Meteorites aside, Earth started out with as much material as it has today. So why are most rocks …
Troy Oakes
Troy Oakes
Troy was born and raised in Australia and has always wanted to know why and how things work, which led him to his love for science. He is a professional photographer and enjoys taking pictures of Australia's beautiful landscapes. He is also a professional storm chaser where he currently lives in Hervey Bay, Australia.
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Since NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) spacecraft intentionally slammed into the asteroid moonlet Dimorphos on Sept. 26 — altering its …
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When NASA’s Mars rovers found manganese oxides in rocks in the Gale and Endeavor craters in 2014, the …
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Environment
Hawai’i Earthquake Swarm Caused by Magma Moving Through ‘Sills’
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesTiny earthquakes have been felt on the Big Island over the past seven years, in particular since the …
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When prehistoric people re-sharpened cutting tools 300,000 years ago, they dropped tiny chips of flint — which today …
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Red giants are dying stars in the advanced stages of stellar evolution, which have depleted the hydrogen in …
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Space
New Study Confirms the Light From Outside Our Galaxy Is Brighter Than Expected
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesScientists analyzed new measurements showing that the light emitted by stars outside our galaxy is two to three …
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A team led by UdeM astronomers has found evidence that two exoplanets orbiting a red dwarf star are …
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Archaeology
Ancient Goldworking Toolkit From Burial Near Stonehenge Revealed
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesArchaeologists have identified a 4,000-year-old goldworking toolkit among the grave goods from an important Bronze Age burial site …
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Space
Death Spiral: New James Webb Space Telescope Images Show a Star’s Murder Scene
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesThe first images of a nebula from the James Webb Space Telescope gave astronomers remarkable insights into the …