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Geochronology
Geochronology: the science of determining the age of rocks, fossils, and sediments using signatures inherent in the rocks themselves. Absolute geochronology can be accomplished through radioactive isotopes, whereas relative geochronology is provided by tools such as palaeomagnetism and stable isotope ratios. Age determinations are made and the record of past geologic events is deciphered by studying the distribution and succession of rock strata, as well as the character of the fossil organisms preserved within the strata.
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MAY 06, 2025Earth & The Environment
Scientists long wondered whether there were places on Earth where extremely hot material from the core of the Earth move ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 30, 2022Earth & The Environment
In a recent study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, a team of researchers led by Dartmou ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJUL 23, 2020Earth & The Environment
A study published earlier this week in Nature Geoscience from a collaboration of scientists from the U.S. Geological Sur ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAUG 12, 2019Space & Astronomy
The Moon is littered with craters, and each one tells an important story about its past. Some of those craters are large ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 15, 2019Space & Astronomy
Mars looks like a dull and desolate wasteland at first glance, but it becomes a lot more enjoyable when you stop and app ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 16, 2019Chemistry & Physics
In a recently published study, Princeton scientists claimed that they have sufficient evidence to conclude that asteroid ...Written By: Daniel DuanFEB 26, 2019Space & Astronomy
It was only a few months ago that the Japanese space agency’s Hayabusa-2 mission dropped a couple of ‘hoppin ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 24, 2019Space & Astronomy
NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft flew past the Kuiper Belt Object (KBO) Ultima Thule (also known as 2014 MU69) on Ne ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 13, 2019Space & Astronomy
NASA’s Opportunity rover was the interplanetary version of the little engine that could; unfortunately, it couldn& ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 10, 2019Space & Astronomy
Although NASA hasn’t heard back from its Opportunity rover since a dust storm enveloped the planet of Mars ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 07, 2019Space & Astronomy
The Moon orbits the Earth just as the Earth orbits the Sun, but the Moon’s orbit is tidally-locked. In essence, th ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 30, 2018Space & Astronomy
It’s only been about a month since NASA’s InSight lander touched down on the Martian surface, but it has alr ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 17, 2018Space & Astronomy
Only a handful of worlds in the solar system sport planetary rings, but Saturn’s are the most robust. You’ve ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 16, 2018Space & Astronomy
Jezero Crater is a site on the Martian surface where NASA expects the upcoming Mars 2020 rover to land and begin its ini ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 04, 2018Space & Astronomy
Following a two-year journey through our solar system, NASA’s Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identific ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 02, 2018Space & Astronomy
Following a six-month journey through space, NASA’s InSight spacecraft made a safe-and-sound landing on Mars&rsquo ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 27, 2018Space & Astronomy
When you think about exoplanet research, NASA’s now-retired Kepler Space Telescope comes to mind. Kepler did a lot ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 20, 2018Earth & The Environment
After searching the ice-covered lands of Greenland, scientists have discovered what appears to be a massive impact crate ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 18, 2018Space & Astronomy
When NASA’s InSight lander arrives at Mars, it will land near the planet’s equator at Elysium Planitia. This ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 13, 2018Space & Astronomy
When NASA’s New Horizons probe conducted its historic fly-by of Pluto in 2015, the American space agency received ...Written By: Anthony Bouchard
MAY 06, 2025
Earth & The Environment
Scientists long wondered whether there were places on Earth where extremely hot material from the core of the Earth move
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 30, 2022
Earth & The Environment
In a recent study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, a team of researchers led by Dartmou
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JUL 23, 2020
Earth & The Environment
A study published earlier this week in Nature Geoscience from a collaboration of scientists from the U.S. Geological Sur
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
AUG 12, 2019
Space & Astronomy
The Moon is littered with craters, and each one tells an important story about its past. Some of those craters are large
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 15, 2019
Space & Astronomy
Mars looks like a dull and desolate wasteland at first glance, but it becomes a lot more enjoyable when you stop and app
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 16, 2019
Chemistry & Physics
In a recently published study, Princeton scientists claimed that they have sufficient evidence to conclude that asteroid
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
FEB 26, 2019
Space & Astronomy
It was only a few months ago that the Japanese space agency’s Hayabusa-2 mission dropped a couple of ‘hoppin
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 24, 2019
Space & Astronomy
NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft flew past the Kuiper Belt Object (KBO) Ultima Thule (also known as 2014 MU69) on Ne
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 13, 2019
Space & Astronomy
NASA’s Opportunity rover was the interplanetary version of the little engine that could; unfortunately, it couldn&
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 10, 2019
Space & Astronomy
Although NASA hasn’t heard back from its Opportunity rover since a dust storm enveloped the planet of Mars
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 07, 2019
Space & Astronomy
The Moon orbits the Earth just as the Earth orbits the Sun, but the Moon’s orbit is tidally-locked. In essence, th
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 30, 2018
Space & Astronomy
It’s only been about a month since NASA’s InSight lander touched down on the Martian surface, but it has alr
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 17, 2018
Space & Astronomy
Only a handful of worlds in the solar system sport planetary rings, but Saturn’s are the most robust. You’ve
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 16, 2018
Space & Astronomy
Jezero Crater is a site on the Martian surface where NASA expects the upcoming Mars 2020 rover to land and begin its ini
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 04, 2018
Space & Astronomy
Following a two-year journey through our solar system, NASA’s Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identific
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 02, 2018
Space & Astronomy
Following a six-month journey through space, NASA’s InSight spacecraft made a safe-and-sound landing on Mars&rsquo
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 27, 2018
Space & Astronomy
When you think about exoplanet research, NASA’s now-retired Kepler Space Telescope comes to mind. Kepler did a lot
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 20, 2018
Earth & The Environment
After searching the ice-covered lands of Greenland, scientists have discovered what appears to be a massive impact crate
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 18, 2018
Space & Astronomy
When NASA’s InSight lander arrives at Mars, it will land near the planet’s equator at Elysium Planitia. This
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 13, 2018
Space & Astronomy
When NASA’s New Horizons probe conducted its historic fly-by of Pluto in 2015, the American space agency received
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard