Giant gold nuggets could be born from earthquakes and electricity

Stumbling on a giant gold nugget and never working again is something we’ve all daydreamed about, but how exactly do they form? A new experiment has found that earthquakes and electricity might be key ingredients.Continue ReadingCategory: ScienceTags: … Continue reading Giant gold nuggets could be born from earthquakes and electricity

Rockin’ on the Richter scale: Seismologists rank the top concert-quakes

Taylor Swift fans have been linked to some well-reported seismic activity during her current worldwide ‘Eras’ concert tour. With none other than the Seismological Society of America, which has been researching earthquakes since the Great San Francisco … Continue reading Rockin’ on the Richter scale: Seismologists rank the top concert-quakes

All Mars orbiters work together to trace largest marsquake on record

NASA’s InSight lander was deployed to listen out for seismic activity on Mars, and last year it picked up a marsquake so big it was suspected to be from a meteoroid impact. Now, thanks to the cooperation of all agencies with orbiters around Mars, the s… Continue reading All Mars orbiters work together to trace largest marsquake on record

“Starquakes” could be behind mysterious radio signals from space

Cosmic radio signals are beaming to Earth every day – and astronomers are stumped as to their origin. Now a new study finds evidence that these signals, known as fast radio bursts (FRBs), could be caused by “starquakes.”Continue ReadingCategory: Space,… Continue reading “Starquakes” could be behind mysterious radio signals from space

Scientists Call Out Apollo 17 After Investigating Moonquakes Past

In the vast realm of space exploration, new discoveries often emerge from old data. Thanks to advanced algorithms and keen observers, the seismic activities of our closest celestial neighbor, the …read more Continue reading Scientists Call Out Apollo 17 After Investigating Moonquakes Past

Earth’s solid inner core may have pockets of liquid iron

The Earth’s inner core is incredibly tricky to study, since it’s buried beneath thousands of miles of rock. New seismic studies suggest that it’s not just a solid ball of iron, as has been assumed, but might have pockets of liquid iron throughout.Conti… Continue reading Earth’s solid inner core may have pockets of liquid iron

NASA lander makes first direct observations of another planet’s core

The mission may be defunct, but NASA’s InSight Mars lander is still uncovering new things about the Red Planet. Scientists poring over data have now made the first direct observations of another planet’s core, finding that it’s not quite what we though… Continue reading NASA lander makes first direct observations of another planet’s core