Rock Physics
Rock Physics: supplies the quantitative link between the elastic rock properties that affect seismic response and the geological properties that we are trying to predict. Rock physics is an essential tool in exploration.
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APR 23, 2019Space & Astronomy
APR 23, 2019Jupiter is the largest-known planet in our solar system, and it’s also teeming with hydrogen gas. Based on its chemical and physical characteristics,...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 17, 2019Space & Astronomy
APR 17, 2019When you look up into the sky at night, the Earth’s Moon is the brightest object you can see. But don’t let your eyes fool you; the solar syste...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 15, 2019Space & Astronomy
APR 15, 2019Mars looks like a dull and desolate wasteland at first glance, but it becomes a lot more enjoyable when you stop and appreciate all the small details that...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 14, 2019Space & Astronomy
APR 14, 2019Pluto was once considered a planet, much like Earth, but shortly after the start of the 21st century, astronomers seemingly changed their minds, instead op...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 24, 2019Space & Astronomy
MAR 24, 2019Space agencies from around the globe have sent a plethora of spacecraft to Venus over the past several decades in an attempt to better understand one of ou...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 20, 2019Chemistry & Physics
MAR 20, 2019Aircraft fires aren’t anything like a traditional building fire; the stakes are much higher, and the firefighters who combat them need to be speciall...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 20, 2019Space & Astronomy
MAR 20, 2019After launching the Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security-Regolith Explorer (OSIRIS-REx) mission in September 2016, NASA set...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 18, 2019Space & Astronomy
MAR 18, 2019It’s been several decades since NASA last sent astronauts to the Moon in the name of science, and in an announcement published just last week, the Am...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 17, 2019Space & Astronomy
MAR 17, 2019The green light was provided on Friday for a Soyuz spacecraft carrying two American astronauts and one Russian cosmonaut (Expedition 59-60) to ignite its e...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 16, 2019Chemistry & Physics
MAR 16, 2019In a recently published study, Princeton scientists claimed that they have sufficient evidence to conclude that asteroid alone did not kill all dinosaurs,...Written By: Yin (Daniel) DuanMAR 11, 2019Space & Astronomy
MAR 11, 2019If you watch a lot of movies, then you’ve undoubtedly stumbled upon one about a fictitious ‘end of the world’ scenario involving a massiv...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 10, 2019Space & Astronomy
MAR 10, 2019The past week was a stressful one for SpaceX and NASA alike. It was just last Saturday that the commercial space company launched its first demonstration m...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 06, 2019Space & Astronomy
MAR 06, 2019Astronauts have been to the Moon before, but only for short periods. One of humankind’s long-term goals is to establish a science base on the lunar s...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 06, 2019Space & Astronomy
MAR 06, 2019NASA’s InSight mission touched down on the Martian surface just over three months ago, and as you might come to expect, the lander has been somewhat...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 04, 2019Space & Astronomy
MAR 04, 2019At least 79 confirmed moons are orbiting Jupiter as we speak, but four of those are of particular interest to astronomers because of their unique propertie...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 03, 2019Space & Astronomy
MAR 03, 2019SpaceX made history last February when it flew an electric Tesla Roadster supercar into outer space with the help of its Falcon Heavy rocket, which just so...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 03, 2019Space & Astronomy
MAR 03, 2019Just as expected, SpaceX moved forward with a momentous end-to-end demonstration launch for NASA on Saturday, verifying once and for all that the Falcon 9...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 27, 2019Space & Astronomy
FEB 27, 2019NASA astronauts first visited the Moon in the 1960s during the American space agency’s Apollo program, but fast-forward to modern times, and it almos...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 27, 2019Space & Astronomy
FEB 27, 2019Despite a series of unanticipated delays, it seems that SpaceX is finally poised to launch its first un-crewed demonstration flight for NASA on Saturday. T...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 26, 2019Space & Astronomy
FEB 26, 2019It was only a few months ago that the Japanese space agency’s Hayabusa-2 mission dropped a couple of ‘hopping’ rovers on asteroid 162173...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 24, 2019Space & Astronomy
FEB 24, 2019SpaceX recently launched its second Falcon 9 rocket of 2019, this time carrying three separate spacecraft for very different customers into orbit around th...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 20, 2019Space & Astronomy
FEB 20, 2019Our home planet of Earth only sports a single natural satellite that we subtly refer to as the ‘Moon.’ On the other hand, it’s evident th...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 19, 2019Space & Astronomy
FEB 19, 2019It was only a few days ago that the British RemoveDEBRIS spacecraft tested the concept of a tethered harpoon as a means of space junk cleanup for the first...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 17, 2019Space & Astronomy
FEB 17, 2019An estimated 7.5 metric tons’ worth of space junk, including dispatched satellites and spent rocket components, orbits the Earth today; unfortunately...Written By: Anthony Bouchard
APR 23, 2019
Space & Astronomy
APR 23, 2019
Jupiter is the largest-known planet in our solar system, and it’s also teeming with hydrogen gas. Based on its chemical and physical characteristics,...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 17, 2019
Space & Astronomy
APR 17, 2019
When you look up into the sky at night, the Earth’s Moon is the brightest object you can see. But don’t let your eyes fool you; the solar syste...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 15, 2019
Space & Astronomy
APR 15, 2019
Mars looks like a dull and desolate wasteland at first glance, but it becomes a lot more enjoyable when you stop and appreciate all the small details that...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 14, 2019
Space & Astronomy
APR 14, 2019
Pluto was once considered a planet, much like Earth, but shortly after the start of the 21st century, astronomers seemingly changed their minds, instead op...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 24, 2019
Space & Astronomy
MAR 24, 2019
Space agencies from around the globe have sent a plethora of spacecraft to Venus over the past several decades in an attempt to better understand one of ou...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 20, 2019
Chemistry & Physics
MAR 20, 2019
Aircraft fires aren’t anything like a traditional building fire; the stakes are much higher, and the firefighters who combat them need to be speciall...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 20, 2019
Space & Astronomy
MAR 20, 2019
After launching the Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security-Regolith Explorer (OSIRIS-REx) mission in September 2016, NASA set...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 18, 2019
Space & Astronomy
MAR 18, 2019
It’s been several decades since NASA last sent astronauts to the Moon in the name of science, and in an announcement published just last week, the Am...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 17, 2019
Space & Astronomy
MAR 17, 2019
The green light was provided on Friday for a Soyuz spacecraft carrying two American astronauts and one Russian cosmonaut (Expedition 59-60) to ignite its e...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 16, 2019
Chemistry & Physics
MAR 16, 2019
In a recently published study, Princeton scientists claimed that they have sufficient evidence to conclude that asteroid alone did not kill all dinosaurs,...
Written By:
Yin (Daniel) Duan
MAR 11, 2019
Space & Astronomy
MAR 11, 2019
If you watch a lot of movies, then you’ve undoubtedly stumbled upon one about a fictitious ‘end of the world’ scenario involving a massiv...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 10, 2019
Space & Astronomy
MAR 10, 2019
The past week was a stressful one for SpaceX and NASA alike. It was just last Saturday that the commercial space company launched its first demonstration m...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 06, 2019
Space & Astronomy
MAR 06, 2019
Astronauts have been to the Moon before, but only for short periods. One of humankind’s long-term goals is to establish a science base on the lunar s...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 06, 2019
Space & Astronomy
MAR 06, 2019
NASA’s InSight mission touched down on the Martian surface just over three months ago, and as you might come to expect, the lander has been somewhat...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 04, 2019
Space & Astronomy
MAR 04, 2019
At least 79 confirmed moons are orbiting Jupiter as we speak, but four of those are of particular interest to astronomers because of their unique propertie...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 03, 2019
Space & Astronomy
MAR 03, 2019
SpaceX made history last February when it flew an electric Tesla Roadster supercar into outer space with the help of its Falcon Heavy rocket, which just so...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 03, 2019
Space & Astronomy
MAR 03, 2019
Just as expected, SpaceX moved forward with a momentous end-to-end demonstration launch for NASA on Saturday, verifying once and for all that the Falcon 9...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 27, 2019
Space & Astronomy
FEB 27, 2019
NASA astronauts first visited the Moon in the 1960s during the American space agency’s Apollo program, but fast-forward to modern times, and it almos...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 27, 2019
Space & Astronomy
FEB 27, 2019
Despite a series of unanticipated delays, it seems that SpaceX is finally poised to launch its first un-crewed demonstration flight for NASA on Saturday. T...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 26, 2019
Space & Astronomy
FEB 26, 2019
It was only a few months ago that the Japanese space agency’s Hayabusa-2 mission dropped a couple of ‘hopping’ rovers on asteroid 162173...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 24, 2019
Space & Astronomy
FEB 24, 2019
SpaceX recently launched its second Falcon 9 rocket of 2019, this time carrying three separate spacecraft for very different customers into orbit around th...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 20, 2019
Space & Astronomy
FEB 20, 2019
Our home planet of Earth only sports a single natural satellite that we subtly refer to as the ‘Moon.’ On the other hand, it’s evident th...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 19, 2019
Space & Astronomy
FEB 19, 2019
It was only a few days ago that the British RemoveDEBRIS spacecraft tested the concept of a tethered harpoon as a means of space junk cleanup for the first...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 17, 2019
Space & Astronomy
FEB 17, 2019
An estimated 7.5 metric tons’ worth of space junk, including dispatched satellites and spent rocket components, orbits the Earth today; unfortunately...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
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