Tag: marsquakes

Tooth size in South American sea lions reflects historical shifts in population abundance

PALEONTOLOGY08/03/2025

A new study published in PeerJ reveals that the teeth of South American sea lions (Otaria byronia) hold valuable clues about past population dynamics. Researchers from the Instituto de Biología de Organismos Marinos, the Centro para...

Here’s a look at moon landing hits and misses

ASTRONOMY08/03/2025

Landing a spacecraft on the moon has long been a series of hits and misses. The latest casualty came this week after Intuitive Machines put another lander sideways on the moon through a NASA-sponsored program. Within 24...

NASA’s InSight still hunting marsquakes as power levels diminish

ASTRONOMY17/05/2022

InSight captured this image of one of its dust-covered solar panels on April 24, 2022, the 1,211th Martian day, or sol, of the mission....

Two largest marsquakes to date recorded from planet’s far side

MARS23/04/2022

The seismometer placed on Mars by NASA's InSight lander has recorded its two largest seismic events to date: a magnitude 4.2 and a magnitude...

Volcanic activity may be the cause of marsquakes

VOLCANOES03/04/2022

Volcanic activity beneath the surface of Mars could be responsible for triggering repetitive Marsquakes, which are similar to earthquakes, in a specific region of...