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Water Motions Revealed (w/ Video)

(PhysOrg.com) -- Gaze into a glass of water, and you're unlikely to see much more than your own reflection. But gaze a little deeper using a microscope -- or, better yet, a series of laser pulses and detectors ...

Physics / Condensed Matter

created May 21, 2010 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (15) | comments 9 | with audio podcast




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Mars data published in Science this week

Four papers in the journal Science this week offer new details about the history of water on Mars, gleaned from the 2008 NASA Phoenix Mars Mission that was operated from The University of Arizona.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Jul 02, 2009 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Phoenix Lander Winds Up Its Astonishing Summer On Mars

(PhysOrg.com) -- Mars has slipped far enough behind the sun today that signals from Mars-orbiting spacecraft are effectively blocked until mid-December. This solar conjunction happens every two years.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Nov 25, 2008 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0

More Soil Delivered to Phoenix Lander Lab

Scientists working on the Phoenix Mars Mission are analyzing soil delivered to the spacecraft's Wet Chemistry Laboratory.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Sep 17, 2008 | popularity 3.2 / 5 (6) | comments 3

Next Mars Soil Scoop Slated for Last of Lander's Wet Lab Cells

(PhysOrg.com) -- The next soil sample that NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander will deliver to its deck instruments will go to the fourth of the four cells of Phoenix's wet chemistry laboratory, according to the Phoenix ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Sep 10, 2008 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Phoenix Mission Conducting Extended Activities on Mars

NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander, having completed its 90-day primary mission, is continuing its science collection activities. Science and engineering teams are looking forward to at least another month of Martian ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Sep 01, 2008 | popularity 4 / 5 (12) | comments 0

Researchers find that a commonly found contaminant may harm nursing infants

Scientists at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have shown that perchlorate—an industrial pollutant linked to thyroid ailments—is actively concentrated in breast milk. Their findings suggest that ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Dec 03, 2007 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0


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