On November 9, 2023, SpaceX successfully ignited 33 Raptor engines on its Starship prototype, marking a significant milestone in the company's quest to reach Mars. This awe-inspiring achievement represents a new frontier in space exploration, reigniting a dream that was once thought to be out of reach. The Starship, a colossal spacecraft designed to transport humans and … [Read more...] about 33 Raptors: A New Era of Space Exploration
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More Evidence Shows Vikings Were In America Long Before Columbus
The age-old narrative of Christopher Columbus as the discoverer of the New World in 1492 CE is gradually giving way to a more complex and intriguing story of earlier exploration. Recent microscopic analysis of ancient wood provides further compelling evidence that Norse communities in Greenland were making contact with the eastern coast of North America long before Columbus set … [Read more...] about More Evidence Shows Vikings Were In America Long Before Columbus
Journey to the Past: Exploration of 280-Million-Year-Old Crinoid Fossils in Western Australia
Fossils are windows into the distant past, offering us glimpses of ancient creatures and the ecosystems in which they once thrived. One such fascinating example is the Jimbacrinus crinoid fossil, a well-preserved specimen from the Permian period, dating back 280 million years. Found in Gascoyne Junction, Western Australia, this Jimbacrinus crinoid fossil is a rare and … [Read more...] about Journey to the Past: Exploration of 280-Million-Year-Old Crinoid Fossils in Western Australia
Mars is Littered with 15,694 Pounds of Human Waste From 50 Years Of Robotic Exploration
Why does the trash matter? For more than 50 years, humans have been investigating the surface of Mars. Nations have dispatched 18 human-made items to Mars in 14 separate missions, according to the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs. Many of these missions are still underway, but humankind has left a large amount of trash on the planet's surface after decades of … [Read more...] about Mars is Littered with 15,694 Pounds of Human Waste From 50 Years Of Robotic Exploration
We Can Reliably Generate Oxygen on Mars, Allowing Human Exploration to Continue
Tech on board perseverance can produce oxygen day and night and in different seasons. NASA recently declared that it has successfully created oxygen for the first time on Mars. The Mars Oxygen In-Situ Resource Utilization Project (MOXIE) has successfully produced oxygen seven times under various settings, including day and night and over two Martian seasons, according to … [Read more...] about We Can Reliably Generate Oxygen on Mars, Allowing Human Exploration to Continue