The African continent is very slowly peeling apart. Scientists say a ...
WEBJul 17, 2020 · Scientists say a new ocean is being born. New satellite measurements are offering valuable tools to study the tectonic rift in one of the most geologically unique spots on the planet.
Scientists discover 100 potential new deep-sea species, including ... - CNN
WEBMar 11, 2024 · Marine researchers on a mission to record life hidden in the world’s oceans have reported they found about 100 potential new species — including one mystery starlike creature.
Webb telescope spies signs of water on habitable-zone exoplanet - CNN
WEBSep 12, 2023 · CNN — Waters may be flowing on the surface of a colossal planet that lies about 120 light-years from Earth, according to new evidence uncovered by the James Webb Space Telescope. Astronomers...
Earth has lost and gained many oceans. Here's where a new one …
WEBJun 8, 2021 · Learn how tectonic shifts have opened and closed oceans over billions of years, and how scientists can trace their traces in the seafloor and rocks. Find out where a new ocean might appear...
There May Be a Second Massive Ocean Deep Beneath the Surface
WEBMar 14, 2014 · A study of ringwoodite, a mineral found in Earth's transition zone, reveals that it contains 1.5 percent of water by weight. This suggests that there may be a second massive ocean deep beneath...
Next supercontinent may form when the Pacific Ocean disappears
WEBOct 7, 2022 · The world may have a new supercontinent within 200 million to 300 million years as the Pacific Ocean shrinks and closes. Researchers at Curtin University in Australia and Peking University in...
Why Nasa is exploring the deepest oceans on Earth - BBC
WEBThe US space agency is exploring the deep ocean to search for clues of what oceans on other planets could look like, and push the limits of science and technology in one of the most extreme ...
Possible hycean world found by Webb telescope - EarthSky
WEBMar 20, 2024 · Recent research suggests that exoplanet TOI-270 d is likely a hycean planet – a world with a global ocean beneath a thick hydrogen atmosphere – located 70 light-years from Earth. But...
The Solar System has a new ocean — it’s buried in a small
WEBFeb 7, 2024 · Mimas, a mid-sized moon of Saturn, turns out to have an ocean beneath its icy surface — despite looking too geologically inert to have water sloshing inside. The discovery, reported in Nature,...
'Mind-blowing' deep sea expedition uncovers more than 100 new …
WEBFeb 22, 2024 · A deep-sea expedition revealed more than 100 potential new marine species and four giant underwater mountains in the southeast Pacific. The researchers mapped and explored the seafloor with a...