About two billion years ago, an impactor hurtled toward Earth, crashing into the planet in an area near …
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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Space
MICROSCOPE Mission Presents Most Precise Test of General Relativity’s Weak Equivalence Principle
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesIn new studies published in Physical Review Letters and a special issue of Classical and Quantum Gravity, a team of researchers …
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Space
NASA’s Perseverance Rover Investigates Geologically Rich Mars Terrain
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesNASA’s Perseverance rover is well into its second science campaign, collecting rock-core samples from features within an area long …
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Swirling around the planet’s equator, the rings of Saturn are a dead giveaway that the planet is spinning …
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Archaeology
Beads Show European Trade in African Interior Used Indigenous Routes
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesTiny glass beads discovered in mountain caves about 25 miles from the shores of Lake Malawi in eastern-central …
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Space
DART Spacecraft Prepares to Collide With Asteroid Target Later This Month
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesAs NASA prepares to usher in a new form of planetary defense, one Johns Hopkins engineer will be …
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Space
The Number of Martian Lakes May Have Been Dramatically Underestimated
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesLakes are bodies of water fed by rainfall, snowmelt, rivers, and groundwater, through which Earth is teeming with …
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Astronomers agree that planets are born in protoplanetary disks — rings of dust and gas that surround young, …
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You probably know that vitamin D is important. It’s vital to bone health, muscle movement, nerve connections to …
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All magnets — from the simple souvenirs hanging on your refrigerator to the discs that give your computer …