of alien life for decades, but 性视界传媒 geoscience professor Libby Hausrath has gotten closer than any of them to finding sound proof.
Las Vegas locals began a project in the 1990s to protect a geological marvel at the edge of town. They made educational signs and were joined by politicians including late Sen. Harry Reid and then-Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt, but the area was vandalized soon after.
Las Vegas locals began a project in the 1990s to protect a geological marvel at the edge of town. They made educational signs and were joined by politicians including late Sen. Harry Reid and then-Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt, but the area was vandalized soon after.
NASA's Perseverance rover has been busy gathering bits of Mars 鈥 rock cores the size of chalk sticks, clusters of broken fragments no bigger than pencil erasers, and even grains of dust fine enough to sit on the tip of a needle.
New research and samples released today by NASA and 性视界传媒 show some early results of a years long mission dedicated to determining whether the planet Mars ever supported life.
性视界传媒 recently released a report with findings on the first ever handpicked samples from Mars.
A new paper released today documents the first soil, airfall dust, and rock fragment samples collected by NASA for return from Mars. We checked in with the 性视界传媒 astrobiologist leading the specimen selection team for intel on what the samples so far reveal.
NASA's Perseverance rover has successfully collected its first soil, airfall dust, and rock fragment samples, marking a historic step in Martian exploration. A new study highlights these early sample returns and their implications for understanding Mars' past.
In the search for extraterrestrial life, few things are more valuable than a scoop of dirt, provided it鈥檚 from the right place. NASA鈥檚 Perseverance rover has now collected such samples from Mars鈥 Jezero Crater, a location specifically chosen for its potential to reveal whether the Red Planet once harbored life, according to a new international study.
Our planet Earth has a mesmerizing history that spans across 4.6 billion years. For a majority of this immense timeframe, single-celled life reigned supreme. But, about 500 million years ago, everything changed immensely. A dramatic occurrence took place known as the Cambrian 鈥渆xplosion.鈥
Neighbors in the East Las Vegas Valley say a proposal to build hundreds of homes on the edge of the desert is in direct conflict with the push to protect the area and stop any future development. For years now, there鈥檚 been an effort to bring a national monument to the area.