Perseverance rover’s Mars rock sample may contain best evidence of possible ancient life
– The lead scientist for NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover is excited about a rock sample called “Lefroy Bay” that has been collected and stored in the rover’s sample tubes. – Lefroy Bay contains hydrated silica, which on Earth is known to best preserve signs of ancient life. This raises the possibility that it may contain […]
Scientists use rare metal to set new record in effort to produce limitless energy: ‘It was a pretty remarkable result’
– Scientists in France set a new record by sustaining a nuclear fusion reaction for six minutes, injecting over a billion joules of energy. This was done using a tokamak reactor to heat hydrogen plasma to 50 million degrees Celsius. – The researchers used tungsten as the inner wall material of the tokamak reactor, instead […]