Several boxes of rock core are pictured Monday, December 23, 2024. The Kansas Geological Survey’s library of drill cores, which currently includes over 73,000 boxes of rocks, is expanding to enhance ...
Drilling into ground zero of the asteroid impact that killed off the dinosaurs 66 million years ago has uncovered the origin of its mysterious ring of mountains. The drill core penetrated a circle of ...
Some 66 million years ago, an enormous asteroid struck Earth with the ferocity of millions of atomic bombs. Up to 10 miles wide, the space rock had a cataclysmic impact on our planet, triggering a ...
China begins drilling a six-mile-deep scientific well named Shendi Take 1 to explore the depths of the Earth and its secrets.
After a failed attempt last month, NASA’s Perseverance rover has successfully drilled, extracted and stored a sample of Martian rock — the first ever Mars sample destined to be flown back to Earth for ...
"With six months of core drilling now under our belt at Victor, it is these new assay results that management are most excited about as they represent what has been the missing link for us thus far, a ...
A tube of Martian rock, stored inside Perseverance, is the first of dozens more to begin a decade-long wait for a trip to Earth A tube of Martian rock, stored inside Perseverance, is the first of ...
The saying "patience is a virtue" is certainly true when it comes to drilling through rock. Whether it is sandstone, volcanic rock, coral, or granite, these mineral masses can frustrate contractors ...
The sample collected by NASA’s Perseverance rover might be volcanic, helping scientists to understand the red planet's evolution. Update, 7 August: NASA announced late on 6 August that the rock core ...