920 results for "ocean"

Scientists have recorded the most extreme rogue wave ever measured in the Pacific Ocean, shattering previous records and challenging our understanding of these rare maritime phenomena. This colossal wall of…

NASA's DAVINCI mission, set for launch in the early 2030s, aims to uncover whether Venus, Earth’s scorching neighbor, once had oceans and continents. Using modern data-analysis techniques on old mission…

A deep-sea expedition has uncovered a hidden ecosystem beneath hydrothermal vents on the ocean floor, where giant tube worms and other marine animals thrive in volcanic caves. This surprising discovery,…

NASA is preparing to launch the Europa Clipper mission on October 10, 2024, marking the start of a six-year journey to Jupiter’s icy moon Europa. The spacecraft, NASA’s largest planetary…

University of Maryland geologists have uncovered the remains of an ancient seafloor buried deep beneath the Pacific Ocean, challenging long-standing theories about Earth's mantle dynamics. This discovery, led by Jingchuan…

Scientists have discovered a staggering amount of water surrounding a young star system, HL Tauri, located 450 light-years from Earth. The water detected is equivalent to three times the volume…

In the depths of the ocean, a colossal blue hole has been discovered off the coast of Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula, capturing the attention of scientists and marine enthusiasts alike. This…

Scientists have discovered a massive underground ocean, three times larger than all surface oceans combined, located 700 kilometers beneath the Earth's surface. This groundbreaking find, hidden within a mineral called…

Ocean noise pollution has long been a concern for marine life, but recent studies suggest that climate change is set to exacerbate this issue. As global temperatures rise, the underwater...

India’s Chandrayaan-3 mission has made groundbreaking discoveries that support the long-standing hypothesis that the Moon was once engulfed by a global magma ocean. This discovery offers a deeper understanding of...

The Great Barrier Reef, one of the most iconic natural wonders of the world, is facing an unprecedented threat from extreme ocean temperatures. Recent studies have shown that sea surface...

Recent observations from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) have revealed intriguing evidence suggesting that Ariel, one of the moons of Uranus, may host a subsurface ocean. This discovery comes...

Scientists have made a groundbreaking discovery of oxygen production in the deep ocean, far from any sunlight, challenging long-held beliefs about oxygen generation on Earth. This revelation has significant implications...

A recent study by MIT indicates that a slowdown in the ocean's circulation could lead to an increase in atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) levels. This discovery challenges long-held beliefs about...

Posted on May 1, 2022 in Alien Life, Astrobiology, Biology, Climate Change, Evolution, Extraterrestrial Life, Mass Extinction, Origin of Life, Physics, Planet Earth, Science News, Technology Today’s stories range from...

Scientists on NASA’s New Horizons mission team have revealed a strange world of massive ice volcanoes and a possible hidden ocean. The NASA astronomers have determined that multiple episodes of...

Our Pale Blue Dot has produced a wealth of fascinating new stories the past few days –from when Earth had two moons to a major discovery in Antarctica’s seas. Why...

Posted on Oct 11, 2021 in Astronomy, Science, Space, Universe Mystery of Jupiter’s Metallic Oceans and Enormous Magnetic Field Planck’s Star –A Primordial Object the Age of the Universe NASA...

Posted on Oct 4, 2021 in Astrobiology, Astronomy, Science, Space, Universe “Fingerprints of the Big Bang” –NASA’s SPHEREx Mission Will Probe First Seconds of the Universe Mystery of Jupiter’s Metallic...

Posted on Aug 15, 2021 in Science “Planet Earth Report” provides descriptive links to headline news by leading science journalists about the extraordinary discoveries, technology, people, and events changing our...

Contrary to science-fiction icon Arthur C. Clarke’s admonition never to attempt a landing on Jupiter’s moon, Europa, NASA announced on Friday that it had selected SpaceX to launch a planned...

Scientists have long speculated that Juptiter’s moon Europa has an icy crust covering a vast, global ocean –what Caltech’s Mike Brown describes as a “miniature Earth” ocean. The rocky layer...

Posted on Mar 16, 2021 in Astrobiology, Astronomy, Exoplanets, Science News “Liquid magma is actually quite runny,” said University of Chicago planetary scientist, Edwin Kite, about a new study by...

Posted on Mar 9, 2021 in Astronomy, Cosmology, Physics, Science, Universe Ridley Scott quipped that science fiction isn’t dead, it’s just not fiction anymore. With Scott’s quote in mind, another...

Posted on Nov 4, 2020 in Astronomy, Exoplanets, Science Astronomers have discovered a planet so extreme that it that makes our “twisted” sister planet, Venus –with its 900 degrees Fahrenheit...

With a layered inner structure including a liquid iron core, a thin oxygen-rich atmosphere, an ice-shrouded global ocean with surface plumes that may spew signs of life, and an induced...

Posted on Sep 8, 2020 in Astronomy, Extraterrestrial Life, NASA, Science Ever since Voyager 1 spacecraft flew past Jupiter in March, 1979 (where a day lasts 10 hours), NASA scientists...

“Planet Earth Report” provides descriptive links to headline news by leading science journalists about the extraordinary discoveries, technology, people, and events changing our knowledge of Planet Earth and the future...

Posted on Jul 19, 2020 in Astronomy, Science Science fiction writer and futurist, Arthur C Clarke once observed that our blue planet would have been more appropriately named “Ocean” rather...

“Planet Earth Report” provides descriptive links to headline news by leading science journalists about the extraordinary discoveries, technology, people, and events changing our knowledge of Planet Earth and the future...

Posted on Jul 27, 2020 in Astronomy, Science, Space “800-Million-Years Ago” –A Massive Storm of Two-Quadrillion Kilograms of Rock Triggered a Terrifying Ice Age “Imminent Reversal of Earth’s Poles?” –The...

There’s been increasing speculation that many of the Milky Way’s more than 4,100 known exoplanets might resemble the ocean worlds of Jupiter’s storied moon Europa and Saturn’s Enceladus. “So if...

This YouTube episode of The Galaxy Report takes us on journey to Jupiter’s storied, ocean moon, Europa. Arthur C. Clarke, author of Space Odyssey 2001, famously warned “attempt no landing”...

Posted on Apr 1, 2021 in Astronomy, Exoplanets, Milky Way Galaxy, Science “Plumes of water erupt from Europa and Enceladus, so we can tell that these bodies have subsurface oceans...

Posted on Jun 29, 2020 in Science, Space Habitable Planets of Milky Way’s Lifespan –“Favorable Conditions Increasingly Rare” Beyond the Cosmos –“Worlds Utterly Unlike Anything We Can Imagine” “We’re Only...

Posted on Jun 22, 2020 in Science The Higgs Boson –“Gateway” to the Dark Universe? “A Very Strange World” –Neptune’s Mystery Moon Triton “Lost” –Eight-Billion Light Years of the Universe’s...

Posted on Jun 23, 2020 in Astronomy, Science We are only starting to grasp the the richness of Pluto’s life story: if Pluto started cold and the ice melted internally,...

Posted on May 1, 2020 in Astronomy, Extraterrestrial Life, Science The surface of Jupiter’s moon Europa features a widely varied landscape, including ridges, bands, small rounded domes and disrupted spaces...

Posted on May 14, 2020 in Astronomy, Science Europa’s  ocean of liquid water is buried under an icy surface, shielded from sunlight and NASA’s orbiting eyes, has been described as...

  Like the Hindu god, Shiva, enigmatic viruses –not living, yet not dead–help create, protect and transform the universe. Viruses have had a huge impact on the history of all...

Posted on May 9, 2020 in Science This YouTube episode of Heard in the Milky Way covers the possibilities of the coronavirus pandemic providing the human species with a renewed...

Posted on Mar 7, 2020 in Astronomy, Astrophysics The nucleus of an enormous spiral galaxy 160 million light years away –at a point where the universe is vastly expanded, and...

“Quirk in the Cosmos?” –‘Alpha Factor’ has Profound Implications for Physics and Life Hyper-Massive Black Hole Explosion –“Carved a Cosmic Crater Equal to 15 Milky Way Galaxies” “Weird, Inside-Out, Upside-Down...

“Planet Earth Report” provides descriptive links to headline news by leading science journalists about the extraordinary discoveries, technology, people, and events changing our knowledge of Planet Earth and the future...

Posted on Feb 4, 2020 in Astronomy, Climate Change, Science “Sputnik Planitia may be as important for Pluto’s climate as the ocean is for Earth’s climate,” said Tanguy Bertrand, an...

“Something is going on on Enceladus – is active and we want to know,”  said astrophysicist Laura Danly, curator at the Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles. NASA’s Cassini mission to...

Arthur C. Clarke harshly warned his fellow Homo sapiens not to attempt a landing on Jupiter’s ocean moon, Europa. Ignoring his warning, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory engineers are developing BRUIE,...

The ongoing deep dive into data from NASA’s Cassini mission has found smaller and soluble organic building blocks on Saturn’s ocean-moon Enceladus – potential precursors for amino acids and other...

Two long-held theories –the “Strangelove Ocean” and “Living Ocean” theories– about the last great mass extinction event in history when a meteor slammed into Earth at the end of the...

“NASA’s search for life in the Universe is focused on so-called Habitable Zone planets, which are worlds that have the potential for liquid water oceans,” says Stephanie Olson at the...