Mars is more prone to devastating asteroid impacts than we thought, new study hints
A new study finds that Mars may face more than twice as many close encounters with potentially hazardous asteroids than Earth. This could pose risks to current and future Mars missions. Researchers used computer simulations to track around 11,000 asteroids over 100 million years and determine how many have close approaches to Mars (called “Mars […]
Judge dismisses Native American challenge to $10B SunZia energy transmission project in Arizona
A US district judge dismissed a legal challenge by Native American tribes and environmental groups to a portion of the $10 billion SunZia transmission line project in Arizona. The project will carry wind-generated electricity from New Mexico to customers in states like California. The disputed section passes through land of cultural significance to tribes. The […]