Geology
Estimating When Life Could Have Arisen on Earth
A new study by a team of Canadian researchers places new constraints on when life first emerged on Earth, which…
Strange Landscapes on Mars were Created by Explosive Volcanoes
According to a new study from Johns Hopkins University, Mars' Medusa Fossae region was created by volcanic activity, a finding…
Jupiter and Venus Change Earth’s Orbit Every 405,000 Years
According to a new study by a team of Earth scientists and geologist, the way Venus and Jupiter affect Earth's…
Did You Know the Earth Has a Second Magnetic Field? Its Oceans
The ESA's Swarm satellites recently began monitoring Earth's oceans to determine how they contribute to Earth's magnetic field
Could We Detect an Ancient Industrial Civilization in the Geological Record?
According to a new study by a team of researchers, it is possible that we might find evidence of another…
About 2.3 Billion Years Ago, a Firehose of Oxygen was Released Into the Atmosphere
According to a new study by an international team of scientists, oxygen was introduced rather rapidly to Earth's atmosphere over…
Volcanoes on Mars Helped Form its Early Oceans
According to a new study by a team from UC Berkeley, the existence of oceans on Mars may have had…
This Bizarre Image is a 3D Scan of a Cave Network in Spain. This Technology Could be Used to Map Out Lava Tubes on the Moon and Mars
A team that participated in the ESA's Pangaea-X program recently produced the largest 3D image of a cave system in…
Opportunity Just Saw its 5,000th Sunrise on Mars
The Opportunity rover just experienced its 5000th sunrise on Mars and is still revealing things about the Martian surface.
These Streaks on Mars Could be Flowing Sand, not Water
A new study from the U.S. Geological Survey has revealed that recurring slope lineae on Mars could be the result…