U.S. scientists located a rare meteorite on Monday in a Kansas wheat field famous for its meteorite finds thanks to new ground penetrating radar technology being perfected for use on Mars.
The dig, in an area named Brenham Field because of its proximity to the city of Brenham, is probably the most documented excavation yet of a meteorite. The newest find weighs 154 lbs and measures 18 by 12 by 12 inches, which is bigger than most such meteorites but average for this particular field.
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The brightest spot on Saturn's moon Titan has been seen brightening and growing, suggesting it might be an active volcano, a controversial analysis of images from the Cassini spacecraft suggests. If so, it would be the first indication of current volcanic activity on the giant moon.
Something big is buried beneath a south-central Kansas wheat field, according to Steve Arnold's metal detector.
But could it be a meteorite, likely the largest ever found on Earth? Or could it be something as mundane as an old tractor?
Meteorite hunter Arnold and some scientists may know the answer today as they use special equipment to make images of the object, which Arnold's metal detector measured at 12 feet by 18 feet and perhaps 7 feet below ground.
But could it be a meteorite, likely the largest ever found on Earth? Or could it be something as mundane as an old tractor?
Meteorite hunter Arnold and some scientists may know the answer today as they use special equipment to make images of the object, which Arnold's metal detector measured at 12 feet by 18 feet and perhaps 7 feet below ground.
Imagine searching for marble-size rocks in a 50-mile strip between Penrose and Ellicott.
That's essentially what meteorite hunter and collector Robert Ward was doing Tuesday.
One of the brightest meteors reported in recent years slow-danced across Arizona, New Mexico and Colorado the night of Oct. 1, possibly dropping meteorites toward the tail end of its trip.
Ward said he has chased fireballs worldwide for 20 years, and this is the most impressive.
"This one traveled amazingly far, amazingly low, and amazingly slowly," he said. "It was a very big, very bright fireball seen by a lot of people."
That's essentially what meteorite hunter and collector Robert Ward was doing Tuesday.
One of the brightest meteors reported in recent years slow-danced across Arizona, New Mexico and Colorado the night of Oct. 1, possibly dropping meteorites toward the tail end of its trip.
Ward said he has chased fireballs worldwide for 20 years, and this is the most impressive.
"This one traveled amazingly far, amazingly low, and amazingly slowly," he said. "It was a very big, very bright fireball seen by a lot of people."
British scientists are seeking permission to press ahead with controversial plans to create hybrid human and rabbit embryos.
LONDON, Oct. 4 (Xinhua) -- British police are testing a new DNA profiling technique that may help to decipher previously inscrutable samples and resolve many thousands of unsolved crimes.
Starting on Wednesday, the technique is being tested by four police forces in the north of England and after a three month trial period, it is scheduled to be extended to police forces in the rest of England and Wales, the New Scientist reported on its website.
Starting on Wednesday, the technique is being tested by four police forces in the north of England and after a three month trial period, it is scheduled to be extended to police forces in the rest of England and Wales, the New Scientist reported on its website.
Renowned comet hunter David Levy discovered Comet C/2006 T1 on Monday, marking his twenty-second find. Soon after hosting his live web broadcast on Slooh.com, Levy turned his telescope towards Saturn and was astonished to find the unexpected object close by the ringed planet. The International Astronomical Union confirmed his discovery Tuesday.
WASHINGTON - The discovery by John Mather and George Smoot of "cosmic ripples," which won them the Nobel Prize in physics on Tuesday, was lauded in 1992 by cosmologist Stephen Hawking as "the greatest discovery of the century, if not of all time."
While most physicists do not go that far, they are universal in their praise of the experiment, in which the pair and their team designed a satellite and used it to find proof of the Big Bang theory of the universe's origins.
They found faint variations in microwave radiation that dated back to just 300,000 years after the fiery birth of the universe.
While most physicists do not go that far, they are universal in their praise of the experiment, in which the pair and their team designed a satellite and used it to find proof of the Big Bang theory of the universe's origins.
They found faint variations in microwave radiation that dated back to just 300,000 years after the fiery birth of the universe.
Thousands of unsolved criminal cases could be reopened after the discovery by scientists of a new DNA testing technique.
The revolutionary technology, called DNAboost, could shed new light on tens of thousands of cold cases from up to 30 years ago, including a number of high profile murders.
The revolutionary technology, called DNAboost, could shed new light on tens of thousands of cold cases from up to 30 years ago, including a number of high profile murders.
The 16th First Annual Ig Nobel Prize Ceremony will announce and introduce the ten new Ig Nobel Prize winners. The winners are traveling to the ceremony, at their own expense, from several continents. The Prizes will be handed to them by a group of genuine, genuinely bemused Nobel Laureates, all before a standing-room only audience of 1200 people. Full details and action pictures will appear in the Nov/Dec 2006 issue of the Annals of Improbable Research. The ceremony also includes other wonders.
Comment: Comment: It's strange that they call this experiment's results "proof" of The Big Bang theory of the universe. There are quite a number of physicists who disagree with that assessment. Furthermore, Krauss' statement that "cosmology now is a precision science" is a bit misleading. We can precisely measure the effects of gravity on an object, yet no one really understands what gravity is or how it really works.