This is an oldie but a goodie. It relates to our upcoming chapter on geologic time and life. New Scientist is reporting that Jupiter's moon, Europa, is currently undergoing plate tectonics. The difference? Europa's plates are made entirely of ice due to its distance from the sun. No other planet is currently undergoing plate tectonics in our solar system, and with Europa's abundance of water, any similarities to Earth elicits excitement to those of us in search of extracurricular life.
Turning Peanut Butter into Diamond
Another reason why not to buy your significant other a diamond - it now can be created from peanut butter. By trying to simulate Earth's scorching and pressure cooked conditions, scientist Dan Frost somehow stumbled upon creating a diamond from peanut butter. Aren't you wondering why peanut butter was inside his experiment in the first place? Read here for more!
The volcano that erupted in June 27 has slowly made its way 13.5 miles to this house. Even after four months, this leading edge lava has still reached 1149 degrees Celsius, enough to melt this house in its path. The family watched from far away as their house toppled over. This is somewhat upsetting.
Rosetta - Finally Landing its Comet Rover
History will be made as humanity will now be landing rover Philae on a comet. Here is a tremendous infographic depicting space satellite Rosetta and rover Philae's journey so far.
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