Were Martian Tides Strong Enough to Shape its Ancient Landscape?
Reported by Universe Today
You’re an anaerobic microbe sunbathing on a Martian beach billions of years ago listening to the small waves hit the shoreline as you take in the perchlorates in the Martian regolith. This is because while Mars is warm and wet, it still lacks sufficient ...
- By: Laurence Tognetti, MSc (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/laurencetognetti)
- On: Wed, 13 May 2026 00:53 +0000
Before and After the 2025 Tsunami in Alaska
Reported by Universe Today
In 2025, a retreating glacier in Alaska caused a landslide into a fjord named Tracy Arm. The landslide triggered a tsunami that swept down the fjord into the ocean. The tsunami reached a height of more than 480 meters, the second highest tsunami ever recor...
- By: Evan Gough (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/ion23drive)
- On: Tue, 12 May 2026 22:19 +0000
Jupiter Is Much More Complicated Than Previously Thought, Says NASA
Reported by Universe Today
Jupiter, the gravitational behemoth that makes up a lion’s share of our solar system’s planetary content, is much more complicated than ever previously thought. Or so say leaders from NASA’s highly successful Juno mission....
- By: Bruce Dorminey (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/bruce)
- On: Tue, 12 May 2026 21:10 +0000
NASA Langley Engineer Attends FAA Training
Reported by NASA
At a busy airport, every aircraft in the area shares just a handful of radio frequencies. Spectrum and time are constrained and if multiple people speak at once, both messages can get lost. Communications like “clearance delivery,” which requir...
- By: NASA
- On: Tue, 12 May 2026 18:57 +0000
Perseverance Stuns in New Selfie
Reported by NASA
NASA’s Perseverance rover recently took a self-portrait against a sweeping backdrop of ancient Martian terrain at a location the science team calls “Lac de Charmes.” Assembled from 61 individual images, the selfie shows Perseverance training its mast...
- By: NASA
- On: Tue, 12 May 2026 17:22 +0000
In Quantum Gravity, the Cosmological Constant May Behave Similar To The Quantum Hall Effect
Reported by Universe Today
The cosmological constant has been a problem in physics since Einstein, but new research may show why it takes the value that it does despite quantum fluctuations that should make its value practically infinite....
- By: Brian Koberlein (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/brian)
- On: Tue, 12 May 2026 17:03 +0000