Category: Planetary geology

September 29, 2019

Asteroid Ceres has been promoted to dwarf planet There is a disturbance in the symmetry

November 9, 2018

The dinosaurs were snuffed out in a geological instant (well not exactly, but that is

September 28, 2018

How many stars are there in our own galaxy, the Milky Way? A number frequently

August 29, 2018

We are told that a tide waits for no one, the impatient cousin of time. In

June 29, 2018

Organic compounds (i.e. molecules that contain carbon bonded to hydrogen) are not the prerogative of

March 26, 2018

“Archeomagnetic Jerks”. This interesting phrase refers, not to people, but to our global magnetic field;

March 3, 2018

The Polar Vortex. Sounds like scenes from the apocalyptic movie The Day After Tomorrow; a

February 16, 2018

Sea level. It’s the most common starting point for any kind of elevation measurement, a

February 2, 2018

For my 10th birthday my grandparents gave me a massive Collins encyclopedia – a 1960

November 12, 2017

Our blue Earth, rising above the lunar horizon, is an abiding image of our watery