12 July 2016
Did two ancient supernovas cause cell mutation and climate change on Earth?
... patterns for a few weeks due to the incredibly light nights that would have occurred as a result of the explosions, cosmic rays may have caused mutations to life on Earth on a cellular level. "I was surprised to see as much effect...
23 June 2016
Newly found mineral on Mars hints at explosive volcanism
...a surprising constituent; significant amounts of a silica mineral called tridymite. Tridymite is generally associated with silicic volcanism, an explosive type of volcanism that on Earth can cover vast areas called flood basalt provinces, but on Mars...
03 September 2021
Anomaly causes rocket to explode on maiden flight
... to deliver science payloads to the Moon on its Blue Ghost lunar lander. “Shoot,” Dodd says after the explosion. “Aw, man, shoot. That was impressive, though. That was impressive.”
February 2016
Nuclear Flashlamps in Space
... but there was never a reason to consider turning them into flashlamps The engineering problem of making a nuclear explosion into a radar source is the same whether the problem is solved by us, or solved by an alien civilization orbiting another star...
14 July 2021
Phosphine gas on Venus points to volcanism not life, study says
... on Venus frenzy is still the subject of a lot of debate, but should this controversial gas be there, then “confirming explosive volcanism on Venus through the gas phosphine is totally unexpected”, Truong said. The duo’s study, "Volcanically Extruded...
September 2020
Tackling space debris - a global priority
... introduced measures to ensure that residual propellants in their rocket boosters could be eliminated to prevent debris generation from explosions. This was the only debris mitigation activity of any significance until 1994, when the Scientific and...
