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Planetary Sciences Mar 27, 2024

Astronomers conduct first search for forming planets with James Webb Space Telescope

Planets form in disks of dust and gas called protoplanetary disks that whirl around a central protostar during its final assembly. Although several dozens of such disks have been imaged, just two planets have been caught ...

Planetary Sciences Mar 27, 2024

Climate change is messing with how we measure time: Study

Struggle to wrap your head around daylight savings? Spare a thought for the world's timekeepers, who are trying to work out how climate change is affecting Earth's rotation—and in turn, how we keep track of time.

Astronomy Mar 27, 2024

New analysis reveals a tiny black hole repeatedly punching through a larger black hole's disk of gas

At the heart of a far-off galaxy, a supermassive black hole appears to have had a case of the hiccups. Astronomers from MIT, Italy, the Czech Republic, and elsewhere have found that a previously quiet black hole, which sits ...

Molecular & Computational biology Mar 27, 2024

Sweet success: Researchers crack sugarcane's complex genetic code

Modern hybrid sugarcane is one of the most harvested crops on the planet, used to make products including sugar, molasses, bioethanol, and bio-based materials. It also has one of the most complex genetic blueprints.

Earth Sciences Mar 27, 2024

Newly uncovered history of a key ocean current carries a warning on climate

It carries more than 100 times as much water as all the world's rivers combined. It reaches from the ocean's surface to its bottom, and measures as much as 2,000 kilometers across. It connects the Indian, Atlantic and Pacific ...

Environment Mar 27, 2024

Air quality at many train stations is alarmingly bad—here's how to improve it

Recent revelations about poor air quality at Melbourne's Southern Cross Station probably came as no surprise for passengers who have experienced such conditions.

General Physics Mar 27, 2024

What is the '3 Body Problem'? Astrophysicist explains concept behind hit Netflix show

"3 Body Problem," Netflix's new big-budget adaptation of Liu Cixin's book series helmed by the creators behind "Game of Thrones," puts the science in science fiction.

Space Exploration Mar 27, 2024

NASA to launch sounding rockets into moon's shadow during solar eclipse

NASA will launch three sounding rockets during the total solar eclipse on April 8, 2024, to study how Earth's upper atmosphere is affected when sunlight momentarily dims over a portion of the planet.

Earth Sciences Mar 27, 2024

Anthropocene or not, it is our current epoch that we should be fighting for

Has the Holocene epoch of the past 11,700 years been supplanted by the proposed Anthropocene epoch of today? Although it's broadly accepted that planetary systems have changed as a result of human influence, a panel of experts ...

Planetary Sciences Mar 27, 2024

Best geologic map created for a European rover on Mars

A team of European scientists have published the most detailed geological map of Oxia Planum—the landing site for ESA's Rosalind Franklin rover on Mars. This thorough look at the geography and geological history of the ...

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