Space dust may transport life between worlds
Life on our planet might have originated from biological particles brought to Earth in streams of space dust, a study suggests.
Astronomy
Nov 20, 2017
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How to see the atmosphere
How can you see the atmosphere? The answer is blowing in the wind. Tiny particles, known as aerosols, are carried by winds around the globe. This visualization uses data from NASA satellites combined with our knowledge of ...
Earth Sciences
Nov 16, 2017
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Physicists track atmospheric particles producing Monday's red sky
Atmospheric physicists from the University of Hertfordshire have been tracking the atmospheric particles responsible for the stunning red sky and sun seen across parts of south-east England on Monday afternoon.
Earth Sciences
Oct 18, 2017
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Astronomers find potential solution into how planets form
The quest to discover how planets found in the far reaches of the universe are born has taken a new, crucial twist.
Astronomy
Oct 13, 2017
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Small collisions make big impact on Mercury's thin atmosphere
Mercury, our smallest planetary neighbor, has very little to call an atmosphere, but it does have a strange weather pattern: morning micro-meteor showers.
Space Exploration
Sep 29, 2017
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Scientists find fossilised cosmic dust in white cliffs of Dover
Researchers from Imperial College London report that the white cliffs of Dover contain the fossilised remains of cosmic dust.
Earth Sciences
Sep 7, 2017
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Stardust hitches a ride on meteorites more often than previously thought
Even tiny dust particles have stories to tell − especially when they come from outer space. Meteorites contain tiny amounts of what is popularly known as stardust, matter originating from dying stars. Such stardust is part ...
Space Exploration
Aug 15, 2017
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Dust particles in livestock facilities
A beam of sunlight streams into your living room, illuminating a Milky Way of dust particles hanging in the air. Although the air looks thick, those visible dust particles are so big that they can't reach the smallest branches ...
Environment
Jul 19, 2017
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An energy-efficient cleaning robot
State-of-the-art solar cells are efficient – but are even more so when they are kept clean. A cleaning robot developed by Norwegian researchers enables solar panels to deliver at full capacity.
Robotics
Jun 14, 2017
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Why space dust emits radio waves upon crashing into a spacecraft
When spacecraft and satellites travel through space they encounter tiny, fast moving particles of space dust and debris. If the particle travels fast enough, its impact appears to create electromagnetic radiation (in the ...
Plasma Physics
May 2, 2017
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