River lifespans revealed on Titan and ancient Mars

An ancient river delta flowing into the Jezero crater of Mars.

Mars and Saturn’s moon Titan share a common scientific interest: the two worlds boast river channels similar to those of our planet. Teyonah Parris and John Boyega on working with Jamie Foxx | io9 Interview Though Mars’ water supplies dried up long ago, Titan’s rivers of liquid methane and ethane still flow across the moon’s … Read more

The photographer on board the Titan Sub was alarmed by the “knight” attitude of the OceanGate CEO

Photographer aboard the Titan submarine

Photographer Brian Weed with OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush aboard the Titan submarine (right). A photographer and camera operator who dived on the ill-fated Titan submarine with Stockton Rush was alarmed by the dismissive attitude of the OceanGate CEO. Analog camera operator and photographer Brian Weed gave an interview in which he describes Rush as “blinded … Read more

Carbon fiber conundrum: Physicist explains tragic implosion of OceanGates’ Titan submersible

Illustration of carbon fiber breakage

The OceanGate Titan submersible, the first deep-sea vehicle with a hull composed primarily of carbon fibers, recently exploded in the Atlantic Ocean, killing five crew members. Experts, including Arun Bansil, a distinguished physics professor at Northeastern, are investigating the possibility that the vessel’s experimental carbon-fiber hull, built in just six weeks, may have been a … Read more