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New research shows most space rocks crashing into Earth come from a single source
The sight of a fireball streaking across the sky brings wonder and excitement to children and adults alike. It's a reminder that Earth is part of a much larger and incredibly dynamic system.
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Old data yield new secrets as NASA's DAVINCI preps for Venus trip
Due to launch in the early 2030s, NASA's DAVINCI mission will investigate whether Venus—a sweltering world wrapped in an atmosphere of noxious gases—once had oceans and continents like Earth.
Planetary Sciences
Oct 17, 2024
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Could life exist below Mars ice? Study proposes possibilities
While actual evidence for life on Mars has never been found, a new NASA study proposes microbes could find a potential home beneath frozen water on the planet's surface.
Astrobiology
Oct 17, 2024
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Second exoplanet detected orbiting an early G-type star
Astronomers report the detection of a second exoplanet orbiting a G-type star known as TIC 393818343, located some 300 light years away. The newfound alien world is about three times less massive than Jupiter. The finding ...
Audible storm waves could turbocharge Earth's radiation belts
Encircling Earth are the Van Allen radiation belts—vast, doughnut-shaped rings of highly energetic charged particles, mostly originating from the sun, that are trapped by our planet's magnetic field, or magnetosphere. The ...
Planetary Sciences
Oct 16, 2024
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Semiconductor expert: How radiation in space affects transistors
NASA's $5.2 billion Europa Clipper mission to study Jupiter's fourth-largest moon—Europa—and assess its potential for harboring life will see the spacecraft travel through the most powerful radiation belt in the solar ...
Space Exploration
Oct 16, 2024
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Scientists date moon's oldest impact basin to over 4.32 billion years ago
Scientists believe they could have pinpointed the age of the largest and oldest impact basin on the moon to more than 4.32 billion years ago.
Astronomy
Oct 16, 2024
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Unlocking cosmic origins: Researchers trace 70% of meteorites to 3 asteroid families
An international team led by three researchers from the CNRS, the European Southern Observatory (ESO, Europe), and Charles University (Czech Republic) has successfully demonstrated that 70% of all known meteorite falls originate ...
Planetary Sciences
Oct 16, 2024
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It's twins! Mystery of famed brown dwarf solved
Hundreds of papers have been written about the first known brown dwarf, Gliese 229B, since its discovery by Caltech researchers at the Institute's Palomar Observatory in 1995. But a pressing mystery has persisted about this ...
Astronomy
Oct 16, 2024
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October's supermoon pairs with a comet for a special nighttime spectacle
October's supermoon is the closest of the year and it's teaming up with a comet for a rare stargazing two-for-one.
Planetary Sciences
Oct 16, 2024
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'Biggest and brightest' supermoon to shine over California soon—along with comet, meteors
Less than a week after the northern lights dazzled observers across California, stargazers are in for another treat.
Space Exploration
Oct 16, 2024
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Scientists use Allen Telescope Array to search for radio signals in the TRAPPIST-1 star system
Scientists at the SETI Institute and partners from Penn State University used the Allen Telescope Array (ATA) to search for signs of alien technology in the TRAPPIST-1 star system.
Astrobiology
Oct 16, 2024
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EarthCARE synergy reveals power of clouds and aerosols
With the initial images from each of the instruments aboard ESA's EarthCARE satellite now in hand, it's time to reveal how these four advanced sensors work in synergy to measure exactly how clouds and aerosols influence the ...
Planetary Sciences
Oct 16, 2024
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Missed out on the northern lights? Scientists expect more solar storms to produce auroras
Expect to see more northern lights in unusual places as the sun continues to sizzle, space weather forecasters said Tuesday.
Space Exploration
Oct 15, 2024
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New instruments will study potential habitability of Jupiter's moon Europa
Two Southwest Research Institute instruments were launched aboard NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft on Oct. 14 from the agency's Kennedy Space Center. The spacecraft is designed to conduct a detailed reconnaissance of Jupiter's ...
Astrobiology
Oct 15, 2024
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Solar storms are like buses: You wait 20 years for one, and then two come at once
This week across much of the world, including the UK, the majestic aurora borealis (Northern Lights) was once again visible to us.
Astronomy
Oct 15, 2024
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Penetrating the ice sheet of an ocean moon: Four questions about the Clipper Mission to Europa
On Oct. 14 NASA's Europa Clipper Mission launched. It is the first detailed investigation of Jupiter's moon Europa—which is believed to harbor an ocean so vast that it contains more water than anywhere else in the known ...
Space Exploration
Oct 15, 2024
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Asteroid-sample return mission enables researchers to conduct largest geophysical observation campaign of its kind
The OSIRIS-REx project made history last year as the first U.S. mission to bring back an asteroid sample from space—and with it came a treasure trove of data. An international collaboration, led by Sandia National Laboratories ...
Planetary Sciences
Oct 14, 2024
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NASA launches probe to study if life possible on icy Jupiter moon
NASA's Europa Clipper probe blasted off from Florida on Monday, bound for an icy moon of Jupiter to discover whether it has the ingredients to support life.
Space Exploration
Oct 14, 2024
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Atmospheric oxidation and the creation of modern Mars
Like Earth, Mars was formed about 4.5 billion years ago, but its early surface was very different than today's. Mars' surface then had high rates of meteorite and asteroid impacts from the period known as the Late Heavy Bombardment. ...
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Saturn Trojan asteroid confirmed
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'Party atmosphere': Skygazers treated to another aurora show
Distant planet may host volcanic moon like Jupiter's Io
US forecasts severe solar storm starting Thursday
Scientists recreate sound of Earth's magnetic flip 41,000 years ago
Northern lights may be visible in much of upper US on Thursday, Friday
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Jupiter's Great Red Spot shows unexpected size changes
Tsuchinshan-Atlas comet visible with naked eye this month
Fifteen years later, scientists locate a lunar impact site
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Uncovering new regulatory mechanisms in embryo implantation
Polar jet stream could reveal Saturn's rotational period
Cryptic Mars, a land shaped by ice
Instrument aboard Jupiter-bound spacecraft nails in-flight test
How accessible is titanium on the moon?
Hera probe heads off to see aftermath of DART's asteroid impact
Curiosity rover provides new insights into how Mars became uninhabitable
Scientists show how sperm and egg come together like a key in a lock
Researchers find new role for protein in combating age-related diseases
