NASA's 1976 mission to mars did everything right - except find life
In Pasadena, Calif., in the early summer of 1976, the engineers and scientists of NASA’s Viking mission hoped to do something no one had ever done before: land a fully operational spacecraft on Mars.They wanted to do this on July 4 — the nation’s bicentennial.And then they wanted to detect life.They had placed three science experiments on board the Viking 1 lander, each of which would analyze Martian soil for signs of microbes. The lander also featured two cameras, which were life-detection inst..>> view originalAmazing Viking gold discovery: Amateur archaeologists stumble upon invaluable treasure trove in Denmark
Three amateur archaeologists have made the most-interesting discovery that can tickle adventure buds around the world. In what could be the largest treasure trove ever discovered in Denmark, the archaeologists unearthed seven bangles, one of silver and six made of gold, in a field in Vejen Municipality in Region of Southern Denmark on the Jutland peninsula in south Denmark. The bangles date back to around the year 900 and they have a combined weight of about 900 grams. The find is the largest d..>> view originalDoes Earth Have A Second Moon? Yes, NASA says
The space agency NASA recently announced that Earth has captured an asteroid in its gravitational field, which means that our planet essentially now has a second moon. According to a report from Mother Nature Network, citing a previous report from NASA, scientists have identified a second mini-moon orbiting our planet that researchers believe has only been around for about 100 years. However, this new moon — which has been designated 2016 HO3 — is a lot smaller than our original moon. It was sp..>> view originalRare, blind catfish never before found in US discovered in national park cave in Texas
An extremely rare eyeless catfish species previously known to exist only in Mexico has been discovered in Texas. Dean Hendrickson, curator of ichthyology at The University of Texas at Austin, identified the live fish, discovered in a deep limestone cave at Amistad National Recreation Area near Del Rio, Texas, as the endangered Mexican blindcat (Prietella phreatophila). The pair of small catfish, collected by a team in May, have been relocated to the San Antonio Zoo. The Mexican blindcat, a spec..>> view originalSeal pups begin Qld shark-attack recovery
Seal pup begins Qld shark-attack recoveryMarine scientists fear it could be a "heavy season" for stranded seals on the Gold Coast after a New Zealand fur seal pup with a shark injury washed up at the weekend.The severely underweight baby seal, estimated to be 18 months old, was picked up on Mermaid Beach on Sunday and had been bitten by a cookiecutter shark on its fin."That looks like an old injury, it looks like it happened about a month ago," Sea World marine sciences director Trevor Long said..>> view originalMajor parties to pledge millions to the conservation of the Great Barrier Reef
THIS TRANSCRIPT IS UNSUBBEDAM20th June, 2016 Story MICHAEL BRISSENDEN: As well as being a world heritage listed site and one of the Seven Wonders of the World, the Great Barrier Reef is vital to the economy of tropical North Queensland. Tourist agencies estimate the reef generates more than $6 billion in revenue, more than 24,000 jobs, and 20 per cent of the North Queensland economy. So it was with some consternation that local tourist agencies greeted recent worldwide coverage of coral bleac..>> view originalScientists Discover the Most Distant Galaxy With Oxygen Yet
Scientist have found the most distant galaxy with oxygen ever to be detected, seen just 700 million years after the Big Bang, which provides a glimpse into the early history of the universe.Using the Atacama Large Millimetre/submillimetre Array (ALMA) in Chile, astronomers detected glowing oxygen in a distant galaxy.The galaxy SXDF-NB1006-2 lies at a redshift of 7.2, meaning that we see it only 700 million years after the Big Bang, researchers said.The team was hoping to find out about the ..>> view originalMegafauna mystery: What killed off the mastodons, mammoths, and giant sloths?
"There was once this amazing menagerie of large mammals living in South America that included sloths, saber-toothed cats, horses, camels, giant bears, and a panther as big as today's tigers," Jessica Metcalf, an evolutionary biologist and ecologist at the University of Colorado, Boulder, tells The Christian Science Monitor. But, about 12,000 years ago, these massive animals went extinct. Megafauna across the Americas mysteriously disappear from the fossil record toward the end of the last ice a..>> view originalPrehistoric asteroid wiped out mammals
New research suggests the prehistoric asteroid that wiped out dinosaurs also eradicated nearly every species of mammal. Around 93 per cent of mammal species were made extinct by the strike, which took place in the Cretaceous period, more than 66 million years ago. University of Bath scientists have examined fossil records and have determined that the asteroid's impact was much more severe than previously thought. Past estimates have been much lower because some of the rarer species that were ki..>> view originalMarine scientist films massive gathering of giant spider crabs on Australian shores [VIDEO]
Victoria-based aquatic scientist Sheree Marris came across a unique sight while scuba diving off Melbourne. She filmed what was a giant spider crab aggregation on the shores of Port Phillip Bay. The “spectacular” sight of giant spider crabs gathering up in Australian waters was a unique experience for the marine scientist as she had never seen something like this before. “What I found really interesting about this aggregation is I've never seen so many before. I swam in a straight line for four..>> view original
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