The devastating flooding that swept through Texas Hill Country in early July, killing at least 135 people, unearthed a prehistoric discovery in Travis County on Monday, experts say. Dinosaur tracks were discovered in the Sandy Creek area in Travis County following the devastating July floods in Central Texas. Dinosaur tracks were discovered in the Sandy Creek area in Travis County …
Read More »Tag Archives: dirt
Solar-Powered Device Turns Moon Dirt Into Bricks, a Potential Breakthrough in Lunar Construction
Both the U.S. and China have set their sights on the Moon, aiming to break ground on permanent lunar bases within the next decade. Though there’s no legal basis for claiming territory in space, whichever country gets there first will gain a coveted first-mover advantage, allowing it to set certain ground rules about who can do what, where. But getting …
Read More »NASCAR driver Stewart Friesen suffers multiple injuries in dirt modified crash
Stewart Friesen, who had secured a playoff spot in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, was injured Monday night in a dirt modified crash in Canada and will require surgery, his wife stated on social media Tuesday morning. Friesen suffered a fractured right leg and an unstable/open-book pelvic fracture that his wife Jessica stated means that the pelvis is broken in …
Read More »New device turns moon dirt into water and oxygen for lunar bases
Building a long term base on the Moon has always stumbled over one stubborn shortage, water. A study recently published describes a device that heats lunar soil to pull water out of the dirt and, in the same chamber, uses that water to turn exhaled carbon dioxide into oxygen and materials for fuel. “We never fully imagined the ‘magic’ that …
Read More »