NASA’s longest-running mission to Mars, the Mars Odyssey orbiter, has reached a special milestone by completing its 100,000th orbit of the Red Planet since its launch in 2001. This remarkable achievement not only underscores the sustainability and success of the mission, but also highlights the significant scientific contributions the spacecraft has made over more than … Read more
NASA’s Odyssey spacecraft, the longest-running mission to Mars, today completed its 100,000th orbit around the Red Planet, the mission team announced in a press release. rack. To celebrate the milestone, the space agency has released an intricate panorama of Olympus Mons, the tallest volcano in the solar system; Odyssey captured the view in March. The … Read more
This infographic shows how much data and how many images NASA’s 2001 Mars Odyssey orbiter has collected in its 23-year operation around the Red Planet. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech NASA’s longest-lived Mars robot is about to reach a new milestone on June 30: 100,000 trips around the Red Planet since its launch 23 years ago. During that … Read more
The frozen continent of Antarctica is, paradoxically, a hotbed of volcanic activity. The ice-covered area is home to approximately 138 volcanoes nestled beneath the snow, 91 of which were discovered as recently as 2017. Although most of them are considered dormant or possibly extinct, three have erupted in recent history according to the Smithsonian Institution’s … Read more
ADVENTURES IN VOLCAN LAND: what volcanoes tell us about the world and ourselvesby Tamsin Mather I live on a hill of pink granite, part of a geological formation that stretches across southern Connecticut, protruding from the ground here and there like a pod of whales surfacing. Before my wife and I bought our house, we … Read more
Scientists have noticed the unusual eruption behavior at least a dozen times in 2018. May 27, 2024, 11:00 AM ET • 7 minutes reading Scientists may have discovered the mechanism behind the unusual explosive eruptions seen at one of the world’s most active volcanoes. Kilauea, located in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park on the Big Island, … Read more
Scientists may have discovered the mechanism behind the unusual explosive eruptions seen at one of the world’s most active volcanoes. Kilauea, located in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park on the Big Island, experienced at least a dozen instances in 2018 of lava spewing from its crater like a “stomp rocket toy,” a children’s toy in which … Read more