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Meteors created the oldest rocks of the Earth
Space science

Meteors created the oldest rocks of the Earth

According to Nature Geoscience, some of the oldest rocks on Earth can form due to the melting of basalt during the meteorite bombardment of the Earth.

December 17, 2018
NASA's largest 2,700-ton rocket launcher
Space science

NASA's largest 2,700-ton rocket launcher

The over 50-year-old crawler carriage is refurbished and reinforced to transport NASA SLS missiles over a 7km distance to the launch pad.

December 17, 2018
NASA is about to launch a ship
Space science

NASA is about to launch a ship

Taking charge this time is the unmanned probe Solar Parker. The ship is named after astronomer, astronomer Eugene Parker - who first introduced the concept of the solar…

December 17, 2018