Melissa Gaskill

3 weeks ago | scitechdaily.com | Melissa Gaskill |Mike O'Neill

This global view of the surface of Venus is centered at 180 degrees east longitude. Magellan synthetic aperture radar mosaics from the first cycle of Magellan mapping are mapped onto a computer-simulated globe to create this image. Data gaps are filled with Pioneer Venus Orbiter data, or a constant mid-range value. Simulated color is used to enhance small-scale structure. The simulated hues are based on color images recorded by the Soviet Venera 13 and 14 spacecraft.

3 weeks ago | therevelator.org | Melissa Gaskill

Hurricane Charley made landfall on the Florida Gulf Coast near Fort Myers on Aug. 13, 2004, driving a six-plus-foot storm surge that destroyed vegetation in 95% of mangrove forests on four-square-mile North Captiva Island. In 2022 Hurricane Ian’s storm surge topped 10 feet on 10.5-square-mile Sanibel Island, just south of Captiva, killing most of its mangrove trees.

4 weeks ago | tpwmagazine.com | Melissa Gaskill

May 2025 Issue El Paso may be a long way from the Texas coast - some 800 miles - but trash from the West Texas city can end up in the Gulf. In fact, nearly every piece of litter in Texas could reach the coast, thanks to the fact that all the state's 30 million residents live in watersheds that ultimately drain into the Gulf. The litter carried by streams and rivers joins other trash brought to the coast on ocean currents.

4 weeks ago | phys.org | Melissa Gaskill

New details about the crust on Venus include some surprises about the geology of Earth's hotter twin, according to new research that describes movements of the planet's crust.

1 month ago | nasa.gov | Melissa Gaskill

Crew members are kicking off operations for several biological experiments that recently launched to the International Space Station aboard NASA’s 32nd SpaceX commercial resupply services mission. These include examining how microgravity affects production of protein by microalgae, testing a microscope to capture microbial activity, and studying genetic activity in biofilms.